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...

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

You can't offer Remote Assistance to another user when you use a mandatory profile in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue in which you can't offer Remote Assistance to another user when you use a mandatory profile in Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server...

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

Update that supports Azerbaijani Manat and Georgian Lari currency symbols in Windows About this update After you apply this update, the Azerbaijani Manat and the Georgian Lari currency symbols can be input by using the physical keyboard, Windows on-screen keyboard osk.exe, or Tablet PC Input Pane...

Update Rollup 6 for System Center 2016 Operations Manager

Update Rollup 6 for System Center 2016 Operations Manager Introduction This article describes the issues that are fixed in Update Rollup 6 for Microsoft System Center 2016 Operations Manager. This article also contains the installation instructions for this update. Improvements and issues that ar...

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...

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...

December 2015, cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems

December 2015, cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems Summary This update supersedes and replaces the update that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 3077715 that was released in August 2015. All additional time zone changes that were released as hotfixes after...

March 8, 2016, update for Office 2016 (KB3114705)

March 8, 2016, update for Office 2016 KB3114705 This article describes update KB3114705 for Microsoft Office 2016, which was released on March 8, 2016. This update has a prerequisite. Be aware that the update on the Microsoft Download Center applies to the Microsoft Installer .msi-based edition o...

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...

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

Texas Instruments xHCI USB controllers may encounter a hardware issue on large data transfers in Windows 8.1 This article describes an issue that occurs when you transfer large amounts of data between Windows 8.1 and devices that are attached with certain USB host controllers. You can fix this...

CHM file freezes when you enter characters in Search box on the Index tab in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

CHM file freezes when you enter characters in Search box on the Index tab in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue that occurs when you enter characters in the Search box on the Index tab in a Compiled HTML Help .chm file in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows...

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

Update to add RDS support for TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 About this update This update provides support for Transport Layer Security TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 for Remote Desktop Services RDS. For more...

Update Rollup 3 for Windows MultiPoint Server 2012

Update Rollup 3 for Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 Summary This article describes Update Rollup 3 for Windows MultiPoint Server 2012. This update rollup resolves issues that were found in Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 after the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for...

"GsDraw error (1): GenericError" error occurs and application crashes when you create text outline in Windows

"GsDraw error 1: GenericError" error occurs and application crashes when you create text outline in Windows Symptoms This issue occurs after you install security update 3045171. You experience a crash when you use Windows GDI+ to create text outline-based path objects on a computer that is runnin...

"0x0000007F" and "0x0000009F" Stop errors in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

"0x0000007F" and "0x0000009F" Stop errors in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes two Stop errors that occur in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2. You can resolve the Stop errors by using the update in this article. Before you install this update, check out the...

Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry

Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry This article describes an update for Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Before you install this update, check out the Prerequisites section. About this update This package updat...

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

"Try again" error occurs and Bluetooth device cannot connect to computer in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1 This article describes an issue that occurs when a Bluetooth device connects to a computer in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1. An update is available to resolve this issue. Before you install...

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...

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...

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

Decimal symbol and digit grouping symbol are incorrect for the Swiss language locale in Windows This article describes an issue in which the separator symbols for Swiss numbers are displayed incorrectly in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows...

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...

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...

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

Update for SIP to enable WinVerifyTrust function in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 to work with a later version of Windows About this update Subject Interface Packages SIPs are required in order to read the digital signatures on specific file types. After you install this update, SIPs enable 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...

Update to force a UAC prompt when a customized .sdb file is created in Windows

Update to force a UAC prompt when a customized .sdb file is created in Windows This article describes an update that is available when a customized .sdb file is created in Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1, or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Before you install...

November 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2

November 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 Important When you install this update 3000850 from Windows Update, updates 3016437, 3003057, and 3014442 are included in the installation. The November 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and...

Screen flickers or becomes blank when you drag tiles on the Start screen in Windows

Screen flickers or becomes blank when you drag tiles on the Start screen in Windows This article describes an issue that occurs when you drag tiles on the Start screen in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. An update is available to resolve this issue. Before you install this...

Unexpected UAC prompt after you install update 2918614 in Windows

Unexpected UAC prompt after you install update 2918614 in Windows This article describes an issue that occurs after you install update 2918614 in Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008. You can...

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...

