Windows Server 2008 R2 articles, fixes and updates - December 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 December 2011. The list is daily updated.

• 2661404 An ASP.NET forms authentication request that is sent to server in a web farm may fail Q2661404 KB2661404 December 31, 2011
• 2659968 Deployment guidance for security update 2638420, as described in MS11-100 Q2659968 KB2659968 December 29, 2011
• 2656355 MS11-100: Description of the security update for the .NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: December 29, 2011 Q2656355 KB2656355 December 29, 2011
• 2656351 MS11-100: Description of the security update for the .NET Framework 4 on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2: December 29, 2011 Q2656351 KB2656351 December 29, 2011
• 2638420 MS11-100: Vulnerability in the .NET Framework could allow elevation of privilege: December 29, 2011 Q2638420 KB2638420 December 29, 2011
• 888794 Things to consider when you host Active Directory domain controllers in virtual hosting environments Q888794 KB888794 December 29, 2011
• 2659883 Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in ASP.NET could allow denial of service Q2659883 KB2659883 December 28, 2011
• 2508835 DNS Server service does not resolve some external DNS names after it works for a while in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2508835 KB2508835 December 27, 2011
• 2639164 An SUA-based application may stop responding in Windows 7 SP1 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Q2639164 KB2639164 December 21, 2011
• 2619880 "The network path was not found" error message when you start a LDAP-related application in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2619880 KB2619880 December 21, 2011
• 2618542 "Device is not connected" error when you connect a USB hub or hub chip equipment that is connected for the first time, and hotfix KB2528984 is installed on Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computers Q2618542 KB2618542 December 20, 2011
• 2639077 Handle leak in Svchost.exe when a WMI query is triggered by using the Win32_PowerSettingCapabilities class in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2639077 KB2639077 December 19, 2011
• 2639402 The network adapter name cannot be retrieved by using ifAlias if the network adapter name contains multibyte characters Q2639402 KB2639402 December 16, 2011
• 2592546 An update to optimize the performance of AMD Bulldozer CPUs Q2592546 KB2592546 December 16, 2011
• 2510206 Performance issues when more than 64 logical processors are used in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2510206 KB2510206 December 16, 2011
• 2461206 You are unable to view Roles and Features and receive error code 0x800706BE in Server Manager Q2461206 KB2461206 December 16, 2011
• 976042 Windows may fail to boot from an iSCSI drive if networking hardware is changed Q976042 KB976042 December 16, 2011
• 2655621 Explorer displays wrong "Size on disk" for junction file Q2655621 KB2655621 December 15, 2011
• 2646852 System Shuts Down After Modifying Critical Battery Notification Level Policy on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2646852 KB2646852 December 15, 2011
• 2640148 Windows Explorer stops responding if you try to expand a mapped drive in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2640148 KB2640148 December 15, 2011
• 2633952 December 2011 cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems Q2633952 KB2633952 December 15, 2011
• 2620656 Invalid redirected printers may be available in a Remote Desktop Services session that connects to a RD Session Host server that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2620656 KB2620656 December 15, 2011
• 2571564 Add Printer Wizard lists published printers in AD DS slowly in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2571564 KB2571564 December 15, 2011
• 2553863 Event ID 12293: 0x80072338 error registering KMS host in DNS Q2553863 KB2553863 December 15, 2011
• 2518295 MS11-051: Vulnerability in Active Directory Certificate Services Web Enrollment could allow elevation of privilege: June 14, 2011 Q2518295 KB2518295 December 15, 2011
• 2496034 Cluster service stops when an error occurs in the registry replication process of a failover cluster in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows Server 2008 Q2496034 KB2496034 December 15, 2011
• 2458125 The Value field under the Attribute item for event ID 5136 is empty in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2458125 KB2458125 December 15, 2011
• 2218556 How to force an authoritative and non-authoritative synchronization for DFSR-replicated SYSVOL (like "D4/D2" for FRS) Q2218556 KB2218556 December 15, 2011
• 250355 Antivirus software that is not cluster-aware may cause problems with Cluster Services Q250355 KB250355 December 15, 2011
• 2641962 The msDS-HasInstantiatedNCs and msDS-hasMasterNCs attributes do not replicate if an authoritative restore is performed in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2641962 KB2641962 December 14, 2011
• 2641618 SignTool does not sign an AppX application package that is larger than 4 GB in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2641618 KB2641618 December 14, 2011
• 2641222 An update is available that enables the Chkdsk.exe utility to repair a corruption error on the system volume in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2641222 KB2641222 December 14, 2011
• 2639824 Multicast packets are dropped in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2639824 KB2639824 December 14, 2011
• 2639320 Performance Monitor data collector set does not collect all required performance counter data in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2639320 KB2639320 December 14, 2011
• 2638018 Windows Explorer crashes randomly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2638018 KB2638018 December 14, 2011
• 2637070 The DBCS characters of a certificate name are not displayed correctly if KB 2518295 is installed in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2637070 KB2637070 December 14, 2011
• 2636963 Windows tries to create HTTP printer connections instead of Point and Print printer connections when scripting unsafe ActiveX controls is enabled in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2636963 KB2636963 December 14, 2011
• 2636591 An update to improve the restore operation performance of Printbrm.exe in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2636591 KB2636591 December 14, 2011
• 2635732 The same WHEA error is logged again even though no uncorrectable error has occurred on a WHEA-enabled computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2635732 KB2635732 December 14, 2011
• 2635500 Issues when you try to display a large TIFF file that contains multiple pages by using Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2635500 KB2635500 December 14, 2011
