Windows 7 articles, fixes and updates

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Windows 7 that have been released in February 2010. The list is daily updated.

2014348 Windows 7 setup may not show the “Join Wireless Network” wizard during OOBE Q2014348 KB2014348 February 27, 2010
979155 FIX: The Taskbar is reset to the default settings when you use the "Automatically Log On" feature in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q979155 KB979155 February 26, 2010
978738 You cannot use DirectAccess to connect to a corporate network from a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978738 KB978738 February 26, 2010
978637 An application runs in a Windows Vista context instead of in a Windows 7 context on a computer that is running an x64 edition of Windows 7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978637 KB978637 February 26, 2010
2019222 [SDP 3][f819beda-777a-40c7-979d-499f663649fc] Windows Setup Troubleshooter - Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 Q2019222 KB2019222 February 25, 2010
979681 FIX: A legacy HP printer driver may crash when you run a 32-bit application on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2 Q979681 KB979681 February 25, 2010
979495 A secure channel is broken after you change the computer password on a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer Q979495 KB979495 February 25, 2010
978526 FIX: Windows Explorer may stop responding when you insert a recordable BD-R into the Blu-Ray drive on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978526 KB978526 February 25, 2010
978206 FIX: MPEG-2 Program Stream content does not play on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978206 KB978206 February 25, 2010
978205 FIX: MPEG-2 transport streams or certain variable bit rate WMV files may not play in Windows Media Player on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978205 KB978205 February 25, 2010
977617 A notification message is displayed in Romanian on a computer that is running a Czech version of Windows 7 Q977617 KB977617 February 25, 2010
973688 Description of an update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 Q973688 KB973688 February 25, 2010
973685 Description of an update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 3 Q973685 KB973685 February 25, 2010
973289 How to customize default user profiles in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q973289 KB973289 February 25, 2010
2015694 Users see all the printers (with same driver and installed on same port) grouped as one in Windows 7: Devices and printers Q2015694 KB2015694 February 24, 2010
979579 The customized folder names might not be copied when you enable the Folder Redirection feature in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Vista SP2, and in Windows 7 Q979579 KB979579 February 24, 2010
979491 A computer stops responding when you install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, or when you enable or install a 1394 device on the computer Q979491 KB979491 February 24, 2010
979383 After you apply a WMI filter, the GPO does not take effect on a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q979383 KB979383 February 24, 2010
978632 Extensibility applications that provide TV playback stop responding in Windows Media Center of Windows 7 Q978632 KB978632 February 24, 2010
977863 February 2010 Windows Media Center Cumulative Update for Windows 7 Q977863 KB977863 February 24, 2010
977096 You are unable to diagnose whether a snapshot creation failure is caused by issues in VSS hardware providers running in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977096 KB977096 February 24, 2010
976662 An update is available for the native JSON feature in Internet Explorer 8 Q976662 KB976662 February 24, 2010
974571 MS09-056: Vulnerabilities in CryptoAPI could allow spoofing Q974571 KB974571 February 24, 2010
946481 Error message when you try to connect to an ad hoc connection from Windows Vista or from Windows 7: "Windows cannot connect to <Network Name>" Q946481 KB946481 February 24, 2010
926657 Some 16-bit DOS-based Programs and the Command Prompt will not run in full-screen mode in Windows Vista and in Windows 7 Q926657 KB926657 February 24, 2010
2018487 Attempting to pair a Bluetooth mobile phone may fail on some slower systems. Q2018487 KB2018487 February 23, 2010
980871 You cannot print to some shared printers from Windows 7 Q980871 KB980871 February 23, 2010
980868 SSL connections that are successful on earlier versions of Windows can fail in Windows 7 Q980868 KB980868 February 23, 2010
979711 Error message when iSCSI Boot is used on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2: "0x0000000A" Q979711 KB979711 February 23, 2010
979619 Tracing is inefficient when you diagnose issues that are related to iSCSI Initiator in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 Q979619 KB979619 February 23, 2010
979306 February 2010 cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems Q979306 KB979306 February 23, 2010
978926 Error code when heap corruption occurs in the Hbaapi.dll process: "STATUS_HEAP_CORRUPTION (0xC0000374)" Q978926 KB978926 February 23, 2010
978277 Error message when you try to change a password on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2: "The specified account does not exist" Q978277 KB978277 February 23, 2010
