Windows Server 2008 R2 articles, fixes and updates - December 2012

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 2012. The list is daily updated.

• 2697022 Win32_PhysicalMedia class does not use the IOCTL_SMART_GET_VERSION control code to query the disk serial number on a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computer Q2697022 KB2697022 December 31, 2012
• 2627007 A DFS link that points to a WebDav resource stops working in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2627007 KB2627007 December 28, 2012
• 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 December 28, 2012
• 2619082 Active Directory Certificate Services service in Windows Server 2008 R2 cannot handle cross-forest certificate enrollment requests from a Windows Developer Preview-based computer Q2619082 KB2619082 December 28, 2012
• 2618914 A hotfix is available that adds the FileFsSectorSizeInformation information class to Windows 7 and to Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2618914 KB2618914 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
• 2618096 Data corruption when one user on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 updates a shared file that is open on multiple computers by using SMB Version 2 Q2618096 KB2618096 December 28, 2012
• 2617878 You cannot set the LogonTimeout setting after the default RDP listener (RDP-Tcp) is deleted in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2617878 KB2617878 December 28, 2012
• 2617687 Applications or services that start multiple Remote Desktop Services sessions crash in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2617687 KB2617687 December 28, 2012
• 2616861 DNS Server service does not respond to a CNAME query in the GlobalNames zone correctly in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2616861 KB2616861 December 28, 2012
• 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 28, 2012
• 2616386 Windows Explorer displays wrong access control entries for migrated user accounts in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2616386 KB2616386 December 28, 2012
• 2615847 "ERROR_IPSEC_IKE_CERT_CHAIN_POLICY_MISMATCH" error when you try to start an IPsec connection between two computers that are running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2615847 KB2615847 December 28, 2012
• 2615570 A Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based domain controller does not function correctly after restart Q2615570 KB2615570 December 28, 2012
• 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 28, 2012
• 2613988 Changes to performance counters are not updated for at least 15 minutes when you use WMI to query performance counter values in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2613988 KB2613988 December 28, 2012
• 2608658 Update rollup for the Single Instance Storage (SIS) component Q2608658 KB2608658 December 28, 2012
• 2608408 The BITS Compact Server service randomly stops responding under high stress in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows Server 2008 SP2 Q2608408 KB2608408 December 28, 2012
• 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 December 28, 2012
• 2591857 Incorrect values are updated after an application calls the UpdateBacth() method in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2591857 KB2591857 December 28, 2012
• 2591402 The BranchCache feature does not work for shared files that are opened in read/write mode in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2591402 KB2591402 December 28, 2012
• 2589986 Slow performance or computer stops responding when you try to access data on an IEEE 1394 isochronous streaming device in Windows 7 or in Windows 2008 R2 Q2589986 KB2589986 December 27, 2012
• 2589154 "Active Directory Users and Computers" MMC snap-in crashes when you try to delete an RODC in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2589154 KB2589154 December 27, 2012
• 2589015 Selective authentication over a forest trust fails when Windows Server 2008 R2-based RODC and RWDC are involved in the authentication process Q2589015 KB2589015 December 27, 2012
• 2587894 IIS Manager crashes when you double-click "BITS Uploads" while a virtual directory is selected on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2587894 KB2587894 December 27, 2012
• 2587660 Memory dump file is generated very slowly on a Hyper-V virtual machine that uses Dynamic Memory when the Maximum RAM setting is over 4 GB in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2587660 KB2587660 December 27, 2012
• 2585853 Choppy video playback when you play a high-definition video over a remote desktop connection in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2585853 KB2585853 December 27, 2012
• 2580346 Some pop-up windows of a Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) RemoteApp application might be hidden in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2580346 KB2580346 December 27, 2012
• 2580164 You cannot access content through a symbolic link on an NFS share in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2580164 KB2580164 December 27, 2012
• 2580119 The operating system cannot establish a secure channel after a failed deployment of Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 on client computers Q2580119 KB2580119 December 27, 2012
• 2578113 The Cluster service takes about 30 seconds to fail over IPv6 IP addresses in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2578113 KB2578113 December 27, 2012
• 2568771 "The parameter is incorrect" error message when you try to use GPMC to back up a GPO in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2568771 KB2568771 December 27, 2012
