DS SOLIDWORKS is performing extensive testing in an effort to determine the potential impact of any solutions that are issued to mitigate the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities.
DS SOLIDWORKS intends to report the results of their ongoing tests at SOLIDWORKS World (Feb 4th – 7th 2018). The report will likely be relayed to reseller staff and further updates can be expected by our customers during the second week in February.
SOLIDWORKS Knowledgebase solution S-074167
SOLUTION ID: S-074167
- QUESTION: Why does my computer with an Intel® processor perform slower after installing a Windows® Update?
- ANSWER: A critical security fault was identified with all Intel® x86 and x64 processors. The security fault was fixed by a Microsoft® Windows® Update security patch released on January 9th, 2018.For information about this issue, follow these links:
- Understanding the performance impact of spectre and meltdown mitigations on windows systems
- Intel Firmware Vulnerability
Article by Adam Harte-Maxwell, CSWE
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