"Microsoft reveals how Spectre updates can slow your PC down"

https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/9/16...es-pc-slowdown

"It’s bad news for older Windows 7 and Windows 8 machines"

My office PC just got updated and rebooted for the second time this
week. I guess that my Intel I7-2600K cpu is dropping out of the fast lane.

Lynn