Microsoft applications might crash in Windows

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An application that uses Direct2D or Direct3D may crash in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

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An update is available that contains improvements to XPS in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

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

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Decimal symbol and digit grouping symbol are incorrect for the Swiss language locale in Windows

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Texas Instruments xHCI USB controllers may encounter a hardware issue on large data transfers in Windows 8.1

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December 2015, cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems

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Licensing servers become deadlocked under high load in Windows Server 2012 R2

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Chkdsk command freezes when it's running in Windows

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Windows Error Reporting settings option is unavailable after update 3000850 is installed in Windows Server 2012 R2

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September 2015 servicing stack update for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

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TPM 2.0 device can't be recognized in Windows Server 2012 R2

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Update Rollup 8 for System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager

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Stop error code 0xD1, 0x139, or 0x3B and cluster nodes go down in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012

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Update for SIP to enable WinVerifyTrust function in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 to work with a later version of Windows

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May 2015 update for stream.sys driver-based applications in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

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

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Update Rollup 6 for System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager

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Update to add RDS support for TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

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Windows Azure VMs don't recover from a network outage and data corruption issues occur

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Explorer.exe may crash when you play back an MPEG-4 file in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1

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March 7, 2017, update for Publisher 2016 (KB3128047)

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Error occurs when you use Remote Desktop in Restricted Admin mode in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

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Update that supports Azerbaijani Manat and Georgian Lari currency symbols in Windows

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Remove Lenovo USB Blocker version 1.0.0.37 to avoid a system crash

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Update to support auto-redirection of Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials for Windows 10 client connector

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Can't connect to the desktop of Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 from a remote desktop at low screen resolution

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

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You can't offer Remote Assistance to another user when you use a mandatory profile in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

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"Access violation" error and application that uses private keys crashes in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

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You may experience slow logon when services are in start-pending state in Windows Server 2012 R2

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Virtual memory size of Explorer increases when you open programs continuously in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

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March 8, 2016, update for Skype for Business 2016 (KB3114846)

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Application may crash with 0x8002801D error in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

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September 2015 update to fix Windows or application freezes after you install security update 3076895

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Update APN database entry for China Mobile Hong Kong in Windows 8.1 and Windows 8

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"Connection is unsuccessful" error when you connect a Bluetooth device to an application in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1

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