Ouch! Microsoft’s Spectre security update bricks some AMD-powered PCs

Bad news if you own a Windows PC that has an AMD CPU at its heart and haven’t yet received a Microsoft security patch for Spectre and Meltdown – you may have to wait a bit longer.

Bad news if you own a Windows PC that has an AMD CPU at its heart and have received a security patch from Microsoft – you may have had your computer shagged.

In a support advisory, Microsoft says it has temporarily halted sending out Windows security updates to devices containing AMD processors, after customer complaints:

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