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 starts with letter A that have been released. The list is daily updated.

2020674 A white dot may appear on the top-left corner of the screen when an Aero theme is selected and “Enable transparency” is unchecked Q2020674 KB2020674 March 12, 2010
981642 A Secure Digital (SD) card may not be recognized on a Windows 7 based computer. Q981642 KB981642 March 12, 2010
977632 A computer that is running a virtual machine in Windows Virtual PC may stop responding or restart when you resume it from sleep or from hibernation in Windows 7 Q977632 KB977632 March 12, 2010
975363 A time-out error occurs when many NTLM authentication requests are sent from a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 in a high latency network Q975363 KB975363 March 11, 2010
2018487 Attempting to pair a Bluetooth mobile phone may fail on some slower systems. Q2018487 KB2018487 March 10, 2010
981128 A hotfix is available to update the Daylight Saving Time for the "(UTC-04:00) Asuncion", “(UTC+12:00) Fiji” and “(UTC-04:00) Santiago” time zone for Windows Operating Systems Q981128 KB981128 March 10, 2010
976264 Application Compatibility Update for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2: February 2010 Q976264 KB976264 March 10, 2010
979791 A computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 cannot come out of quarantine if you install the System Center Configuration Manager System health agent on the computer Q979791 KB979791 March 5, 2010
980873 A computer cannot identify the network when the computer is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2, and is a member of a child domain Q980873 KB980873 March 4, 2010
980867 A security program is still listed in Windows Security Center and in Action Center after the security program is uninstalled Q980867 KB980867 March 4, 2010
978000 Add a fix to improve the logging capabilities of the Storport.sys driver to troubleshoot poor disk I/O performance in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q978000 KB978000 March 1, 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
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
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
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
976662 An update is available for the native JSON feature in Internet Explorer 8 Q976662 KB976662 February 24, 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
976002 A Browser Choice update is available in the European Economic Area Q976002 KB976002 February 23, 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
976883 A program icon in the notification area may be lost after the corresponding program is updated in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976883 KB976883 February 12, 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
979099 An update is available to remove the application manifest expiry feature from AD RMS clients Q979099 KB979099 February 9, 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
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
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
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
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
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
2014036 A looped playback of media files on Windows Media Player version 12 in Windows 7 can cause playback failures in some circumstances Q2014036 KB2014036 January 29, 2010
977357 A memory leak issue occurs in the Windows Management Instrumentation service on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Q977357 KB977357 January 27, 2010
2013931 After the inital startup of Windows 7, only single touch is functional on a multi-touch system Q2013931 KB2013931 January 11, 2010
978155 A memory leak occurs when an ADO Recordset object calls the UpdateBatch method Q978155 KB978155 January 11, 2010
979303 Audio playback and capture applications hang. Q979303 KB979303 January 8, 2010
958685 A Windows-based portable computer does not resume correctly if you close the lid while the computer is asleep Q958685 KB958685 January 4, 2010
977615 A hotfix is available for Windows Services for UNIX and for Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications to incorporate a cumulative DST update for December 2009 Q977615 KB977615 December 30, 2009
976418 After you change the SATA mode of disk devices to use the AHCI specification, the computer or certain applications randomly stop responding for 60 seconds or for longer in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976418 KB976418 December 28, 2009
975538 Audio devices are missing or are displayed as "Not plugged in" after you restart a the computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q975538 KB975538 December 23, 2009
2009934 Activation Error Code 0x8004FE92 Q2009934 KB2009934 December 18, 2009
976781 A computer may enter sleep or hibernation before the CD or DVD burning process is complete in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976781 KB976781 December 18, 2009
978125 A hotfix is available to update the Daylight Saving Time for Bangladesh for Windows XP-based, Windows Server 2003-based, Windows Vista-based, Windows Server 2008-based, Windows 7-based and Windows Server 2008 R2-based computers Q978125 KB978125 December 11, 2009
943790 An update is available that extends the File Management APIs to provide discovery and restoration of deleted files Q943790 KB943790 December 9, 2009
2008301 Attaching an external display to a notebook PC running Windows 7 may change the resolution of the desktop Q2008301 KB2008301 December 8, 2009
977542 A hotfix is available to block standard users from logging on to a Window 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer in safe mode Q977542 KB977542 December 8, 2009
976462 A hotfix for the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 is available for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2 as a prerequisite for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010 beta Q976462 KB976462 December 8, 2009
