7. Meltdown and Spectre Patch

Windows 10 will not automatically patch for meltdown and spectre due to anti-virus software causing BSOD’s. If you are running anti-virus software ensure you are not affected by checking the anti-virus compatibility list.

InSpectre can be used to validate patches are applied.

Enable Meltdown and Spectre patching

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\QualityCompat

cadca5fe-87d3-4b96-b7fb-a231484277cc

DWORD

0

regedit script.

Reboot.

Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference