AMD released specific microcode updates (AGESA) to fix fTPM dropouts. Press Win + R, type msinfo32, and press Enter. Look for BaseBoard Product (your motherboard model) and BIOS Version/Date. Go to ...

Just a plain BIOS update can be enough to give your PC a second wind.

The PorteuX project has officially released PorteuX 2.6, bringing a new round of updates to the lightweight Slackware-based ...

Continuing his reverse-engineering of the Intel 8087, [Ken Shirriff] covers the conditional tests that are implemented in the microcode of this floating point processing unit (FPU). This microcode ...

AMD has addressed the latest issue regarding its Zen 5 CPUs’ behavior when it comes to the utilization of the RDSEED instruction in 16-bit and 32-bit applications. Discovered by a Meta engineer last ...

Microsoft is finally rolling out the Windows 11 24H2 update to all eligible users. However, it's a phased rollout. You can get the 24H2 update via Windows Update or ...

Intel has confirmed that it's about to issue another microcode update for its 13th-gen and 14th-gen Raptor Lake CPUs, meaning you'll need to update your motherboard BIOS again. As with the raft of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. A Feb. 3 disclosure from researchers working as part of the ...

AMD has released mitigation and firmware updates to address a high-severity vulnerability that can be exploited to load malicious CPU microcode on unpatched devices. The security flaw (CVE-2024-56161) ...

AMD on Monday announced patches for a microprocessor vulnerability that could lead to loss of Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) protection, allowing attackers to load malicious microcode. Tracked ...

A security vulnerability has been disclosed in AMD's Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) that could permit an attacker to load a malicious CPU microcode under specific conditions. The flaw, tracked ...