Windows Server 2008 R2 articles, fixes and updates - November 2011

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 that have been released in November 2011. The list is daily updated.

• 2533523 Reliability Update 1 for the .NET Framework 4 Q2533523 KB2533523 November 30, 2011
• 2599651 Update 4.0.3 Beta for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 – Runtime Update Q2599651 KB2599651 November 29, 2011
• 828287 Unsupported Sysprep scenarios Q828287 KB828287 November 29, 2011
• 2561285 You experience a long domain logon time in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 after you deploy Group Policy preferences to the computer Q2561285 KB2561285 November 28, 2011
• 2582106 Multicast Deployment Fails from Windows Deployment Services (WDS) Q2582106 KB2582106 November 24, 2011
• 2563227 An SVG graphic that has attributes that use large values may not be parsed correctly Q2563227 KB2563227 November 24, 2011
• 310516 How to add, modify, or delete registry subkeys and values by using a registration entries (.reg) file Q310516 KB310516 November 24, 2011
• 2492386 Application Compatibility Update for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2: April 2011 Q2492386 KB2492386 November 23, 2011
• 983528 The TCP receive window autotuning feature does not work correctly in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 Q983528 KB983528 November 23, 2011
• 943104 Description of Code 10-related errors that Device Manager generates in Windows-based computers Q943104 KB943104 November 23, 2011
• 929852 How to disable IP version 6 (IPv6) or its specific components in Windows 7, in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008 R2, and in Windows Server 2008 Q929852 KB929852 November 23, 2011
• 921471 Activation fails when you try to activate Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 over the Internet Q921471 KB921471 November 23, 2011
• 2622136 You cannot rename an application in a shared folder in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 if the application is being run by one or more users Q2622136 KB2622136 November 21, 2011
• 2619572 "HTTP Error 401.1" error message when Msiexec.exe updates an MSI file in Windows Vista, in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008, or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2619572 KB2619572 November 21, 2011
• 2618669 An update is available to detect and prevent too much consumption of the global RID pool on a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2618669 KB2618669 November 21, 2011
• 2477176 Remote Desktop disconnected or can’t connect to remote computer or to Remote Desktop server (Terminal Server) that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2477176 KB2477176 November 21, 2011
• 969028 How to generate a kernel or a complete memory dump file in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Q969028 KB969028 November 21, 2011
• 978322 You cannot view the "RemoteApp" programs that are on a RD Session Host server that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 by using RD Web Access Q978322 KB978322 November 18, 2011
• 312403 Distributed Link Tracking on Windows-based domain controllers Q312403 KB312403 November 18, 2011
• 300684 Information about configuring Active Directory domains by using single-label DNS names Q300684 KB300684 November 18, 2011
• 254649 Overview of memory dump file options for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Q254649 KB254649 November 18, 2011
• 243942 Terminal Services printer redirection not signaled on change to server-side Device Settings tab in Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 Q243942 KB243942 November 18, 2011
• 2642873 The taskbar may not show the application name correctly when using a Terminal Server RemoteApp Q2642873 KB2642873 November 17, 2011
• 2544514 Update 4.0.2 for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 – Runtime Update Q2544514 KB2544514 November 17, 2011
• 2505348 High CPU usage or a lengthy startup process occurs during WMI repository verification when a large WMI repository exists in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2505348 KB2505348 November 15, 2011
• 2490742 A "0x000000B8" Stop error occurs when you try to shut down or hibernate a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2490742 KB2490742 November 15, 2011
• 2030310 TerminalServices-Licensing 4105 – The Terminal Services license server cannot update the license attributes for user “” in Active Directory Domain “” Q2030310 KB2030310 November 15, 2011
• 946358 The LsaLookupSids function may return the old user name instead of the new user name if the user name has changed Q946358 KB946358 November 15, 2011
• 832223 Some DNS name queries are unsuccessful after you deploy a Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based DNS server Q832223 KB832223 November 15, 2011
• 2644994 USB overcurrent notifications no longer appear in Windows Server 2008 or later Q2644994 KB2644994 November 14, 2011
• 2552055 Incorrect error code when you run a PowerShell script at a command prompt in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2552055 KB2552055 November 14, 2011
• 2496290 "ERROR_IO_DEVICE" error message when you use the DeviceIoControl function together with the IOCTL_DISK_IS_WRITABLE control code in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2496290 KB2496290 November 14, 2011
• 2594586 FIX: A POST request to a webpage that should redirect responses to a different webpage does not redirect responses in IIS 7.0 or in IIS 7.5 Q2594586 KB2594586 November 13, 2011
• 2629557 Windows Fax and Scan: An error occured in the script on this page Q2629557 KB2629557 November 11, 2011
• 975363 You are intermittently prompted for credentials or experience time-outs when you connect to Authenticated Services Q975363 KB975363 November 11, 2011
• 973289 How to customize the default local user profile when you prepare an image of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 Q973289 KB973289 November 11, 2011
• 945058 When you use the Volume Shadow Copy Service on Windows Server based computers that run many I/O operations, disk volumes take longer to go online Q945058 KB945058 November 11, 2011
