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...

Licensing servers become deadlocked under high load in Windows Server 2012 R2

Licensing servers become deadlocked under high load in Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue that typically occurs in a Remote Desktop License server that is running Windows Server 2012 R2 when there are multiple license servers in the deployment and during high load. Before you...

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. ...

Windows Error Reporting settings option is unavailable after update 3000850 is installed in Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Error Reporting settings option is unavailable after update 3000850 is installed in Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue that occurs after you install November 2014 update rollup 3000850 in Windows Server 2012 R2. You can fix this issue by using the update in this articl...

Stop error code 0xD1, 0x139, or 0x3B and cluster nodes go down in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012

Stop error code 0xD1, 0x139, or 0x3B and cluster nodes go down in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012 Symptoms Issue 1 When you delete network interfaces on a server that is running Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012, you experience random and intermittent crashes on the...

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

July 2016 update rollup for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 The July 2016 update rollup includes some new improvements and fixes, including the improvements from June 2016 update rollup KB3161606 and May 2016 update rollup KB3156418 for the Windows 8.1 and 2012 R2 platform. We recommend th...

System malfunction because memory leak occurs in dwm.exe in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

System malfunction because memory leak occurs in dwm.exe in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 This article describes an issue in which a memory leak occurs in Desktop Window Manager dwm.exe in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. An update is available to resolve this...

You cannot change the time and date if the time zone is set to Samoa (UTC+13:00) and KB 2657025 is installed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

You cannot change the time and date if the time zone is set to Samoa UTC+13:00 and KB 2657025 is installed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Symptoms You receive the following error message: This time is not valid due to the Daylight Saving Time. Please choose a time before 1:00:00 AM or...

An update is available that adds South Sudan to the list of countries in Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2

An update is available that adds South Sudan to the list of countries in Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 Introduction This article introduces an update that adds South Sudan to the list of countries in Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2. Note The...

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...

Protected content playback errors on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 after you install KB 2756872

Protected content playback errors on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 after you install KB 2756872 Symptoms Consider the following scenario: You have a computer that is running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012. You install the update in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article: 2756872...

No network connectivity on Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computers when a DHCPv6 message is sent that has a duplicated DUID

No network connectivity on Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computers when a DHCPv6 message is sent that has a duplicated DUID Symptoms Consider the following scenario: You use a DHCP unique identifier DUID as a unique identifier in a network environment. You use DUID and...

FIX: The guest operating system may crash when you perform a live migration of Hyper-V virtual machines in a Windows Server 2008 R2 environment

FIX: The guest operating system may crash when you perform a live migration of Hyper-V virtual machines in a Windows Server 2008 R2 environment Not sure if this is the right fix? We've added this issue to our memory dump diagnostic which can confirm. Symptoms In a Windows Server 2008 R2...

Windows Explorer stops responding if you try to expand a mapped drive in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Explorer stops responding if you try to expand a mapped drive in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Symptoms Considering the following scenario: You have a mapped drive that connects to a shared network location on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Note T...

System state backup does not include CA private keys in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

System state backup does not include CA private keys in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Symptoms Assume that you use the Windows Server Backup feature to perform a system state backup on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2. The computer has th...

Update to support auto-redirection of Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials for Windows 10 client connector

Update to support auto-redirection of Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials for Windows 10 client connector This article describes an update for the Windows 10 client connector that enables it to connect to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. Before you install this update, see the Prerequisites...

TPM 2.0 device can't be recognized in Windows Server 2012 R2

TPM 2.0 device can't be recognized in Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue that occurs on a Trusted Platform Module TPM 2.0 device in Windows Server 2012 R2. You can fix this issue by using the update in this article. Before you install this update, check out the Prerequisites...

Tracert command doesn't receive responses when you trace resources on Internet through Windows Server 2012 R2 HNV GW

Tracert command doesn't receive responses when you trace resources on Internet through Windows Server 2012 R2 HNV GW This article describes an issue in which the tracert command doesn't receive responses when you trace resources on Internet through Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Network...

Deduplication filter marks files as deleted incorrectly and data corruption occurs on Windows Server 2012 R2 file server

Deduplication filter marks files as deleted incorrectly and data corruption occurs on Windows Server 2012 R2 file server This article describes an issue in which deduplication filter marks files as deleted incorrectly and data corruption occurs on Windows Server 2012 R2-based file server. Before...

Access to Internet is denied because proxy settings are overwritten in Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Access to Internet is denied because proxy settings are overwritten in Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Symptoms Users can't access Internet when multiple users log on to a Remote Desktop Services RDS server and run Internet Explorer at the same time when proxy settings are managed by...