Program Compatibility Assistant dialog box appears when you start a desktop app from the "Autoplay" dialog box in Windows 8

Program Compatibility Assistant dialog box appears when you start a desktop app from the "Autoplay" dialog box in Windows 8 Symptoms Assume that on a Windows 8-based computer you start a desktop app from the Autoplay dialog box of an external media for the first time, and then you close the deskt...

Active camera is switched unexpectedly when you review photos in Camera app in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

Active camera is switched unexpectedly when you review photos in Camera app in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Symptoms Consider the following scenario: You have a computer that is running Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. The computer has two or more cameras, such as...

Old files are not removed after a migration of virtual machine storage in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

Old files are not removed after a migration of virtual machine storage in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue that occurs after you perform a migration of virtual machine storage in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2. An update is available to resolve this...

Update for RichTextBox controls and ALT codes in Windows 8.1

Update for RichTextBox controls and ALT codes in Windows 8.1 Summary This update fixes the following issues: You have a RichTextBox control in a Windows-based application in Windows 8.1. When you try to check the spelling within the control, the application crashes in the Msftedit.dll file. When...

xHCI driver crashes after you resume computer from sleep mode in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

xHCI driver crashes after you resume computer from sleep mode in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue that occurs when you resume a computer from sleep mode in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2. You can resolve this issue by using the update or hotfix in this...

Compatibility update is available for Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012: May 2013

Compatibility update is available for Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012: May 2013 Summary This compatibility update improves the compatibility experience in Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012. Microsoft regularly releases Windows compatibility updates to improve the overa...

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...

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...

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...

CHM file freezes when you enter characters in Search box on the Index tab in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

CHM file freezes when you enter characters in Search box on the Index tab in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue that occurs when you enter characters in the Search box on the Index tab in a Compiled HTML Help .chm file in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows...

"0x0000007F" and "0x0000009F" Stop errors in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

"0x0000007F" and "0x0000009F" Stop errors in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes two Stop errors that occur in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2. You can resolve the Stop errors by using the update in this article. Before you install this update, check out the...

"Try again" error occurs and Bluetooth device cannot connect to computer in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1

"Try again" error occurs and Bluetooth device cannot connect to computer in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1 This article describes an issue that occurs when a Bluetooth device connects to a computer in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1. An update is available to resolve this issue. Before you install...

Activation doesn't work if the sppsvc.exe process doesn't start automatically in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012

Activation doesn't work if the sppsvc.exe process doesn't start automatically in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 This issue occurs because the Task Scheduler does not correctly trigger certain events, including the rescheduling of events, when the computer is started after an overdue task...

0x1E Stop error when you restart or shut down a computer running Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

0x1E Stop error when you restart or shut down a computer running Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue in which the system crashes with "0x1E" Stop error when you restart or shut down a computer that is running Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2...

November 2014 MDM client update in Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1

November 2014 MDM client update in Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 About this update This update adds the ability for System Center Mobile Device Manager MDM to push a new System Center Endpoint Protection certificate before the old one has expired. This update applies to Windows 8.1 or Windows RT...

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...

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

September 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 has a prerequisite. Note We recommend that you install update 3021910 as it contains additional improvements that...

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...

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...