Windows Server 2012 R2 articles, fixes and updates - letter W

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 starts with letter W that have been released. The list is daily updated.

• 4073119 Windows client guidance for IT Pros to protect against silicon-based microarchitectural and speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities Q4073119 KB4073119 April 18, 2024
• 4072698 Windows Server and Azure Stack HCI guidance to protect against silicon-based microarchitectural and speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities Q4072698 KB4072698 April 18, 2024
• 4457951 Windows guidance to protect against speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities Q4457951 KB4457951 October 27, 2023
• 2919355 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 update: April 2014 Q2919355 KB2919355 October 18, 2022
• 5010215 Windows Server 2012 R2 stops responding after installing the December 14, 2021 update Q5010215 KB5010215 January 4, 2022
• 4522104 WS12R2: Device Setup Manager svchost crashes: heap corruption c0000374 Q4522104 KB4522104 April 15, 2021
• 2989289 Wi-Fi connection is not established or Wi-Fi direct proximity test fails in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Q2989289 KB2989289 January 26, 2021
• 921471 Windows activation or validation fails with error code 0x8004FE33 Q921471 KB921471 January 26, 2021
• 3203884 West Bank and Gaza move DST end date to October 29, 2016 Q3203884 KB3203884 January 25, 2021
• 3153727 Windows Installer with certain actions can't be installed on Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Q3153727 KB3153727 January 25, 2021
• 3146604 WMI service crashes randomly in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012 Q3146604 KB3146604 January 25, 2021
• 3140786 Windows Server backup fails despite sufficient free space on target volume in Windows Server 2012 R2 Q3140786 KB3140786 January 25, 2021
• 3139923 Windows installer (MSI) repair doesn't work when MSI package is installed on an HTTP share in Windows Q3139923 KB3139923 January 25, 2021
• 3138615 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: March 2016 Q3138615 KB3138615 January 25, 2021
• 3137061 Windows Azure VMs don't recover from a network outage and data corruption issues occur Q3137061 KB3137061 January 25, 2021
• 3135449 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: February 2016 Q3135449 KB3135449 January 25, 2021
• 3134813 Windows Server Backup may hit process freeze and backup operation fails in Windows Server 2012 R2 Q3134813 KB3134813 January 25, 2021
• 3134758 Windows Management Framework 5.0 RTM on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Q3134758 KB3134758 January 25, 2021
• 3114133 Windows Server Backup fails when you back up multiple volumes in Windows Server 2012 R2 Q3114133 KB3114133 January 25, 2021
• 3112336 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: December 2015 Q3112336 KB3112336 January 25, 2021
• 3103709 Windows Server 2012 R2-based or Windows Server 2012-based domain controller update, April 2016 Q3103709 KB3103709 January 25, 2021
• 3103616 WMI query doesn't work in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012 Q3103616 KB3103616 January 25, 2021
• 3096411 Windows Error Reporting settings option is unavailable after update 3000850 is installed in Windows Server 2012 R2 Q3096411 KB3096411 January 25, 2021
• 3095649 Win32k.sys update in Windows: October 2015 Q3095649 KB3095649 January 25, 2021
• 3090303 Windows freezes or applications freeze after you install security update 3076895 Q3090303 KB3090303 January 25, 2021
• 3084463 WSUSutil.exe csaimport fails upon import in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012 Q3084463 KB3084463 January 25, 2021
• 3083729 WDS has a high CPU usage when many client computers try to start in Windows Server 2012 R2 Q3083729 KB3083729 January 25, 2021
• 3083711 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: October 2015 Q3083711 KB3083711 January 25, 2021
• 3083325 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: September 2015 Q3083325 KB3083325 January 25, 2021
• 3082353 Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 hosts crash when they set up IPSec tunnel Q3082353 KB3082353 January 25, 2021
• 3078631 Windows Server Backup fails despite sufficient space on the target volume in Windows Server 2012 R2 Q3078631 KB3078631 January 25, 2021
• 3075853 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: August 2015 Q3075853 KB3075853 January 25, 2021
• 3071675 Windows Fabric traces stop working on virtual machines in Windows Server 2012 R2 Q3071675 KB3071675 January 25, 2021
• 3065988 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: July 2015 Q3065988 KB3065988 January 25, 2021
• 3053863 Windows 8.1 can't discover Samsung TV as wireless display device Q3053863 KB3053863 January 25, 2021
• 3050267 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1: June 2015 Q3050267 KB3050267 January 25, 2021
• 3046394 WWAN device may disappear from charm bar on Intel BYT platform that is running Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Q3046394 KB3046394 January 25, 2021
• 3044424 Work Folders may stop synching after the original AD FS certificate expires in Windows Server 2012 R2 Q3044424 KB3044424 January 25, 2021
• 3036612 Windows Store apps may crash in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1 Q3036612 KB3036612 January 25, 2021