• 2566592 Tuple index is corrupted in a Windows Server 2008 R2 domain or LDS instance Q2566592 KB2566592 December 27, 2012
• 2566205 Scalability of the I/O performance decreases in Windows Server 2008 R2 if more than 256 GB of physical memory is used Q2566205 KB2566205 December 27, 2012
• 2554414 "0x0000001E" Stop error when you add some NFS shares to a DFS namespace or to a DFS Replication group in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2554414 KB2554414 December 27, 2012
• 2553771 GetGPOList function does not return all GPOs in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008 R2, in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 Q2553771 KB2553771 December 27, 2012
• 2550894 Cluster service leaks memory when the service handles state change notifications in Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008 Q2550894 KB2550894 December 27, 2012
• 2549472 Cluster node cannot rejoin the cluster after the node is restarted or removed from the cluster in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2549472 KB2549472 December 27, 2012
• 2549448 Cluster service still uses the default time-out value after you configure the regroup time-out setting in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2549448 KB2549448 December 27, 2012
• 2546548 "0xC0000244" Stop error when the Security log reaches its maximum size in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2546548 KB2546548 December 27, 2012
• 2545735 "The home folder could not be created" error when an administrator tries to set Remote Desktop Services Home Folder for a user account in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2545735 KB2545735 December 27, 2012
• 2545649 "MAPI_E_NOT_ENOUGH_RESOURCES" error code when you run an application that calls the NspiQueryRows method in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2545649 KB2545649 December 27, 2012
• 2545627 A multithreaded application might crash in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2545627 KB2545627 December 27, 2012
• 2537589 SMB/CIFS sessions leak in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2537589 KB2537589 December 27, 2012
• 2536989 Single Sign-On (SSO) feature does not work after you enable the RemoteFX feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2536989 KB2536989 December 27, 2012
• 2528357 Nonpaged pool leak when you disable and enable some storage controllers in Windows Vista, in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2528357 KB2528357 December 27, 2012
• 2525380 "Out of memory" error when you export to circular files in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2525380 KB2525380 December 27, 2012
• 2523881 You cannot establish an IPsec tunnel to a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 through a NAT device Q2523881 KB2523881 December 27, 2012
• 2523676 GPU is not accessed leads to some VMs that use the RemoteFX feature to not start in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Q2523676 KB2523676 December 27, 2012
• 2522762 RemoteApp application does not work correctly from RD Web Access in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2522762 KB2522762 December 27, 2012
• 2522623 InitializeSecurityContext function might not fall back to NTLM authentication in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 when Kerberos fails and has the STATUS_NO_LOGON_SERVERS status Q2522623 KB2522623 December 27, 2012
• 2520155 DNS Host record of a computer is deleted after you change the DNS server assignment Q2520155 KB2520155 December 27, 2012
• 2519946 Timeout Detection and Recovery (TDR) randomly occurs in a virtual machine that uses the RemoteFX feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2519946 KB2519946 December 27, 2012
• 2512715 Validate Operating System Installation Option test may identify Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation type incorrectly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2512715 KB2512715 December 27, 2012
• 2512352 Windows Server Backup utility does not back up some newly created files in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2512352 KB2512352 December 27, 2012
• 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, 2012
• 2503351 AD FS 2.0 does not parse non-string XML attribute values in SAML 2.0 assertions in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2503351 KB2503351 December 27, 2012
• 2499016 The Windows Event Log service may crash in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2499016 KB2499016 December 27, 2012
• 2496820 Applications that use Virtual WiFi technology do not work after you restart a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2496820 KB2496820 December 27, 2012
• 2494158 Managed service account authentication fails after its password is changed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2494158 KB2494158 December 27, 2012
• 2494036 A hotfix is available to let you configure a cluster node that does not have quorum votes in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2494036 KB2494036 December 27, 2012
• 2468345 Computer intermittently performs poorly or stops responding when the Storport driver is used in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2468345 KB2468345 December 27, 2012
• 2634442 Modifying an existing DHCP scope results in the error Q2634442 KB2634442 December 26, 2012
• 2769618 Cannot play an audio file when an audio file is already playing in Windows Media Player on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2769618 KB2769618 December 24, 2012
