Allen
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Joined: Oct 1999
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Ohio USA
Intel's latest CPU versions may have a problem -- according to the Debian OS site. It applies to all operating systems -- including Windows. It can be fixed they say. But, takes action by the Intel PC owner -- involving a BIOS/UEFI update -- if I read correctly.
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[WARNING] Intel Skylake/Kaby Lake processors: broken hyper-threading
This warning advisory is relevant for users of systems with the Intel processors code-named "Skylake" and "Kaby Lake". These are: the 6th and 7th generation Intel Core processors..
Disable hyper-threading immediately in BIOS/UEFI to work around the problem. Read this advisory for instructions about an Intel-provided fix..