Windows Server 2008 R2 articles, fixes and updates

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

2021579 Windows Server 2008 R2 evaluation version Q2021579 KB2021579 January 30, 2012
2466753 “Windows Setup could not configure Windows on this computer’s hardware” installation error on a Windows 7-based or a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer Q2466753 KB2466753 January 20, 2012
2649107 Winsock-based operations fail in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 if the executable file is located on an NFS share Q2649107 KB2649107 January 11, 2012
2647169 Windows Fax and Scan cannot send a fax if Internet Explorer 9 is installed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2647169 KB2647169 January 11, 2012
2645611 Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 stops responding if you try to log on a computer that has multiple monitors Q2645611 KB2645611 January 11, 2012
2638243 When SpecialPollInterval is used as a polling interval, the Windows Time service does not correct the time if the service gets into Spike state Q2638243 KB2638243 January 6, 2012
976042 Windows may fail to boot from an iSCSI drive if networking hardware is changed Q976042 KB976042 December 16, 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
2638018 Windows Explorer crashes randomly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2638018 KB2638018 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
2629557 Windows Fax and Scan: An error occured in the script on this page Q2629557 KB2629557 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
974332 Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Application Compatibility Update Q974332 KB974332 November 9, 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
2616386 Windows Explorer displays wrong access control entries for migrated user accounts in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2616386 KB2616386 October 28, 2011
918495 When you try to log on interactively to Windows, the user object logon script does not run Q918495 KB918495 October 27, 2011
2546583 W2k8 R2: Administrator on RDSH gets Error in Licensing Diagnosis: Licenses are not available for this Remote Desktop Session Host server... Q2546583 KB2546583 October 19, 2011
2617157 Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 crashes if a command prompt or a PowerShell console is opened and closed many times Q2617157 KB2617157 October 14, 2011
2614122 Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer may stop responding when dynamic VHDs that are created on the computer experience high I/O activity Q2614122 KB2614122 October 13, 2011
2599437 Wildcard characters or regular expressions do not work in the "Called Station ID" field and the "Calling Station ID" field when you configure NPS network policy in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2599437 KB2599437 October 13, 2011
2580504 Windows Server 2008 R2 NLB cluster stops responding under a heavy load Q2580504 KB2580504 October 13, 2011
2479169 "Word did not save the document" error message when you try to save a document in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008 R2, in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q2479169 KB2479169 October 13, 2011
976265 Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Application Compatibility Update through Dynamic Update: February 2010 Q976265 KB976265 October 9, 2011
968372 Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 DNS Servers may fail to resolve queries for some top-level domains Q968372 KB968372 October 9, 2011
976759 WFP drivers may cause a failure to disconnect the RDP connection to a multiprocessor computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976759 KB976759 October 7, 2011
975212 When you use a VPN connection that uses Smart Card authentication on a client computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the computer stops responding Q975212 KB975212 October 7, 2011
980985 Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 enters sleep mode automatically when you use a scanner to scan a document Q980985 KB980985 October 6, 2011
982908 Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Cluster Disaster Recovery Planning Q982908 KB982908 October 5, 2011
982872 Windows Server 2008 R2 RD Web Single Sign On Q982872 KB982872 October 5, 2011
980643 Windows 2008 R2 Cluster Installation with Hyper-V Q980643 KB980643 October 5, 2011
980459 Windows 2008 R2 Cluster Installation Q980459 KB980459 October 5, 2011
2515325 Windows Explorer may crash in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2515325 KB2515325 September 20, 2011
2008385 Windows 7 displays "Windows is not Genuine" with an error code of 0x80070005 Q2008385 KB2008385 September 20, 2011
2619375 Windows Service Pack install time increases with multiple language packs installed Q2619375 KB2619375 September 16, 2011
2582112 Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 stops responding when an application performs many I/O operations to a network share Q2582112 KB2582112 September 9, 2011
931125 Windows root certificate program members Q931125 KB931125 September 5, 2011
2607486 Windows Server 2008 R2 Reports PerfNet Error in Application Log on machine with more than 64 Processors Q2607486 KB2607486 September 1, 2011
2601355 Windows Server 2008 R2 hangs at black screen during boot Q2601355 KB2601355 August 22, 2011
2512889 Windows Remote Management service leaks memory when it handles certificate authentication requests in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2512889 KB2512889 August 16, 2011
2512352 Windows Server Backup utility does not back up some newly created files in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2512352 KB2512352 August 16, 2011
2505524 Windows Live Mail stops responding or fails to start after installing KB2454826 Q2505524 KB2505524 August 16, 2011
2504606 When you share a folder with Everyone, you seem to have unexpected results Q2504606 KB2504606 August 16, 2011
2386792 Windows crashes when you run applications that use the D3D and GDI Interop surfaces on a computer that has multiple monitors attached and that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2386792 KB2386792 August 16, 2011
