# sec: sometimes the repair is crippling ...

<< Microsoft has temporarily stopped fixing a serious security flaw on personal computers powered by certain chips from Advanced Micro Devices because the repair is crippling the affected machines >>

Microsoft stops fixing security flaw on PCs with AMD chips. Jan 9, 2018.

https://m.phys.org/news/2018-01-microsoft-flaw-pcs-amd-chips.html

Windows operating system security update block for some AMD based devices. Jan 10, 2018.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4073707/windows-os-security-update-block-for-some-amd-based-devices