Windows 8 articles, fixes and updates - February 2017

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Windows 8 that have been released in February 2017. The list is daily updated.

• 3118649 You cannot determine Group Policy security settings in a workgroup joined Windows-client Q3118649 KB3118649 February 14, 2017
• 2988429 IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH times out before specified time-out value in Windows Q2988429 KB2988429 February 14, 2017
• 2810642 Why Internet Explorer is gone in Windows 8? (A series) Q2810642 KB2810642 February 14, 2017
• 2784519 Characters may not be correctly displayed if files are opened by Windows 8's Windows Reader. Q2784519 KB2784519 February 14, 2017
• 952910 Hidden Partitions are Displayed by the Windows Disk Defragmenter Tool Q952910 KB952910 February 14, 2017
• 4011290 Loss of functionality for some Intel SMBus Controller devices after you update your system through Windows Update Q4011290 KB4011290 February 9, 2017