Windows 7 articles, fixes and updates - letter P

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

• 4073757 Protect Windows devices against silicon-based microarchitectural and speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities Q4073757 KB4073757 April 9, 2024
• 15290 Pair a Bluetooth device in Windows Q15290 KB15290 February 14, 2023
• 4033787 Protect yourself from phishing Q4033787 KB4033787 February 8, 2023
• 4522133 Procedure to continue receiving security updates after extended support ended on January 10, 2023 Q4522133 KB4522133 February 1, 2023
• 15083 Product activation for Windows – online & support telephone numbers Q15083 KB15083 January 11, 2023
• 4013405 Protect yourself from tech support scams Q4013405 KB4013405 July 28, 2022
• 14165 Personalize your PC Q14165 KB14165 June 2, 2022
• 17228 Protect my PC from viruses Q17228 KB17228 April 11, 2022
• 4028160 Product keys for Windows Q4028160 KB4028160 January 31, 2022
• 5011233 Protections in CVE-2022-21920 may block NTLM authentication if Kerberos authentication is not successful Q5011233 KB5011233 January 28, 2022
• 4013550 Protect your PC from ransomware Q4013550 KB4013550 September 2, 2021
• 17432 Print webpages using Internet Explorer Q17432 KB17432 April 30, 2021
• 4091455 Protect your privacy on the internet Q4091455 KB4091455 April 23, 2021
• 4073229 Protecting your device against chip-related security vulnerabilities Q4073229 KB4073229 April 7, 2021
• 17948 Plug-ins and add-ons for Windows Media Player Q17948 KB17948 February 26, 2021
• 2642531 PC automatically wakes from sleep mode (II) Q2642531 KB2642531 February 8, 2021
• 3185535 Preventing SMB traffic from lateral connections and entering or leaving the network Q3185535 KB3185535 February 3, 2021
• 3187022 Print functionality is broken after any of the MS16-098 security updates are installed Q3187022 KB3187022 January 25, 2021
• 3042826 POSIX subsystem crashes when you try to create a Telnet session in Windows Q3042826 KB3042826 January 25, 2021
• 3036965 Printing preferences window appears behind a RemoteApp window in Windows Q3036965 KB3036965 January 25, 2021
• 3019282 Print Spooler service crashes when you print documents on a network shared printer in Windows Q3019282 KB3019282 January 25, 2021
• 3006121 Private EUDCs are not displayed in Character Map after you apply update 2982791 in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q3006121 KB3006121 January 25, 2021
• 3005788 Printing preferences window appears behind a RemoteApp window in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q3005788 KB3005788 January 25, 2021
• 2961042 Printer server goes offline when you wake up the computer at another network location in Windows Q2961042 KB2961042 January 25, 2021
• 2925429 Print jobs are lost or an application crashes in Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization 2.0 in Windows Q2925429 KB2925429 January 25, 2021
• 2906850 Print job status remains as "Sent to printer" when Isolated mode is set in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2906850 KB2906850 January 25, 2021
• 2896146 Packet loss occurs when MTU is below 576 and PMTU discovery is enabled in Windows Q2896146 KB2896146 January 25, 2021
• 2892932 Plug and Play Manager stops working when you wake a computer from sleep in Windows Q2892932 KB2892932 January 25, 2021
• 2877211 Performance Monitor uses incorrect calculation for certain types of counters in Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7 SP1, or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Q2877211 KB2877211 January 25, 2021
• 2765314 (Previewing collapsible sections) October 2012 cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems Q2765314 KB2765314 January 25, 2021
• 2670838 Platform update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Q2670838 KB2670838 January 25, 2021
• 2546651 Print driver installation does not work in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 when you try to install the HP Universal Print Driver in a Novell network environment Q2546651 KB2546651 January 25, 2021
• 2529406 Pictures on a webpage are only partly displayed in Internet Explorer 8 when both IPv4 native sites and IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack sites exist in the network Q2529406 KB2529406 January 25, 2021
• 2500386 Problems about saved passwords in Internet Explorer 8 Q2500386 KB2500386 January 25, 2021
• 2485529 "Permission Denied" error when a UNIX user accesses files on an NFS share in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2485529 KB2485529 January 25, 2021
• 2473228 Products or updates may not be installed correctly when Microsoft .NET Framework 4 or updates for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 are installed after the other product or update installs and a restart is pending Q2473228 KB2473228 January 25, 2021
• 2360829 "Permission Denied" error when you run the rsh command in Utilities and SDK for SUA on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2360829 KB2360829 January 25, 2021