• 2635217 An access violation occurs when Logman.exe starts in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7, or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2635217 KB2635217 December 14, 2011
• 2634854 Audio stops playing when multiple USB audio devices are connected to a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q2634854 KB2634854 December 14, 2011
• 2632472 IPMI driver incorrectly returns time-out errors during KCS communication in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2632472 KB2632472 December 14, 2011
• 2632149 "fvevol!FveFilterDeviceControl+1d0" Stop error when you create a VSS snapshot backup in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Q2632149 KB2632149 December 14, 2011
• 2627484 A handle leak occurs every time that the IGroupPolicyObject interface is created and released in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2627484 KB2627484 December 14, 2011
• 2627273 RSA key length is increased to 2048 bits for AD RMS in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2627273 KB2627273 December 14, 2011
• 2627052 Computer randomly stops responding after you use the VSS software provider in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 Q2627052 KB2627052 December 14, 2011
• 2627007 A DFS link that points to a WebDav resource stops working in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2627007 KB2627007 December 14, 2011
• 2626968 The command prompt crashes in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 when Nfsfile.exe tries to set the GID of a folder Q2626968 KB2626968 December 14, 2011
• 2624668 "STOP: 0x0000003B" error occurs during the shutdown process in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 Q2624668 KB2624668 December 14, 2011
• 2621067 The first-returned IP address is incorrect when you use the getaddrinfo function on a multi-homed computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2621067 KB2621067 December 14, 2011
• 2618574 Print Spooler service saves the NetBIOS name of the print server in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2618574 KB2618574 December 14, 2011
• 2614451 "STOP: 0x0000007E" error occurs when you write some data onto a CD or DVD in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 Q2614451 KB2614451 December 14, 2011
• 2614136 Some windows of a Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) RemoteApp application might not be displayed correctly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2614136 KB2614136 December 14, 2011
• 2604066 The top-level window of a RemoteApp application becomes unresponsive in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 Q2604066 KB2604066 December 14, 2011
• 2548145 The size of the Active Directory increases rapidly on a Windows Server 2003-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based domain controller that hosts the DNS Server role Q2548145 KB2548145 December 14, 2011
• 2640130 The SUA "chgrp" command changes the owner group of an NFS file to "root" unexpectedly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2640130 KB2640130 December 13, 2011
• 2640045 MS11-095: Vulnerability in Active Directory could allow remote code execution: December 13, 2011 Q2640045 KB2640045 December 13, 2011
• 2639658 Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in TrueType font parsing could allow elevation of privileges Q2639658 KB2639658 December 13, 2011
• 2621146 MS11-095: Description of the security update for Active Directory: December 13, 2011 Q2621146 KB2621146 December 13, 2011
• 2620712 MS11-097: Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Runtime Subsystem could allow elevation of privilege: December 13, 2011 Q2620712 KB2620712 December 13, 2011
• 2618451 MS11-090: Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Kill Bits: December 13, 2011 Q2618451 KB2618451 December 13, 2011
• 2616886 Group membership is emptied on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based RODC after the group is converted from a universal group into a global domain group or a local domain group Q2616886 KB2616886 December 13, 2011
• 2646761 The startup process stops responding on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer that has many processors and Fibre Channel adapters installed Q2646761 KB2646761 December 12, 2011
• 2653382 A disk may not come online if only non-optimized paths are available on Windows Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2 Q2653382 KB2653382 December 9, 2011
• 2616514 Cluster service sends unnecessary registry key change notifications among cluster nodes in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2616514 KB2616514 December 9, 2011
• 2488113 An application that uses Direct2D or Direct3D may crash in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2488113 KB2488113 December 9, 2011
• 2467023 An update that addresses issues that occur when system binaries are unloaded and loaded in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 is available Q2467023 KB2467023 December 9, 2011
• 2454826 A performance and functionality update is available for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2454826 KB2454826 December 9, 2011
• 2388210 Application Compatibility Update for Windows XP Professional x64 edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Embedded Standard 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2: October 2010 Q2388210 KB2388210 December 9, 2011
• 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 December 9, 2011
• 816042 How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server Q816042 KB816042 December 9, 2011
• 976982 You receive “0x80070643” or “0x643” error codes when you try to install .NET Framework updates through Windows Update or Microsoft Updates Q976982 KB976982 December 8, 2011
• 914387 How to configure daylight saving time for Microsoft Windows operating systems Q914387 KB914387 December 8, 2011
• 917607 I cannot open Help that was created in the Windows Help format (WinHlp32.exe) Q917607 KB917607 December 7, 2011
• 2394911 Stop error "0x000000D1" or "0x0000007E" in an SMB2 environment in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2394911 KB2394911 December 6, 2011
• 2601626 MS11-086: Description of the security update for Active Directory: November 8, 2011 Q2601626 KB2601626 December 5, 2011
• 2599653 Update 4.0.3 Beta for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - Design-Time Update for Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Q2599653 KB2599653 December 5, 2011
• 2277122 Stop error in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 if a computer has some iSCSI disks and the computer is under a heavy stress situation: "0x000000D1" Q2277122 KB2277122 December 5, 2011
• 974674 Description of the Windows NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2 Q974674 KB974674 December 2, 2011
• 2615345 MPIO with MSDSM requires symmetric disk presentation Q2615345 KB2615345 December 1, 2011