Printing preferences window appears behind a RemoteApp window in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

Printing preferences window appears behind a RemoteApp window in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 This article describes a problem that occurs when you select a printing preferences option in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. An update and a hotfix are available to...

December 2014 servicing stack update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

December 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 fixes some issues and has a prerequisite. Note We recommend that you install update 3021910 as it contains addition...

Update to support copying .mkv files to Windows Phone from a computer that is running Windows

Update to support copying .mkv files to Windows Phone from a computer that is running Windows This article describes an update to add support for copying .mkv files from a Windows-based computer to a Windows Phone 8.1 via Windows Explorer. Before you install this update, check out the Prerequisit...

November 2014 MDM client update in Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1

November 2014 MDM client update in Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 About this update This update adds the ability for System Center Mobile Device Manager MDM to push a new System Center Endpoint Protection certificate before the old one has expired. This update applies to Windows 8.1 or Windows RT...

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

Update APN database entry for China Mobile Hong Kong in Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 This article describes an update for China Mobile Hong Kong CMHK in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows RT. Before you apply this update, notice that this update has a prerequisite. About this update...

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

"Connection is unsuccessful" error when you connect a Bluetooth device to an application in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1 This article describes an issue that occurs when you connect a Bluetooth device to an application in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1. An update is available to fix this issue...

Event 1530 is logged and ProfSvc leaks paged pool memory and handles in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

Event 1530 is logged and ProfSvc leaks paged pool memory and handles in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue in which event 1530 is logged, and user profile service ProfSvc leaks paged pool memory and handles in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012...

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...

Microsoft applications might crash in Windows

Microsoft applications might crash in Windows This article describes an issue that occurs when you use some Microsoft applications in Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. You can resolve this issue by using the update in this article. Before you install this update, check out t...

You can't open the "Devices" menu in PC Settings in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

You can't open the "Devices" menu in PC Settings in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes an issue that occurs when you try to open the Devices menu in PC Settings in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. An update is available to fix this issue. Before yo...

August 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2

August 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 Important When you install this update 2975719 from Windows Update, updates 2990532, 2979582, 2993100, 2993651, and 2995004 are included in the installation.The August 2014 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windo...

Single string is drawn by multiple fonts in the TextBox control of Windows Store application in Windows

Single string is drawn by multiple fonts in the TextBox control of Windows Store application in Windows This article describes an issue that occurs when the MS Mincho font is assigned for the TextBox control in Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. You can resolve this issue by...

Description of Update Rollup 9 for Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager SP1

Description of Update Rollup 9 for Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager SP1 Introduction This article describes the issues that are fixed in Update Rollup 9 for Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager Service Pack 1 SP1. Additionally, this article contains the installation...

Description of Update Rollup 5 for System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager

Description of Update Rollup 5 for System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager Introduction This article describes the issues that are fixed in Update Rollup 5 for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager. This article also contains the installation instructions for Update Rollup 5 for...

April 2015 servicing stack update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

April 2015 servicing stack update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 This article describes a servicing stack update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2. The update fixes some issues. About servicing stack The servicing stack includes the files and resources that a...

Items in the navigation pane of File Explorer may disappear in Windows

Items in the navigation pane of File Explorer may disappear in Windows This article describes an issue that occurs when many file operations occur in quick succession in Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. You can resolve this issue by using the update in this article. Before...

Application does not work correctly after you apply update 3006226 in Windows

Application does not work correctly after you apply update 3006226 in Windows Symptoms After you apply update 3006226, an application that calls the SafeArrayRedim function does not work correctly. This issue occurs in Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012,...

Update Rollup 3 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 Service Pack 1

Update Rollup 3 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 Service Pack 1 INTRODUCTION Update Rollup 3 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 Service Pack 1 SP1 is available. This article describes the hotfixes and updates that are included in this update rollup. This rollup is available for all languages that are...

Windows activation does not work when the sppsvc.exe process is not started automatically for a long time

Windows activation does not work when the sppsvc.exe process is not started automatically for a long time Cause This issue occurs because the Task Scheduler does not correctly trigger events including the rescheduling of events when the computer is started after an overdue task. Therefore, the...

Startup delay occurs after you disable IPv6 in Windows

Startup delay occurs after you disable IPv6 in Windows Symptoms You may experience an additional five seconds delay during the startup of Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Cause This issue occurs because the code to avoid waiting for...

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...