• 983476 Poor performance occurs when you try to view print jobs in a queue on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 if the print queue has many print jobs Q983476 KB983476 January 25, 2021
• 976240 PCI devices are unexpectedly enabled after you resume a Windows Vista or Windows 7 system from hibernation Q976240 KB976240 January 25, 2021
• 908673 Problems may occur when you try to transfer files to or from a device that is connected to a USB 2.0 hub Q908673 KB908673 January 25, 2021
• 937624 Programs may be unable to access some network locations after you turn on User Account Control in Windows Vista or newer operating systems Q937624 KB937624 January 6, 2021
• 3057039 Printing from Adobe in booklet format results in large black squares Q3057039 KB3057039 December 18, 2020
• 15067 Play a CD or DVD in Windows Media Player Q15067 KB15067 November 30, 2020
• 4487594 Prepare now for end of support in 2019 and 2020 (updated April 1, 2019) Q4487594 KB4487594 April 29, 2020
• 2815633 Point and Print fails after switching drivers in Windows Q2815633 KB2815633 March 3, 2020
• 4014997 Performing an in-place system upgrade is not supported on Windows-based Azure VMs Q4014997 KB4014997 January 7, 2020
• 18831 Panoramic Wallpapers - Windows Help Q18831 KB18831 August 21, 2019
• 18828 Plants & flowers Wallpaper Q18828 KB18828 August 21, 2019
• 18827 Places & landscapes Wallpaper Q18827 KB18827 August 21, 2019
• 327825 Problems with Kerberos authentication when a user belongs to many groups Q327825 KB327825 July 1, 2019
• 4073237 Protect your device against chip-related security flaws Q4073237 KB4073237 March 20, 2019
• 4010202 PdhGetCounterInfo returns a NULL explain text for Version 2 Performance Counters Q4010202 KB4010202 December 3, 2018
• 2526028 Printing performance decreases in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2526028 KB2526028 September 21, 2018
• 943280 Prompt for credentials when you access WebDav-based FQDN sites in Windows Q943280 KB943280 July 19, 2018
• 981208 Poor performance when you transfer many small files on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q981208 KB981208 May 20, 2018
• 942914 Picture Manager may stop responding when you open the "Printer Properties" dialog box in Picture Manager in a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or of Windows Vista Q942914 KB942914 April 19, 2018
• 2019926 “Parameter is incorrect” error message when you try to enable bitlocker if you do not have a separate active partition in Windows Server 2008 Core and Windows 2008 R2 Core Edition Q2019926 KB2019926 April 17, 2018
• 291983 Ports That Are Used by Windows Product Activation Q291983 KB291983 April 16, 2018
• 2295825 Poor printing performance in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 compared to the performance in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q2295825 KB2295825 April 13, 2018
• 2461919 Program icons that are pinned to the taskbar may be missing or be displayed incorrectly on Windows 7-based computers Q2461919 KB2461919 November 30, 2017
• 4032981 PowerShell script for Windows 7 "non-genuine" issue is available Q4032981 KB4032981 June 28, 2017
• 283673 Protect my PC from viruses - Windows Help Q283673 KB283673 August 31, 2016
• 973927 "Page cannot be displayed" error in Internet Explorer when certain third-party Internet Explorer add-ins are installed Q973927 KB973927 January 13, 2016
• 2818833 Prerequisites for installing Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 7 SP1 Q2818833 KB2818833 December 8, 2015
• 3101023 PNG images do not print correctly in Word 2010 after the system display scaling setting is changed in Windows 7 Q3101023 KB3101023 October 16, 2015
• 3045882 Private key is not exported when you export a certificate in Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Q3045882 KB3045882 April 14, 2015
• 2570170 Performance issue when you enable the AuthNoEncap policy to handle large payloads in a network environment in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2570170 KB2570170 March 23, 2015
• 2001109 Preventative measures to avoid an unusable Visual Studio 2010 on Windows 7 after upgrading from Windows Vista Q2001109 KB2001109 January 16, 2015
• 974395 PC Card ATA Flash Disk may not work after resume from hibernation on Windows Vista and Windows 7 Q974395 KB974395 January 16, 2015
• 2001386 PCI Express device may continue to wake system even after disabling that feature. Q2001386 KB2001386 January 14, 2015
• 3016821 Printing fails on a PCL 6 Unidrv-based printer if the file has more than 1,000 fonts in Windows Q3016821 KB3016821 December 4, 2014
• 3017432 "Print directly to the printer" setting doesn't work with XPS-based print drivers Q3017432 KB3017432 November 17, 2014
• 2864755 Printing fails when you use a shared printer in Windows 7 Q2864755 KB2864755 November 14, 2014