2550581 When you try to access files on a network share, Windows Explorer stops responding on a computer that is running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q2550581 KB2550581 August 15, 2011
2581613 Windows logo key+P keyboard shortcut does not extend the desktop to multiple monitors correctly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2581613 KB2581613 August 10, 2011
2566191 Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 reports memory incorrectly on a computer that is running a chipset that has an integrated GPU Q2566191 KB2566191 August 10, 2011
2549760 WaitToKillServiceTimeout registry value does not work in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2549760 KB2549760 August 10, 2011
2592504 WMI Hi-Perf counters are not displayed in the performance monitor tool unless the user account is a member of the Administrators group Q2592504 KB2592504 August 9, 2011
2590230 Warning Event ID 5605 is Logged in Application Log when querying MSCluster namespace via WMI Q2590230 KB2590230 August 3, 2011
2500511 Windows crashes when you try to run the "sysprep /generalize" command after you run the "mountvol /n" command in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2500511 KB2500511 July 19, 2011
2000355 W2K8 R2 WINS adds support for dynamic jet cache size with optional registry keys to tune jet database cache size Q2000355 KB2000355 June 22, 2011
2522761 Windows Explorer stops responding when you extend the full-screen display on a virtual machine to multiple monitors in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2522761 KB2522761 June 16, 2011
2457458 Windows backup fails when you back up data from the root folder of a mount point Q2457458 KB2457458 June 16, 2011
2537556 When you use a GPO for application deployment in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2, the deployment fails Q2537556 KB2537556 June 15, 2011
2526870 Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2 may stop responding at the Welcome screen after you enter the user credentials to log on to the computer Q2526870 KB2526870 June 15, 2011
2514642 Windows Installer package that requires the SeBackupPrivilege user right fails in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2514642 KB2514642 June 15, 2011
2484025 Windows Search Service will not start, Error: "The Windows Search service on local computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or programs" Q2484025 KB2484025 June 10, 2011
2452723 Windows Vista onwards scheduled tasks fail to run if the path in "Start in (Optional)" field has quotes Q2452723 KB2452723 June 10, 2011
2009267 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008 domain controller returns only 5000 attributes in a LDAP response Q2009267 KB2009267 May 31, 2011
2543399 Windows\WMI\Mofcomp fails with error 0X8004400c Q2543399 KB2543399 April 27, 2011
2487335 Windows Live Family Safety stops responding during the client configuration process in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2487335 KB2487335 April 26, 2011
2529956 Windows Server 2008 R2 installation may hang if more than 64 logical processors are active Q2529956 KB2529956 April 25, 2011
2512451 Win32_PerfRawData_TermService_TerminalServices has been renamed to Win32_PerfRawData_LocalSessionManager_TerminalServices in Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista and Windows 7 environment Q2512451 KB2512451 April 13, 2011
981070 "Windows can't open Add Printer" error in a 64-bit version of Win7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2 Q981070 KB981070 April 13, 2011
2465990 "0x80041002 (WBEM_E_NOT_FOUND)" error occurs when you try to open a WMI namespace on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2465990 KB2465990 April 12, 2011
2534451 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 Q2534451 KB2534451 April 10, 2011
2209360 "c0000225" or "c0000017" error occurs when you try to start a Windows PE RAM disk image on a UEFI-enabled computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2209360 KB2209360 March 15, 2011
2418738 Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2008 R2 DFSN Q2418738 KB2418738 February 21, 2011
2418726 Windows 2000 FRS to Windows Server 2008 R2 DFSR Q2418726 KB2418726 February 21, 2011
2418597 Windows 2000 CA to Windows Server 2008 R2 AD CS Q2418597 KB2418597 February 21, 2011
2276908 Windows Server 2008 R2 - RDWeb Access and RemoteApp Configuration Q2276908 KB2276908 February 21, 2011
2276880 Windows 2008 Session Broker Load Balancing Q2276880 KB2276880 February 21, 2011
2276874 Windows Server 2008 R2 RD Web Single Sign On Q2276874 KB2276874 February 21, 2011
2275629 Windows Server 2003 Server Print Queue Migration Q2275629 KB2275629 February 21, 2011
2253278 Windows Server 2008 R2 RD Connection Broker Q2253278 KB2253278 February 21, 2011
2253250 Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Installation Q2253250 KB2253250 February 21, 2011
972493 Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 Dynamic Installer for Server Manager Q972493 KB972493 February 16, 2011
2495076 Windows Media Player stops responding when you open a WMV video in Windows Media Player from a remote session in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2495076 KB2495076 February 10, 2011
2494427 Windows Explorer may crash randomly when the network discovery state is set to On in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2494427 KB2494427 February 10, 2011
2492704 When you use a VPN connection to log on to a client computer, the computer is not locked after a smart card is removed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2492704 KB2492704 February 10, 2011
2425962 "Windows could not parse or process the unattend answer file for pass [specialize]" error message when you perform an in-place upgrade in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2425962 KB2425962 December 29, 2010
2021766 Windows Server 2008 R2 Outbound trusts with Windows NT 4.0 domains do not validate or function correctly Q2021766 KB2021766 December 29, 2010
