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

September 2016 update rollup for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 The September 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...

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...

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...

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...

DNS client API call fails and could lead to service restart freeze in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012

DNS client API call fails and could lead to service restart freeze in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012 This article describes a problem in which DNS client API call fails and could lead to service restart freeze in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012. An update is available...

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...

System fails back to a host copy instead of an array copy or storages go down after LUN reset in Windows Server 2012 R2

System fails back to a host copy instead of an array copy or storages go down after LUN reset in Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes issues in which a storage system fails back to a host copy instead of an array copy or storage systems go down after a LUN reset in Windows Server 2012 R2...

"Code 10 Device Cannot Start" error for EHCI USB Controller devices in Device Manager in Windows Server 2012 R2

"Code 10 Device Cannot Start" error for EHCI USB Controller devices in Device Manager in Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue in which you receive a "Code 10 Device Cannot Start" error message for Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI USB Controller devices in Device Manager i...

Update improves port exhaustion identification in Windows Server 2012 R2

Update improves port exhaustion identification in Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an update that enables port exhaustion identification without a memory dump in Windows Server 2012 R2. Before you install this update, see the Prerequisites section. About this update Network reporting...

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

Servicing stack update for Windows Server 2012: July 12, 2016 About this update This update fixes an issue in the Secure Boot Advanced Installer securebootai.dll to prevent it from making a system unbootable when you run the blacklisted boot manager in Windows Server 2012. How to get this update...

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,...

"0x00000001" Stop error when a shared VHDX file is accessed in Windows Server 2012 R2-based Hyper-V guest

"0x00000001" Stop error when a shared VHDX file is accessed in Windows Server 2012 R2-based Hyper-V guest This article describes a Stop error that occurs in Windows Server 2012 R2. You can fix this issue by using the update in this article. Before you install this update, see the Prerequisites...

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...

October 2016 Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows Server 2012

October 2016 Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows Server 2012 The October 2016 Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup includes improvements and fixes for the Windows Server 2012 platform. We recommend that you apply this quality rollup as part of your regular maintenance routines. Improvement...

May 2016 update rollup for Windows Server 2012

May 2016 update rollup for Windows Server 2012 The May 2016 update rollup package for Windows Server 2012 resolves issues and includes performance and reliability improvements. We recommend that you apply this update rollup as part of your regular maintenance routines. Check out the fixed issues ...

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

May 2016 update rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 The May 2016 update rollup package for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 resolves issues and includes performance and reliability improvements. We recommend that you apply this update rollup as part ...

August 2016 update rollup for Windows Server 2012

August 2016 update rollup for Windows Server 2012 The August 2016 update rollup includes improvements and fixes for the Windows Server 2012 platform. We recommend that you apply this update rollup as part of your regular maintenance routines. Improvements and fixes To learn more about the...

Virtual machines don't respond to your operation in SCVMM in Windows Server 2012 R2

Virtual machines don't respond to your operation in SCVMM in Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue in which virtual machines VM don't respond to your operation in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM in Windows Server 2012 R2. Before you install this update, see th...

Stop error 0x9E and failover cluster can't come online in Windows Server 2012

Stop error 0x9E and failover cluster can't come online in Windows Server 2012 Symptoms This issue occurs when the following conditions are true: You have a Network File System NFS file server which is hosted on a two-node Windows Server 2012-based clustered storage server. You have the Data...

"Description cannot be found" error in event logs in Event Viewer in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012

"Description cannot be found" error in event logs in Event Viewer in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012 Introduction This article describes an issue in which the "Description cannot be found" error message is displayed in the event logs in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 20...