• 2673007 "TFTP download failed" error message during a PXE boot on a client computer that connects to a Windows Server 2008 R2-based Windows Deployment Services server Q2673007 KB2673007 December 20, 2012
• 2664446 SCW stops configuring services if it encounters an "Access denied" error in Windows 7, in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2664446 KB2664446 December 18, 2012
• 981382 You may be unable to connect to a network by using a 3G modem after you remove the 3G modem in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q981382 KB981382 December 17, 2012
• 2777403 An update is available that changes the default settings of the Arabic font in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2777403 KB2777403 December 14, 2012
• 2772695 Task Category information is not displayed correctly in Event Viewer on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2772695 KB2772695 December 14, 2012
• 2705742 "0x0000003B" Stop error when you use a Citrix XenApp application in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2705742 KB2705742 December 14, 2012
• 2777658 An update is available that changes client bind type information in Event ID 2889 in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2777658 KB2777658 December 13, 2012
• 2763342 Telephone line information is not updated in a Tsec.ini file after you assign more than five telephone lines to a user in Windows Q2763342 KB2763342 December 13, 2012
• 2688892 Windows does not load a third-party WWAN adapter driver after you resume a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer from sleep mode Q2688892 KB2688892 December 13, 2012
• 2675498 "NetBIOS domain name\username" format cannot be used with the Kerberos referral mechanism to log on to a computer in a cross-forest environment Q2675498 KB2675498 December 13, 2012
• 2782558 DNS settings of a DHCP reservation revert to the settings at the scope level in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 Q2782558 KB2782558 December 12, 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
• 2780444 "0x0000012E" Stop error occurs when an application sends a 12-byte SCSI opcode to an iSCSI target in Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Q2780444 KB2780444 December 12, 2012
• 2780410 Windows logo key is displayed incorrectly on the on-screen keyboard of a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based tablet computer Q2780410 KB2780410 December 12, 2012
• 2778863 RD Gateway service crashes on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2778863 KB2778863 December 12, 2012
• 2778834 File becomes corrupted when you try to overwrite the file while it is opened by another user on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2778834 KB2778834 December 12, 2012
• 2771101 Folder redirection policy fails after you redirect a folder to a different sub folder in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2771101 KB2771101 December 12, 2012
• 2770175 RD Gateway service crashes when a client computer tries to connect to a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1-based terminal server Q2770175 KB2770175 December 12, 2012
• 2769791 Windows Audio service stops on Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer after you configure remote audio playback Q2769791 KB2769791 December 12, 2012
• 2769478 New file or folder does not appear in a Library on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2769478 KB2769478 December 12, 2012
• 2755221 You receive more DHCP logs on a DHCP server than expected after you create a virtual network on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008 Q2755221 KB2755221 December 12, 2012
• 2697479 Memory leak in Wmiapsrv.exe on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista or Windows 7 Q2697479 KB2697479 December 12, 2012
• 2685893 Error messages after you change the 2047 character limit in an environment variable on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2685893 KB2685893 December 12, 2012
• 2495489 An incorrect value for Next Run Time is displayed when you specify multiple triggers to schedule a task in Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2495489 KB2495489 December 12, 2012
• 234270 How to use Group Policy settings to control printers in Active Directory Q234270 KB234270 December 12, 2012
• 2765809 MS12-083: Vulnerability in IP-HTTPS component could allow security feature bypass: December 11, 2012 Q2765809 KB2765809 December 11, 2012
• 2722479 MS12-043: Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services could allow remote code execution: August 14, 2012 Q2722479 KB2722479 December 11, 2012
• 2697537 Some power management features are disabled after you install the NDIS filter driver on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2697537 KB2697537 December 11, 2012
• 2757702 You cannot register an SPN from a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer that is in a child domain Q2757702 KB2757702 December 7, 2012
• 2983543 "STOP 0x000000D1" error message when you try to access a device that is not a PCI device in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2983543 KB2983543 December 5, 2012
• 2754804 FTP client does not establish a passive-mode FTP connection to an IPv4 FTP server in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2754804 KB2754804 December 5, 2012
• 2664375 You cannot connect to your RRAS server over L2TP in Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2664375 KB2664375 December 4, 2012
• 2553863 DNS: Event: Security Event 12293 with error 0x80072338 registering KMS host record Q2553863 KB2553863 December 4, 2012