September 2015 servicing stack update for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

September 2015 servicing stack update for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 This article describes a servicing stack update for Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Server 2012. The update fixes the following issue. About servicing stack The servicing stack includes the files and resources that are...

Application may crash with 0x8002801D error in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

Application may crash with 0x8002801D error in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue in which an application may crash with error in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. An update is available to fix this issue. Before you install this update, se...

Updated APN database entry for Transatel (France, Worldwide) network for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8

Updated APN database entry for Transatel France, Worldwide network for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 This article describes an update for the Transatel France, Worldwide network in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows RT. Before you apply this update, you should be aware that this upda...

Virtual memory size of Explorer increases when you open programs continuously in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

Virtual memory size of Explorer increases when you open programs continuously in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes a memory leak issue in the Explorer.exe process in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. An update is available to fix this issue. Before...

"Access violation" error and application that uses private keys crashes in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

"Access violation" error and application that uses private keys crashes in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue in which an "Access violation" error occurs and an application that uses private keys crashes in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2. An update is...

Error occurs when you use Remote Desktop in Restricted Admin mode in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

Error occurs when you use Remote Desktop in Restricted Admin mode in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue that occurs when you use Remote Desktop in Restricted Admin mode in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. An update is available to fix this...

August 2016 update rollup for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

August 2016 update rollup for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 The August 2016 update rollup includes some new improvements and fixes for the Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 platforms. We recommend that you apply this update rollup as part of your regular maintenance routines. Before...

Servicing stack update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: July 12, 2016

Servicing stack update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: July 12, 2016 This update makes improvements for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 servicing stack. Before you install this update, see the Prerequisites section. About this update On Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2,...

CryptDuplicateKey function doesn't save state for an RC2 40-Bit key in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

CryptDuplicateKey function doesn't save state for an RC2 40-Bit key in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue that occurs when you use the CryptDuplicateKey function to duplicate an RC2 40-bit key in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2. You can fix this issue by...

Explorer.exe may crash when you play back an MPEG-4 file in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1

Explorer.exe may crash when you play back an MPEG-4 file in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1 This article describes an issue that occurs when you play back an MPEG-4 file in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1. Before you install this update, see the Prerequisites section. Symptoms This issue occurs when...

Conflicting files in Internet Explorer favorites when Work Folders is installed in Windows 8.1

Conflicting files in Internet Explorer favorites when Work Folders is installed in Windows 8.1 This article describes a Work Folders issue in Windows 8.1. You can fix this issue by using the update in this article. Before you install this update, see the Prerequisites section. Symptoms User's...

"File contents" option is always selectable, Start screen becomes blank, or computer freezes when startup in Windows 8.1

"File contents" option is always selectable, Start screen becomes blank, or computer freezes when startup in Windows 8.1 This article describes an issue in which the File contents option is always selectable, Start screen becomes blank, or computer freezes during startup in Windows 8.1, Windows R...

Texas Instruments xHCI USB controllers may encounter a hardware issue on large data transfers in Windows 8.1

Texas Instruments xHCI USB controllers may encounter a hardware issue on large data transfers in Windows 8.1 This article describes an issue that occurs when you transfer large amounts of data between Windows 8.1 and devices that are attached with certain USB host controllers. You can fix this...

Can't connect to the desktop of Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 from a remote desktop at low screen resolution

Can't connect to the desktop of Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 from a remote desktop at low screen resolution This article describes an issue in which you can't connect to the desktop of Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2 from a remote desktop at low screen resolution. ...

You can't select the first item in a list by touching in Windows 8.1

You can't select the first item in a list by touching in Windows 8.1 This article describes an issue that occurs on certain touch-only devices that have high dots per inch DPI display in Windows 8.1. You can fix this issue by using the update in this article. Before you install this update, check...

December 2014 servicing stack update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

December 2014 servicing stack update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes a servicing stack update for Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2. The update fixes some issues and has a prerequisite. Note We recommend that you install update 3021910 as it contains addition...

STOP Error 0x0000009F in DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE on Windows 8.1 when your computer resumes from sleep mode

STOP Error 0x0000009F in DRIVERPOWERSTATEFAILURE on Windows 8.1 when your computer resumes from sleep mode Symptoms Symptom 1 On a computer that's running Windows 8.1, you may receive a Stop error 0x0000009F in DRIVERPOWERSTATEFAILURE error message when your computer resumes from sleep mode...

Compatibility update is available for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

Compatibility update is available for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 Summary A compatibility update is a software update that improves the compatibility experience in Windows 8 and in Windows Server 2012. Microsoft regularly releases Windows compatibility updates to improve the overall user...

Compatibility update is available for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

Compatibility update is available for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 Summary A compatibility update is a software update that improves the compatibility experience in Windows 8 and in Windows Server 2012. Microsoft regularly releases Windows compatibility updates to improve the overall user...

Compatibility update is available for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

Compatibility update is available for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 Summary A compatibility update is a software update that improves the compatibility experience in Windows 8 and in Windows Server 2012. Microsoft regularly releases Windows compatibility updates to improve the overall user...