This is the easiest way to check if your Windows PC is vulnerable to Spectre and Meltdown

You’ll no doubt be aware of the Spectre and Meltdown processor bugs, as well as the many problems caused the patches pushed out to address them. Microsoft last week released a PowerShell script which lets you check if your PC is vulnerable to Meltdown or Spectre, but now Ashampoo has made a free tool available which makes checking for the problem as easy as clicking a button. SEE ALSO: Microsoft's emergency Windows Meltdown patch may be incompatible with your PC All you need to do is download the Ashampoo Spectre Meltdown CPU Checker from here, and run it. Click the… [Continue Reading]