2482874 WMI consumers that register for instance modification events from the MSVM_ComputerSystem class in the root\virtualization namespace may receive more events than expected Q2482874 KB2482874 December 21, 2010
2027440 Windows Server 2008 R2 DNS Servers can only be managed by computers running Windows Server 2008 or later Q2027440 KB2027440 December 16, 2010
975695 When you try to back up a virtual machine on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has multiple virtual hard disks attached, the backup fails, and Hyper-V Writer error "0x800423f4" is generated Q975695 KB975695 November 22, 2010
2300535 Windows Ribbon is not displayed correctly in an application that uses the /largeaddressaware option on a computer that is running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q2300535 KB2300535 November 18, 2010
982643 "Windows cannot connect to the printer” error message when you try to add a printer that uses IPP to a client computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q982643 KB982643 November 4, 2010
982728 "Windows cannot connect to printer" error message when you try to create a Point and Print connection to a remote printer from a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer Q982728 KB982728 November 1, 2010
2018583 Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 domain join displays error "Changing the Primary Domain DNS name of this computer to "" failed...." Q2018583 KB2018583 September 22, 2010
2297272 Windows timezone UTC +02:00 Cairo Daylight Saving Time updates for August and September 2010 Q2297272 KB2297272 September 15, 2010
2002634 Warnings installing Active Directory Domain Services on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in domains with single-label DNS names Q2002634 KB2002634 September 1, 2010
2002405 Windows Server Failover Cluster Firewall Validation generates an error: "An item with the same key has already been added" Q2002405 KB2002405 August 30, 2010
982667 Windows intermittently does not detect the optical disk drive when you start a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q982667 KB982667 August 27, 2010
2272717 Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Application Compatibility Update through Dynamic Update: August 2010 Q2272717 KB2272717 August 24, 2010
2281456 Windows Explorer does not correctly recognize the DVD drive and the DVD disc after you use Windows DVD Maker to create a DVD disc in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2281456 KB2281456 August 12, 2010
982520 Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Application Compatibility Update through Dynamic Update: June 2010 Q982520 KB982520 June 22, 2010
2002490 Windows Server 2008 R2 Dynamic DNS updates to BIND DNS log NETLOGON error event 5774 with status 9502 Q2002490 KB2002490 June 15, 2010
983551 Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 stops responding at the "Please wait" screen before you are requested to press Ctrl+ALT+DEL Q983551 KB983551 June 10, 2010
2163773 Windows Image Format (.WIM) Size Increases or Decreases with servicing Q2163773 KB2163773 June 7, 2010
2028240 Windows client and server operating system compatibility with DNSSEC enabled root servers Q2028240 KB2028240 June 4, 2010
980598 Windows Server 2008 R2 cannot be installed or started on a computer that has 1 TB or more of RAM Q980598 KB980598 May 12, 2010
979532 Windows Media Photo encoder generates a lossless compressed image instead of a lossy compressed image as expected Q979532 KB979532 April 14, 2010
2021394 Windows Presentation Foundation terminal server print W has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the in convenience. Q2021394 KB2021394 April 1, 2010
930056 Windows Server 2003 Administration tools do not install correctly on Windows 7 and Windows Vista clients Q930056 KB930056 March 11, 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
978943 Windows Server 2008 R2-based NLB nodes remain in a converging state indefinitely Q978943 KB978943 January 26, 2010
2000301 Windows Server 2008 installation fails with "The computer could not find a valid system volume" when installing to previously used disks Q2000301 KB2000301 January 22, 2010
2003646 Windows Server 2008\Printer redirection not working Q2003646 KB2003646 January 20, 2010
979244 Wireless network connection may fail when you try to connect through one of listed access points. Q979244 KB979244 January 7, 2010
976483 When you use Windows Media Player 12 to play a DVD in full screen mode and display subtitles, the shortcut menu disappears when a new line of subtitles is displayed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q976483 KB976483 December 17, 2009
2004640 WinRM configuration updates fail when Windows Firewall service is not running Q2004640 KB2004640 October 22, 2009
2002414 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 cannot restore NTBACKUP volumes created by prior versions of Windows Q2002414 KB2002414 October 5, 2009
974922 When a Stop error occurs on a Windows Server-based server that is connected to an iSCSI storage, no memory dump files are generated Q974922 KB974922 September 1, 2009
2001235 Windows Server Backup In Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 is not configurable through a remote MMC console from Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Q2001235 KB2001235 August 27, 2009
2001178 Windows Installer does not uninstall\replace the text files if its modified. Q2001178 KB2001178 August 19, 2009
974001 Windows Server Backup treats removable cartridge disk drives as DVD drives Q974001 KB974001 July 23, 2009
973447 Windows Live Movie Maker does not run or it crashes in Windows Server 2008 Q973447 KB973447 July 8, 2009
967725 Windows 7 users may need to install the Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK) optional component on the 32-Bit client for creating Connection Manager Profiles for 32-Bit platforms Q967725 KB967725 February 10, 2009
927521 Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Vista setup log file locations Q927521 KB927521 March 15, 2007

Windows Server 2008 R2 articles, fixes and updates - letter W