Update to improve performance degradations in Mstscax.dll in Windows MultiPoint Server 2012

Update to improve performance degradations in Mstscax.dll in Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 About this update This article describes Remote Desktop device redirection performance on Windows Server 2012-based computers, especially Windows MultiPoint Server 2012. When USB redirected devices is used...

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...

WDS has a high CPU usage when many client computers try to start in Windows Server 2012 R2

WDS has a high CPU usage when many client computers try to start in Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue that occurs in Windows Server 2012 R2 that has Windows Deployment Services WDS installed. You can fix this issue by using the update in this article. Before you install this...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Platform Update Supplement for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008

Platform Update Supplement for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008 INTRODUCTION The Platform Update Supplement for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008 is available. This update provides fixes and improvements to graphics, media foundation and print functionality in Windows Vista Servi...

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

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You cannot open an .oxps file in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

You cannot open an .oxps file in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Symptoms You cannot open an .oxps file on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More specifically, a program that can open the .oxps file is not installed on the computer. Note The .oxps format is th...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...