• 3001232 Print jobs fail in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Q3001232 KB3001232 November 13, 2014
• 2612966 Paged pool memory leak when you access some shared files in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2612966 KB2612966 October 9, 2014
• 2987452 Performance issues when you use credential roaming on RD Session Host servers in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2987452 KB2987452 September 9, 2014
• 2915094 Profile loading takes a long time due to full DFS namespace sync with PDC Q2915094 KB2915094 March 11, 2014
• 2923388 Plain text displayed when XSLT style sheet used to transform an XML document into HTML in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2923388 KB2923388 February 12, 2014
• 2894375 Private key description cannot be retrieved through CNG API in Windows 7 SP 1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Q2894375 KB2894375 December 20, 2013
• 2307161 Point and Print Restrictions policies are ignored in Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, and later Windows operating systems Q2307161 KB2307161 November 20, 2013
• 2894252 Process that runs in Untrusted integrity level is reported as an AppContainer after you install KB2532445 in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Q2894252 KB2894252 November 14, 2013
• 2909106 Printer driver data remains on client after being deleted from print queue on print server Q2909106 KB2909106 November 13, 2013
• 2893634 Performance of an application that calls the GetFileAttributesEx function degrades significantly in Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Q2893634 KB2893634 November 13, 2013
• 2903590 Packets may be sent from unexpected NIC on Multihomed Computer in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2903590 KB2903590 October 29, 2013
• 2652697 "PATH SYNTAX BAD" error when loading a dependent DLL of a Windows 7 application on a UNC path Q2652697 KB2652697 October 11, 2013
• 2015694 Printers installed using the same driver and port on Windows are grouped as one when viewed within Devices and Printers Q2015694 KB2015694 July 8, 2013
• 2647452 Paged pool leaks when you map a network drive and then disconnect it frequently in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2647452 KB2647452 May 24, 2013
• 2001954 Picture orientation set by a camera is not honored by Windows or Windows applications Q2001954 KB2001954 March 27, 2013
• 2827107 Progress Indicator is not displayed during Automatic Repair on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Q2827107 KB2827107 March 15, 2013
• 2799406 Poor performance when you use MSXML6.0 in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or in a 64-bit version of Windows 7 SP1 Q2799406 KB2799406 February 13, 2013
• 2801452 Problem retrieving Value for DynamicSiteName from Registry using PS Q2801452 KB2801452 January 24, 2013
• 2761832 PowerPoint freezes and the Powerpnt.exe process cannot be stopped in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 when you open a slide that contains a PDF authored in PowerPoint for Mac Q2761832 KB2761832 January 10, 2013
• 2684793 Printer security settings are set to the default values incorrectly when you restore a printer in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2684793 KB2684793 January 4, 2013
• 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 January 4, 2013
• 2636585 Proquota.exe uses incorrect profile quota Group Policy settings in Windows Vista, in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2636585 KB2636585 January 4, 2013
• 2619260 "Play To" feature does not work when two network adapters are on different subnets or when you enable Wi-Fi Direct concurrent mode in Windows 7 Q2619260 KB2619260 December 28, 2012
• 2618574 Print Spooler service saves the NetBIOS name of the print server in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2618574 KB2618574 December 28, 2012
• 2782486 PPTP VPN that was created by using CMAK is unavailable on a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer Q2782486 KB2782486 December 12, 2012
• 2771931 Print jobs in a point and print environment may not print with the correct attributes on Windows 7 Q2771931 KB2771931 November 14, 2012
• 2769359 Print job fails when the printer driver isolation feature is set to isolated or shared mode in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2769359 KB2769359 November 14, 2012
• 2724137 PIN dialog box appears unexpectedly when you open an encrypted email message after you remove and reinsert a Base CSP smart card in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2724137 KB2724137 October 10, 2012
• 2717916 PEAP-EAPTLS or EAPTLS Single Sign On with Pre-Logon does not work Q2717916 KB2717916 September 21, 2012
• 2740180 Performance Monitor or a PDH function takes longer than expected to collect performance data on a computer that is running Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Q2740180 KB2740180 September 12, 2012
