Windows 10: Update with amd64 installing on an Intel PC?

Why is Windows update installing this

Feature update to windows 10, version 1809 amd64 2019-04

on a PC with an Intel CPU? What's in this update? I've been unable to find anything about it but have found posts about the previous 2019-03 release having issues with failing to install.

PS it failed to install with Error code 0x80070003. If it's for AMD systems, then duhhhh. Good reason why it would fail to install.

:)

 

Why is my Intel PC using an AMD64 HAL?

So I have been trying to no avail to get Win7 SP1 installed on both my Laptop and Desktop(it fails with some generic error everytime even after running the update readiness tool.

Now granted my laptop is actually AMD64 but they are both spitting the same error.

Now just having a quick look around I found out my Intel PC is apparently running the AMD64 HAL??

ACPI_AMD64_HAL is what the inf is listed as. Now maybe this is nothing as the PC seems to run just fine but is this even right?

This is a recent fresh install of Win7 Pro x64 on both machines and it has always been Intel.

Now granted this may have nothing to do with why my SP1 installs are not working but surely this has to be the wrong HAL?

If so its been awhile since I have messed with this kind of thing so any input would be helpful.

 

Intel Readies P55 Chipset B3 Stepping Update

Intel's is readying a hardware update for its P55 Express chipset, currently the only core-logic for the company's brand new socket LGA-1156 processor platform. The new B3 stepping of the P55 PCH will bring with it a little more than new MM number and S-spec numbers. A list of changes is as follows:

• New MM number and S-spec numbers for the converted products;
• Firmware and minor BIOS updates are required with the conversion;
• Processor MRC/microcode update required to enable future processors;
• Recommended storage driver upgrade from Intel MSM 8.9 to Intel RST 9.5.

Although it is listed that the MRC update enables 'future processors', Intel, in a statement issued to X-bit labs assured that the current B2 stepping of the chipset (found on current socket LGA-1156 motherboards) does not leave out support for any of Intel's new LGA-1156 processors that are slated for release in the very near future. The dual-core "Clarkale" 32 nm processor will be supported by both B2 and B3 steppings of the chipset.

P55 B3 stepping is pin-identical to P55 B2, and hence motherboard vendors will not have to come up with new designs. Sampling of the new stepping began as early as on October 02, 2009, and it is scheduled for shipment to manufacturers by the 7th of December, 2009. P55 is the performance core-logic for the LGA-1156 platform. It supports Core i5 and Core i7 "Lynnfield" processors with discrete graphics.

Source: X-bit labs

 

Windows 10 Update for AMD64-based system being push to INTEL64-based PC

Using Windows 10 Pro running of 64-bit Intel-based PC.

MS is pushing 2017-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1709 for amd64-based Systems (KB4043961).

One installation has already failed. Should this AMD64-based system update be installed on my INTEL64-based PC?