"0x00000050" Stop error after you install update 2670838 on a computer that is running Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

"0x00000050" Stop error after you install update 2670838 on a computer that is running Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Introduction This update fixes the following issue in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1: Assume that you install update 2670838 on a compute...

An update that prevents a "0xC0000034" error message when you try to install Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, or Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 is available

An update that prevents a "0xC0000034" error message when you try to install Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, or Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 is available Symptoms Note This article replaces Knowledge Base article 976902. Important This article describes a hotfix that prevents the...

You encounter a memory leak issue when an application calls the WinHttpGetProxyForUrl function in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

You encounter a memory leak issue when an application calls the WinHttpGetProxyForUrl function in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Symptoms Assume that you develop an application that makes use of the WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service WinHttpAutoProxySvc or calls the...

Hibernation does not work or memory dump file is not created after you install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

Hibernation does not work or memory dump file is not created after you install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Symptoms Consider the following scenario: You have a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. You use a SCSI miniport driver as the device driver...

May 2015 update for stream.sys driver-based applications in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

May 2015 update for stream.sys driver-based applications in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 This update helps Microsoft improve the experiences when users run stream.sys driver-based applications in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, such as the performance and the...

Information or messages are not updated automatically in an application in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

Information or messages are not updated automatically in an application in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Symptoms This issue occurs when several windows are displayed in multiple applications at the same time in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Cause This issue...

October 2016 Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

October 2016 Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 The October 2016 Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup includes some new improvements and fixes for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 platforms. We recommend that you apply this...

September 2016 update rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

September 2016 update rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 The September 2016 update rollup includes some new improvements and fixes for the Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 platform. We recommend that you apply this update rollup as part of your...

July 2016 update rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

July 2016 update rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 The July 2016 update rollup for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 was re-released on September 13, 2016 to address an issue in one of the included updates and to improve the overall reliability of t...

Telugu characters are not displayed correctly in the Nirmala UI font in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Telugu characters are not displayed correctly in the Nirmala UI font in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Symptoms Consider the following scenario: You start Microsoft Word 2013 on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. You set the font to Nirmala UI. You copy and past...

Update changes the game rating systems in Windows 7

Update changes the game rating systems in Windows 7 INTRODUCTION This article describes an update that enables the game rating systems in Windows 7 to reflect the changes to the game rating systems in Windows 8. After you install this update, the game rating systems in Windows 7 will be compliant...

An update is available that contains improvements to XPS in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

An update is available that contains improvements to XPS in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Symptoms This article introduces an update that contains improvements to XML Paper Specification XPS on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This update contains...

Private EUDCs are not displayed in Character Map after you apply update 2982791 in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

Private EUDCs are not displayed in Character Map after you apply update 2982791 in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 This article describes an end-user-defined characters EUDCs load issue that occurs after you apply update 2982791 in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. W...

Printing preferences window appears behind a RemoteApp window in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

Printing preferences window appears behind a RemoteApp window in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 This article describes a problem that occurs when you select a printing preferences option in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. An update and a hotfix are available to...

Delay occurs when you log on to a domain from a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

Delay occurs when you log on to a domain from a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Symptoms Consider the following scenario: You have a roaming user profile or remote home directory on a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 in an Active...

VAN UI freezes after KB2813956 is applied in Windows 7

VAN UI freezes after KB2813956 is applied in Windows 7 Symptoms Consider the following scenario: You have a Windows 7-based computer that uses mobile broadband connection. You apply the KB2813956 update on the computer. You roam through different network providers. For example, this occurs when y...

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...

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...

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...

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...