• 2155311 Poor performance occurs on a computer that has NUMA-based processors and that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 if a thread requests lots of memory that is within the first 4 GB of memory Q2155311 KB2155311 August 27, 2012
• 2642750 Publishing Bitlocker Recovery Keys to Active Directory may fail Q2642750 KB2642750 August 22, 2012
• 2733528 Policy based QoS not working in Windows 7 clients Q2733528 KB2733528 July 11, 2012
• 2733143 Print Job Fails to Print when Printed from WPF Application to XPS Printer Pool Q2733143 KB2733143 July 11, 2012
• 2717361 Pressing space bar does not pause resume from hibernate on Windows 7 Q2717361 KB2717361 June 14, 2012
• 2572647 Problems when disconnecting a VDI session with the connection bar Q2572647 KB2572647 June 12, 2012
• 977154 PowerPoint 2003 or PowerPoint 2007 stop responding when you try to print or send a fax on a computer that is running Windows 7 Q977154 KB977154 May 31, 2012
• 2685909 Poor performance occurs when you shadow a Remote Desktop session in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 Q2685909 KB2685909 May 25, 2012
• 2695207 "Printer Installation Failed" error message when you try to install a printer driver from an IPP server website on a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer Q2695207 KB2695207 May 14, 2012
• 2619328 PowerPoint stops responding or crashes on a tablet computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2619328 KB2619328 May 9, 2012
• 2700598 Performing a full format on SDHC media may take a long time to complete in Windows 7 Q2700598 KB2700598 April 20, 2012
• 2469705 Problems when working with two screens in Windows 7 Q2469705 KB2469705 February 19, 2012
• 2395326 Playing YouTube videos in Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer Q2395326 KB2395326 February 16, 2012
• 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
• 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
• 974386 Platform Application Compatibility Q974386 KB974386 October 5, 2011
• 810876 Performance Monitor Reports Inconsistent Data About CPU Usage Q810876 KB810876 September 11, 2011
• 2021067 Press and release on a Windows Vista touch-enabled monitor may leave a ring on display Q2021067 KB2021067 May 18, 2011
• 2514376 Power options do not work correctly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 when you use Group Policy to configure the power plan in a domain Q2514376 KB2514376 April 13, 2011
• 2523382 Performance counter 'Redirector-Current Commands' always shows a value of '0' Q2523382 KB2523382 March 15, 2011
• 2515532 Problems with Windows 7 parsing MCCS information Q2515532 KB2515532 February 28, 2011
• 2479426 Print jobs using point and print on Windows 7 and Vista with Server 2003 as a print server may not print correctly or may cause printer errors Q2479426 KB2479426 February 18, 2011
• 2466048 Previous versions of a file or of a folder in a DFS share are not listed if you access the share through a nested DFS link from a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2466048 KB2466048 February 10, 2011
• 2466040 Post-install customization does not start after you use Group Policy to configure a deployed printer in Windows Vista, in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008, or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2466040 KB2466040 February 10, 2011
• 2443101 Print queue restore operations through the "printui.exe" command fail, error code 0x000000C in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 Q2443101 KB2443101 February 10, 2011
• 2407510 Personal and financial information in Windows Internet Explorer 8 may be exposed on a computer that is running Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 Q2407510 KB2407510 November 17, 2010
• 2407499 Pop-up windows are displayed automatically in Windows Internet Explorer on a computer that is running Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 Q2407499 KB2407499 November 17, 2010
• 2297240 Problems may occur when you try to transfer files to or from a device that is connected to a USB 2.0 hub in Windows 7 Q2297240 KB2297240 September 27, 2010
• 2366024 Primary DNS suffix for a Windows server 2008, Windows server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows Vista, deployment using an Answer file may not be set. Q2366024 KB2366024 September 13, 2010
• 2983476 Poor performance occurs when you try to view print jobs in a queue on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 if the print queue has many print jobs Q2983476 KB2983476 August 12, 2010
• 2028493 Permissions and rights have been removed from the Power Users group in Windows Vista Q2028493 KB2028493 June 18, 2010
• 2020980 PlayTo may stop functioning if multiple network adapters are present. Q2020980 KB2020980 March 17, 2010
• 2006298 Print screen functionality fails with no error message Q2006298 KB2006298 November 6, 2009
• 976161 PCI bridge device firmware actions do not run when PCI configuration space becomes available Q976161 KB976161 October 22, 2009