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Gamvanni
Sep 04, 2026Brass Contributor
Dell's "We Disabled Undervolting for Your Safety" Joke
My Dell laptop consistently throttles performance under moderate workloads, and I've discovered that undervolting has been disabled in a recent BIOS update under the guise of "security" and "safety."...
Pihusvy
Sep 07, 2026Tin Contributor
The short answer is that Dell, following Intel's guidance, disabled undervolting in BIOS updates to patch the Plundervolt security vulnerability (CVE-2019-11157).