975992 After you enable large pages for a process in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2, the process stops responding intermittently Q975992 KB975992 December 8, 2009
975858 An application or service that calls the InitializeSecurityContext function together with the ISC_REQ_EXTENDED_ERROR flag may encounter a TLS/SSL negotiation failure on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Q975858 KB975858 December 8, 2009
975617 An update is available for the UDF file system driver (Udfs.sys) for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Q975617 KB975617 December 8, 2009
977748 A hotfix is available to update the Daylight Saving Time for the Fiji Standard Time time zone for the year 2009 for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2-based computers Q977748 KB977748 November 26, 2009
2003825 A bluetooth mouse fails to enumerate once SelectiveSuspend has been enabled on the Bluetooth Radio Q2003825 KB2003825 November 24, 2009
976092 An update is available to fix a data corruption issue for Secure Digital (SD) cards in Windows 7 Q976092 KB976092 November 24, 2009
974259 A Windows 7-based computer that is equipped with a hybrid television tuner does not enter sleep mode Q974259 KB974259 November 20, 2009
977147 A Windows 7-based portable computer shuts down when you try to resume it after a critical battery state Q977147 KB977147 November 18, 2009
975499 A black rectangle appears on the secondary screen when you play some media from the Start menu on a Windows 7-based computer Q975499 KB975499 November 16, 2009
976755 A new user cannot use touch capacity to log on to a computer that is running Windows 7or Windows Server 2008 R2 after it resumes from sleep or hibernation Q976755 KB976755 November 11, 2009
2004729 A black box may appear around the Windows 7 Start button when Colors setting is set to High Color (16 bit) Q2004729 KB2004729 November 10, 2009
2004234 After upgrading a printer driver on any Microsoft Operating system later than Windows XP and Server 2003, the old driver files are still being used. Q2004234 KB2004234 November 10, 2009
975354 A Hyper-V update rollup package is available for a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 Q975354 KB975354 November 10, 2009
975688 A snapshot may become corrupted when the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) snapshot providers take more than 10 seconds to create it on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q975688 KB975688 November 4, 2009
975214 An End-User Defined Character (EUDC) font that was created in Windows XP cannot be deployed to a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q975214 KB975214 November 4, 2009
976749 An update is available for Internet Explorer that resolves issues that occur after you apply security update 974455 (MS09-054) Q976749 KB976749 November 3, 2009
975496 A computer stops responding during shutdown if BitLocker is enabled on the system drive on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q975496 KB975496 November 3, 2009
937477 After you wake a Windows Vista-based computer or a Windows 7-based computer from sleep or from hibernation, the network icon and the speaker icon in the notification area do not show the correct status Q937477 KB937477 October 30, 2009
974719 A computer that is running Windows 7 does not start after you force the computer to shut down Q974719 KB974719 October 27, 2009
2004616 After disabling, then re-enabling alerts for incoming Bluetooth device connections, alerts are still not displayed Q2004616 KB2004616 October 26, 2009
2004485 A Windows 7 3-D screensaver may not run smoothly if Aero is turned off Q2004485 KB2004485 October 26, 2009
976854 A plug and play error message may appear when a user inserts a smart card on a computer that is running Windows 7 Q976854 KB976854 October 23, 2009
976733 A BitLocker Driver event may be logged for a drive that is not encrypted on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976733 KB976733 October 23, 2009
974681 After performing a new installation of Windows 7 and adjusting the Power Option for "Turn off the Display" to never, the screen will still turn off after 15 minutes Q974681 KB974681 October 20, 2009
975746 A search of Windows 7 offline Help and Support returns no results when you use a full-width space in the search string Q975746 KB975746 September 30, 2009
975449 AppLocker incorrectly calculates the hash of certain files at runtime in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q975449 KB975449 September 29, 2009
927525 After you install a device or update a driver for a device, Windows Vista or Windows 7 may not start Q927525 KB927525 September 29, 2009
975469 A Windows Portable Devices (WPD) application crashes intermittently on a computer that is running Windows 7 Q975469 KB975469 September 24, 2009
925810 A Stop error occurs, or the computer stops responding when you try to start Windows Vista or Windows 7 Q925810 KB925810 September 21, 2009
970307 An index corruption occurs when you crawl the content sources on a computer that is running Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Office SharePoint Server 2007, and a power outage occurs on the computer Q970307 KB970307 August 17, 2009
969226 A compatibility problem exists between Weather Channel Toolbar and Internet Explorer 8 Q969226 KB969226 August 17, 2009
973560 A secure WSD device may not work correctly on a computer that is running Windows 7 Q973560 KB973560 July 23, 2009
973454 A Windows 7-based mobile PC does not wake from sleep for scheduled tasks Q973454 KB973454 July 13, 2009
972664 A computer that is running Windows 7 appears to sleep, but then it immediately wakes Q972664 KB972664 June 18, 2009
971481 A FAT formatted removable media that is encrypted by BitLocker Drive Encryption on Windows 7 is identified as using the FAT32 file format on Windows Vista and on Windows XP Q971481 KB971481 June 18, 2009
970789 A folder that is created under the root of the system drive is missing entries in its security descriptor, which may cause some application failures on the English version of Windows 7 Release Candidate 32-bit Ultimate Q970789 KB970789 May 8, 2009

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