How to prevent the Meltdown and Spectre patches slowing down your PC?

It is common knowledge that a PC that still runs Windows 7 or 8 will not be the fastest machine. You can, of course, upgrade its hardware and give it a new life by installing the Windows 10 operating system on it. But with an older processor running slow, you don’t stand a chance. This article is dedicated to those of you that are trying to boost the speed of your computer and make sure that it still exceeds all expectations of performance.

High resource usage problem is common these days. Users are reporting a significant drop in the speed of their computers. There are some patches in particular that users blame for using up all the energy of their computers: the Meltdown and the Spectre patches. So, why does Spectre Patch drag down PC? Or the Meltdown patch for that matter? And what can you do about it?

First of all, it’s vital to understand that the Meltdown and Spectre patches should not be uninstalled. The attacks that these patches are preventing on your computer are extremely forceful. However, this doesn’t mean that you should be satisfied with the drop in your computer’s speed. In this article, we will try to give you tips on how to stop meltdown patch from slowing down hardware and show you how to fix Meltdown and Spectre patches so that they don’t reduce your productivity.

If you are noticing a sudden slowdown of your PC, it’s probably because you are still using Windows 7 or 8. In the new generation of the operating systems, you would hardly notice the difference with the patches working. But with the older versions, users are not so lucky and have to suffer the consequences.

Solution 1. Upgrade your hardware

The first way to go is to present your machine with a new Intel CPU with a PCID (Process Context Identifier). This feature will be of great help to the patches and because they will perform better, so will your computer as a result.

Solution 2. Update your software

If you feel that you can part with the old operating system for the sake of your computer, you should consider updating to Windows 10. It’s a better fix than avoiding the patches or disabling them, as you will have to deal with some errors anyway. Might as well do all that troubleshooting but on a new operating system.

Solution 3. Get some new software

You are probably better off if you try to adjust your current settings to the new world rather than shake things up. We suggest investing in the Auslogics BoostSpeed tool. It will identify the unnecessary programs that are taking up all the CPU and slow your PC down to make way for those applications that you actually use. That way you get to use the patches and have the speed at a normal rate.

Solution 4. Disable the patches

This is not a recommended option, but we feel that some of the users may want to know about the possibility of it existing. You can disable the Meltdown and Spectre protection, but you should know that your computer will be exposed to a lot of malicious programs and dangerous attacks. The fact is that if you have wanted so long and stayed with Windows 7 or 8, you are never really sure if your computer has the capacity to withstand those new-age viruses that it will be exposed to. Follow these instructions below if your mind is set on disabling the patches. You will need to download the InSpectre tool to safely disable the Meltdown and Spectre protection.

• Step 1. Right-click the InSpectre.exe file
• Step 2. Open the “Run as administrator” option.
• Step 3. You will see the toggle option to “Disable Meltdown Protection” and “Disable Spectre Protection”.
• Step 4. You can restart the PC after you have finished.
• Step 5. If you want to enable the patches again, you need to reverse the steps and toggle the option to re-enable them.

Hopefully, this article helped you overcome the high resource usage problem for good.