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...

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...

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...

October 2016 Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

October 2016 Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 The October 2016 Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup includes some new improvements and fixes for the Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 platforms. We recommend that you apply this quality rollup as part o...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

Unexpected ASP.Net application shutdown after many App_Data file changes occur on a server that is running Windows Server 2012 R2

Unexpected ASP.Net application shutdown after many AppData file changes occur on a server that is running Windows Server 2012 R2 Symptoms Consider the following scenario: You have a server that is running Windows Server 2012 R2. You set up a website on Internet Information Services IIS. You creat...

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...

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...

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...

Error 0x800401f0 when you update RemoteApp and Desktop Connections feeds in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

Error 0x800401f0 when you update RemoteApp and Desktop Connections feeds in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Symptoms Consider the following scenario: You have update 2857650 installed on a computer that is running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. You subscribe to a...

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...

Can't open Windows Store applications in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

Can't open Windows Store applications in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue that occurs after certain updates are installed in Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. You can resolve this issue by applying the update in this article. Before you...

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...

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...

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...

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...