Microsoft: Guidance to mitigate speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities

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NOTE This advisory was revised on July 10, 2018. Some content has been removed for simplicity and because it is no longer relevant. You can view the archived content for ADV180002 in the FAQ section following the Affected Products table.

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Internet Explorer 10
Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for 32-Bit Systems Service Pack 3 (QFE)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for x64-Based Systems Service Pack 3 (QFE)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 4 (QFE)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for x64-Based Systems Service Pack 4 (QFE)
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 3
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 3 (CU)
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 4 (QFE)
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 3
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 3 (CU)
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 4 (QFE)
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 for 32-bit Systems
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 for 32-bit Systems (CU)
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 for x64-based Systems (CU)
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (CU)
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (CU)
Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-based Systems (CU)
Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server version 1709 (Server Core Installation)