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Inspectre says there is a microcode update for my IB desktop system, but where do I find it?
The one listed above does not list IB desktop chips.
You don't, unless you are lucky enough that your motherboard manufacturer supports microcode updates that far back (unlikely).
Microsoft worked with Intel to implement a microcode patch at boot (for Windows 10 and Server 2016) as a way to address vulnerability in older systems.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4090007/intel-microcode-updates
Summary:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4093836/summary-of-intel-microcode-updates
Article:
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-windows-spectre-patch-intel-cpus,36614.html