Intel urged customers and partners to refrain from applying some of its firmware patches for the so-called Meltdown and Spectre flaws in microprocessors. Intel now plans to issue a fix for the Meltdown-Spectre fix, according to the company. Microsoft also has experienced problems with its operating system patches that provide workarounds for the microprocessor vulnerabilities, specifically its updates for Windows 10 on AMD microprocessor platforms. Gartner: Early adopters “got burned” with Microsoft’s antivirus incompatibilities and unexpected reboots from the new Intel patches.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/fallout-from-rushed-patching-for-meltdown-spectre