978118 Windows Media Center stops working if you select antenna as the signal type in Windows 7 Q978118 KB978118 February 23, 2010
978044 A USB composite device that supports consumer infrared does not work correctly on a computer that is running Windows 7 Q978044 KB978044 February 23, 2010
977716 An update is available for third-party extensibility applications that start DVD playback in Windows Media Center for Windows 7 Q977716 KB977716 February 23, 2010
976422 The capacity of a Secure Digital (SD) card that is larger than 32 GB is reported incorrectly in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976422 KB976422 February 23, 2010
976265 Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Application Compatibility Update through Dynamic Update: February 2010 Q976265 KB976265 February 23, 2010
976264 Application Compatibility Update for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2: February 2010 Q976264 KB976264 February 23, 2010
976002 A Browser Choice update is available in the European Economic Area Q976002 KB976002 February 23, 2010
954958 Guest operating systems that are supported on a Hyper-V virtual machine Q954958 KB954958 February 23, 2010
979294 The Dcdiag.exe tool takes a long time to run in Windows Server 2008 R2 and in Windows 7 Q979294 KB979294 February 22, 2010
972685 FIX: The Explorer.exe process stops responding (hangs) when you use Windows Explorer that hosts a shell extension that was created by using MFC Q972685 KB972685 February 22, 2010
974998 When trying to actvate you get 0xC004F074 with description "The Key Management Server (KMS) is unavailable" Q974998 KB974998 February 21, 2010
969228 How to fix the Drive Letter Access and Internet Explorer 8 incompatibility problem Q969228 KB969228 February 21, 2010
968136 How to fix incompatibility problems between Internet Explorer 8 and the Google Toolbar Q968136 KB968136 February 21, 2010
968129 Error message about the Skype 3.8 IE Plugin when you start Internet Explorer 8: "Internet Explorer 8 is in a special no-add-ons mode so that you can fix a compatibility problem with Skype 3.8 IE Plugin" Q968129 KB968129 February 21, 2010
979745 The legacy Vista-style green progress bar shows when you start or restart Chinese Traditional HK version of Windows 7 Q979745 KB979745 February 20, 2010
978571 Stop error when you try to put the computer into hibernation (S4) in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2: "STOP: 0x0000000A IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" Q978571 KB978571 February 20, 2010
976527 Error message on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2: "STOP: 0x00000050" Q976527 KB976527 February 20, 2010
971762 How to uninstall Windows 7 Q971762 KB971762 February 20, 2010
977158 DNS updates may be incorrectly reported as failed when you use a third-party DNS server application for DNS registration on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Q977158 KB977158 February 19, 2010
2018874 On Windows 7 touch-enabled systems, when you change the speed setting of double tap, you don't detect a difference Q2018874 KB2018874 February 18, 2010
2019184 Optional NDIS Lightweight Filters (LWF) could cause 90-second delay in network availability Q2019184 KB2019184 February 16, 2010
911728 Firewall ports that must be open to use your Xbox 360 console as a Media Center Extender Q911728 KB911728 February 16, 2010
979366 The burning operation fails with a time-out error when you try to burn files to a DVD-R Dual Layer disc in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q979366 KB979366 February 14, 2010
976438 FIX: Error "0xc00e0003" is returned when you send messages between instances of Message Queuing 4.0 that are running on a Windows Server 2008-based computer Q976438 KB976438 February 14, 2010
974813 FIX: You cannot send or receive messages by using Message Queuing 4.0 after you configure the BindInterfaceIP registry entry on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008 Q974813 KB974813 February 14, 2010
2000843 You cannot print or print preview Web pages in Internet Explorer 8 Q2000843 KB2000843 February 13, 2010
2013976 RUNAS /SMARTCARD Only Supports a Single Smart Card Reader Q2013976 KB2013976 February 12, 2010
980486 A new Microsoft 6to4 adapter is unexpectedly created after you restart Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q980486 KB980486 February 12, 2010
980056 The client printer may print the documents by using an incorrect paper size if the "Use Remote Desktop Easy Print printer driver first" policy is enabled Q980056 KB980056 February 12, 2010
978207 MS10-002: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer Q978207 KB978207 February 12, 2010
976883 A program icon in the notification area may be lost after the application is updated in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976883 KB976883 February 12, 2010
976210 You cannot connect to an 802.1X wired network when you run an automated build process Q976210 KB976210 February 12, 2010
972260 MS09-034: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer Q972260 KB972260 February 12, 2010
971033 Description of the update for Windows Activation Technologies Q971033 KB971033 February 12, 2010