• 2588516 MS11-083: Vulnerability in TCP/IP could allow remote code execution: November 8, 2011 Q2588516 KB2588516 November 10, 2011
• 2625737 A Windows Server 2008 R2-based RRAS server stops responding if a PPTP connection from a portable device is torn down Q2625737 KB2625737 November 9, 2011
• 2625430 Private key permissions are reset to the default values if a machine certificate is renewed by the Certificate Autoenrollment feature in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2625430 KB2625430 November 9, 2011
• 2624534 List of currently available hotfixes for Http.sys in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7, and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2624534 KB2624534 November 9, 2011
• 2619291 Thumbnails for TIFF files are slow to display in Windows Explorer on a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer Q2619291 KB2619291 November 9, 2011
• 2586946 You cannot update the name server records for a domain that has a ".no" top-level country code to use Windows Server 2008 R2-based DNS name servers Q2586946 KB2586946 November 9, 2011
• 2584874 "0x00000027" Stop error when you try to access a shared network resource in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 Q2584874 KB2584874 November 9, 2011
• 2584449 Print output is blank when you print text to a Generic/Text Only printer in Internet Explorer 9 on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2584449 KB2584449 November 9, 2011
• 2582281 Slow failover operation if no router exists between the cluster and an application server Q2582281 KB2582281 November 9, 2011
• 2581608 Logon scripts take a long time to run in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2581608 KB2581608 November 9, 2011
• 2577917 Unlocking a user account fails when using ADAC or the Unlock-ADAccount cmdlet in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 even if sufficient permissions are granted Q2577917 KB2577917 November 9, 2011
• 2532459 Print queue does not work if the queue is not one of the first 100 queues installed in a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Terminal Services session Q2532459 KB2532459 November 9, 2011
• 2532445 You can circumvent AppLocker rules by using an Office macro on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2532445 KB2532445 November 9, 2011
• 2485453 Support Policy for Windows booting from external drives Q2485453 KB2485453 November 9, 2011
• 980408 The April 2010 stability and reliability update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is available Q980408 KB980408 November 9, 2011
• 977346 The Welcome screen may be displayed for 30 seconds during the logon process after you set a solid color as the desktop background in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q977346 KB977346 November 9, 2011
• 977178 You receive various Stop error messages in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 when you try to resume a computer that has a large SATA hard disk Q977178 KB977178 November 9, 2011
• 976972 You encounter problems when you move data over USB from a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer that has an NVIDIA USB EHCI chipset and at least 4GB of RAM Q976972 KB976972 November 9, 2011
• 975697 An LDAP client authentication request fails when the Digest-MD5 SASL subsequent authentication mechanism is used Q975697 KB975697 November 9, 2011
• 974431 The October 2009 stability and reliability update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is available. Q974431 KB974431 November 9, 2011
• 974332 Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Application Compatibility Update Q974332 KB974332 November 9, 2011
• 2630837 MS11-086: Vulnerability in Active Directory could allow elevation of privilege: November 8, 2011 Q2630837 KB2630837 November 8, 2011
• 2620704 MS11-085: Vulnerability in Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space could allow remote code execution: November 8, 2011 Q2620704 KB2620704 November 8, 2011
• 2618301 "Error 633" error message and you cannot establish a dial-up connection after you resume Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 from sleep or from hibernation Q2618301 KB2618301 November 8, 2011
• 2617657 MS11-084: Vulnerability in Windows kernel-mode drivers could allow denial of service: November 8, 2011 Q2617657 KB2617657 November 8, 2011
• 2592525 An application that uses DirectWrite does not start in a restricted security context in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2592525 KB2592525 November 8, 2011
• 2544893 MS11-037: Vulnerability in MHTML could allow information disclosure: June 14, 2011 Q2544893 KB2544893 November 8, 2011
• 2496089 The Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management service stops responding intermittently when the service is stopped in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2496089 KB2496089 November 8, 2011
• 947238 Event ID: 1530 may be logged in the Application log on a Windows Vista or newer computer Q947238 KB947238 November 8, 2011
• 933757 Event ID 7000 or 7026 is logged in the System log on a computer that is running Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008 Q933757 KB933757 November 8, 2011
• 2614956 Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 crashes when you use Mpclaim.exe to claim a storage device Q2614956 KB2614956 November 7, 2011
• 2603229 The values of the 32-bit versions of two registry entries are incorrect in 64-bit versions of Windows 7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2603229 KB2603229 November 7, 2011
• 2535811 Supported and tested Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 limits Q2535811 KB2535811 November 4, 2011
• 2520235 "0x0000009E" Stop error when you add an extra storage disk to a failover cluster in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2520235 KB2520235 November 4, 2011
• 944530 Error message when you try to perform a system state backup in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Q944530 KB944530 November 4, 2011
• 2639146 Multiple MPIO id=37 entries in System-Event Log Q2639146 KB2639146 November 1, 2011