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  1. Trusty (14.04)
  2. Bug #1759920
  3. Comment #47

Comment 47 for bug 1759920

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Gordon Lack (gordon-lack) wrote : Re: intel-microcode 3.20180312.0 causes lockup at login screen(w/ linux-image-4.13.0-37-generic)

>> Installing or removing intel-microcode only runs update-initramfs for the latest kernel

I eventually noticed that too.
So it means that the problem follows the microcode - nothing to do with the kernel version.