946533 When you configure a wireless connection in Windows Vista, the Service Set Identifier (SSID) information may display the wireless profile name instead of the actual SSID Q946533 KB946533 February 12, 2010
942962 You receive an error message when you try to activate Windows Vista or Windows 7 on a computer that was obtained from an OEM Q942962 KB942962 February 12, 2010
2018895 Desktop items disappear after renaming them on Windows 7 Q2018895 KB2018895 February 11, 2010
2018710 On a system with many MSI-X supported devices, MSINFO32 can take an extended amount of time to export the system data to a file Q2018710 KB2018710 February 11, 2010
2018476 Restart Required message is displayed when a PS/2 device is first connected to Windows 7 Q2018476 KB2018476 February 11, 2010
980088 Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Internet Explorer could allow information disclosure Q980088 KB980088 February 11, 2010
977154 Office PowerPoint 2007 stops responding when you try to send a fax on a computer that is running Windows 7 Q977154 KB977154 February 11, 2010
978251 MS10-006: Vulnerabilities in SMB client could allow remote code execution Q978251 KB978251 February 10, 2010
977695 The SceCli 1202 events are logged when some Group Policy settings are refreshed in Windows Server 2008 R2 and in Windows 7 Q977695 KB977695 February 10, 2010
975560 MS10-013: Description of the security update for Quartz: February 9, 2010 Q975560 KB975560 February 10, 2010
947821 Description of the System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista, for Windows Server 2008, for Windows 7, and for Windows Server 2008 R2 Q947821 KB947821 February 10, 2010
2018464 Windows 7 "Error 0x00000015" when cancelling a scanner operation. Q2018464 KB2018464 February 9, 2010
2015897 When changing screen resolutions in Windows 7, part of the screen displays as black Q2015897 KB2015897 February 9, 2010
979567 A hotfix is available that addresses some issues with the Microsoft Media Foundation source reader and sink writer in Windows 7 Q979567 KB979567 February 9, 2010
979241 No event is added to the System log or to an operational channel when a print job is canceled or deleted Q979241 KB979241 February 9, 2010
979101 The command "netsh interface ipv4 dump" does not export the subnet mask setting in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008 R2, in Windows Server 2008, and in Windows Vista Q979101 KB979101 February 9, 2010
979099 An update is available to remove the application manifest expiry feature from AD RMS clients Q979099 KB979099 February 9, 2010
979039 Error message when you view or modify the migrated Group Policy objects in Windows Server 2008 R2: "Attribute cannot be empty" Q979039 KB979039 February 9, 2010
978262 MS10-008: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits Q978262 KB978262 February 9, 2010
977935 MS10-013: Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow could allow remote code execution Q977935 KB977935 February 9, 2010
977609 Windows Media Player 12 stops responding after you resume the computer from sleep and you try to play a DVD: "Windows Media Player is not responding" Q977609 KB977609 February 9, 2010
977419 Unexpectedly slow startup in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977419 KB977419 February 9, 2010
977377 Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in TLS/SSL could allow spoofing Q977377 KB977377 February 9, 2010
971468 MS10-012: Vulnerabilities in SMB Server could allow remote code execution Q971468 KB971468 February 9, 2010
979560 The position of the windows is not restored correctly after you turn on the "Restore previous folder windows at logon" feature on a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer Q979560 KB979560 February 8, 2010
979532 Windows Media Photo encoder generates a losslessly compressed image instead of a lossy compressed image as expected Q979532 KB979532 February 8, 2010
979444 Error message on a blue screen on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2: "STOP: 0x0000000A" Q979444 KB979444 February 8, 2010
979443 You do not receive a warning message when a remote desktop connection fails from a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer Q979443 KB979443 February 8, 2010
979425 A combo box item in a RemoteApp application is updated incorrectly when you connect by using Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 7.0 Q979425 KB979425 February 8, 2010
979373 The DirectAccess connection is lost on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 that has an IPv6 address Q979373 KB979373 February 8, 2010
979224 A video protected by Digital Rights Management may not play correctly when you install multiple third-party digital signal processor plug-ins for Windows Media Player Q979224 KB979224 February 8, 2010
979223 A nonpaged pool memory leak occurs when you use a WFP callout driver in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q979223 KB979223 February 8, 2010
979140 The Gabriola font incorrectly displays fractions when you enable a feature that combines the fraction into one symbol in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q979140 KB979140 February 8, 2010
