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...

"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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Canada country code is incorrect in Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Canada country code is incorrect in Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Symptoms Assume that you have a computer that is running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. You set the computer to use the English Canada language format in the Region and Language setting. I...

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...