Microsoft's Spectre patch appears to be causing boot issues for AMD Athlon PCs

[Windows Central]

An emergency fix for the Spectre exploit appears to be causing headaches for people with AMD Athlon-based PCs.

The year got off to a rough start last week when security researchers disclosed two major exploits, Meltdown and Spectre, that, between them, affect most modern processors.

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