978982 Stop error when you resume a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 from sleep or from hibernation: "STOP: 0x000000D1" Q978982 KB978982 February 8, 2010
978918 Error code when an application uses the CredSSP in Windows Server 2008 R2: "0x80090329" Q978918 KB978918 February 8, 2010
978917 A PostScript printer prints an error message instead of the expected document Q978917 KB978917 February 8, 2010
978884 A "Request For Permission to Use a Key" dialog box appears every time that you send an e-mail message in Outlook 2007 Q978884 KB978884 February 8, 2010
978838 Error message when you run the "Set-GPPermission" cmdlet or the "Get-GPPermission" cmdlet: ""_ploc" is not a valid security group" Q978838 KB978838 February 8, 2010
978837 The Group Policy Management Editor window crashes when you apply some changes for NRPT policy settings Q978837 KB978837 February 8, 2010
978714 Error message in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2: 0x8007007E Q978714 KB978714 February 8, 2010
978535 Stop error on a blue screen when you remove an SD card from a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer: "0x000000D1" Q978535 KB978535 February 8, 2010
978529 Windows Media Player 12 cannot transcode some music files Q978529 KB978529 February 8, 2010
978516 You experience significant delays when you read the same set of files several times on a read-only volume in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978516 KB978516 February 8, 2010
978462 A computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 stops responding when you disable or remove a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM device in Device Manager Q978462 KB978462 February 8, 2010
978433 Windows Explorer crashes and then restarts when you access a third-party Control Panel item on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978433 KB978433 February 8, 2010
978347 Many connections have a CLOSE_WAIT status after you map some network drives on a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer and access them several times on an NFS server Q978347 KB978347 February 8, 2010
977944 The "Desktop Wallpaper" Group Policy setting is not applied in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977944 KB977944 February 8, 2010
977832 The "Arbeid frakoblet" button does not change to "Arbeid tilkoblet" after you click the button in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977832 KB977832 February 8, 2010
977648 An application that calls the ReadConsoleOutputCharacter function closes unexpectedly or data becomes corrupted when the application runs in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977648 KB977648 February 8, 2010
977353 A Group Policy Immediate Task preference item does not run on a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977353 KB977353 February 8, 2010
976586 Error in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 when unlocking a computer or switching users Q976586 KB976586 February 8, 2010
976525 Incorrectly displayed Arabic characters in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976525 KB976525 February 8, 2010
976373 A computer that is connected to an IEEE 802.1X authenticated network through a VOIP phone does not connect to the correct network after you resume it from Hibernate mode or Sleep mode Q976373 KB976373 February 8, 2010
975332 Users and applications cannot access authorization rules that are stored in Authorization Manager Q975332 KB975332 February 8, 2010
922976 Error message when you start a Windows 7 or Windows Vista-based computer after you change the SATA mode of the boot drive: "STOP 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE" Q922976 KB922976 February 8, 2010
976187 FIX: The DVD drive is not recognized after you install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976187 KB976187 February 5, 2010
955725 List of known issues when you install SQL Server on Windows 7 or on Windows Server 2008 R2 Q955725 KB955725 February 5, 2010
2008652 Unable to Join Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Computer to Active Directory Domain Q2008652 KB2008652 February 4, 2010
2003730 Group Policy Error Events Logged When Unknown Environment Variable Is Used Q2003730 KB2003730 February 4, 2010
2002507 Information about Group Policy Preferences Events Q2002507 KB2002507 February 4, 2010
976918 Server applications may be incompatible with default behavior of authentication protocols by Windows 7 clients Q976918 KB976918 February 3, 2010
2001329 Media files cannot be viewed from Internet Explorer 8.0 Q2001329 KB2001329 February 2, 2010
978789 Intel 5 and 3400 Series Chipset Family USB ports stall with bulk and control traffic Q978789 KB978789 February 2, 2010
978610 The usable memory may be less than the installed memory in 64-bit version of Windows 7 Q978610 KB978610 February 2, 2010
939322 Support boundary to configure the Windows Time service for high accuracy environments Q939322 KB939322 February 2, 2010
2015429 Windows Media Player on Microsoft Windows 7 may not display video correctly if video is repeated for a long period of time Q2015429 KB2015429 February 1, 2010
979281 Error code 0x80070002 when you back up files in Windows 7 Q979281 KB979281 February 1, 2010

Windows 7 articles, fixes and updates - February 2010