For folks on Windows looking for Meltdown/Spectre protection but whose motherboard manufacturers are no longer pushing updates, this appears to be an option. I posted this in the other thread[1] but thought it warranted some more exposure.<p>Here are links to the latest microcodes I could find for Intel[2] and AMD[3]. As additional fixes come out, it is trivial to copy the updated microcode file over and reboot.<p>[1] <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16085672" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16085672</a><p>[2] <a href="https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27337/Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-File?product=873" rel="nofollow">https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27337/Linux-Proces...</a><p>[3] <a href="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/amd-ucode" rel="nofollow">https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/lin...</a><p>YMMV, no warranty express or implied, etc.