• 3031436 Windows Store apps cannot be updated automatically when proxy service is used in Windows Q3031436 KB3031436 January 25, 2021
• 3022332 "Windows has detected an IP address conflict" error in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 NLB nodes Q3022332 KB3022332 January 25, 2021
• 3016074 Windows activation does not work when the sppsvc.exe process is not started automatically for a long time Q3016074 KB3016074 January 25, 2021
• 3014176 Windows does not change the client certificates in subsequent HTTP requests after the initial connection Q3014176 KB3014176 January 25, 2021
• 3013486 Windows Server 2012 R2-based cluster freezes after you enable data deduplication Q3013486 KB3013486 January 25, 2021
• 3004905 Windows Hyper-V improvement for Linux virtual machines that have file systems that are larger than 2 TB Q3004905 KB3004905 January 25, 2021
• 3004075 Windows-based MSDSM doesn't handle sense code 02/04/03 (LUN Not Ready – Manual Intervention Required) Q3004075 KB3004075 January 25, 2021
• 3000481 WSUS database is not cleared correctly after you run Server Cleanup Wizard on a Windows Server 2012 R2-based WSUS server Q3000481 KB3000481 January 25, 2021
• 2990532 Web browser icons cannot be unpinned and are displayed incorrectly on the taskbar in Windows RT 8.1 or Windows 8.1 Q2990532 KB2990532 January 25, 2021
• 2989713 Window jumps two times when you tap on the scroll bar arrow one time on the touchpad in Windows RT 8.1 or Windows 8.1 Q2989713 KB2989713 January 25, 2021
• 2981330 WTSQuerySessionInformation API function always returns zero bytes for WTSIncomingBytes and WTSOutgoingBytes Q2981330 KB2981330 January 25, 2021
• 2980665 Windows crashes with Stop error when filter driver perform FltWriteFileEx function in Windows RT 8.1 or Windows 8.1 Q2980665 KB2980665 January 25, 2021
• 2979058 Windows RT 8.1 or Windows 8.1-based computer fails to shut down, and you must perform a cold shutdown Q2979058 KB2979058 January 25, 2021
• 2959977 Windows Update Client does not scan against WSUS 3.0 SP2 if HTTPS is configured and TLS 1.2 is not enabled Q2959977 KB2959977 January 25, 2021
• 2957560 Windows freezes or loses cluster disk reservation during a stress test in iSCSI initiator Q2957560 KB2957560 January 25, 2021
• 2956575 Windows 8.1 Store and Windows Update client improvements: May 13, 2014 Q2956575 KB2956575 January 25, 2021
• 2953997 Windows MultiPoint Server occasionally crashes when you start the WMS shell in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012 Q2953997 KB2953997 January 25, 2021
• 2950153 WUSA freezes when you install an update in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Q2950153 KB2950153 January 25, 2021
• 2930287 WSD scan fails when you scan many pages in Windows Q2930287 KB2930287 January 25, 2021
• 2922514 White line appears when printing an image by using an XPS printer driver in Windows Q2922514 KB2922514 January 25, 2021
• 2919394 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 update rollup: February 2014 Q2919394 KB2919394 January 25, 2021
• 2913270 Windows 8.1 Store improvements: January 2014 Q2913270 KB2913270 January 25, 2021
• 2913212 Windows Store apps that are installed in audit mode are removed in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 Q2913212 KB2913212 January 25, 2021
• 2913152 Windows Photo Viewer prints white lines when you use an XPS driver to print photos in Windows Q2913152 KB2913152 January 25, 2021
• 2911106 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 update rollup: January 2014 Q2911106 KB2911106 January 25, 2021
• 2897942 Windows does not provide device and application compatibility information when you update to Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1 Q2897942 KB2897942 January 25, 2021
• 2887595 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 update rollup: November 2013 Q2887595 KB2887595 January 25, 2021
• 2883200 Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 General Availability Update Rollup Q2883200 KB2883200 January 25, 2021
• 4537133 "We had trouble getting the featured templates and can't show them right now" error in Office 365 and Pro Plus 2016 Q4537133 KB4537133 January 20, 2021
• 4046168 Windows Hello for Business mitigation plan for vulnerability in TPM Q4046168 KB4046168 January 14, 2021
• 4009470 Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 update history Q4009470 KB4009470 January 13, 2021
• 4514157 Windows guidance for Bluetooth key length enforcement Q4514157 KB4514157 October 23, 2020
• 4033428 Windows Server 2012 R2 processor generation detection reliability update: August 8, 2017 Q4033428 KB4033428 October 22, 2020
• 2796988 Windows installation may fail with error "The product key entered does not match any of the Windows images available for installation. Enter a different product key" Q2796988 KB2796988 May 28, 2020
• 923100 When you try to install an update for the .NET Framework 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, or 3.5, you may receive Windows Update error code "0x643" or Windows Installer error code "1603" Q923100 KB923100 April 16, 2020
• 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 February 19, 2020
• 4524957 Windows Marketplace image optimization for Azure Q4524957 KB4524957 December 13, 2019
• 3163023 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: June 2016 Q3163023 KB3163023 November 22, 2019
• 3045385 "Workplace Join discovery failed" error with exit code 0x80072EE7 Q3045385 KB3045385 November 15, 2019
• 4514607 Windows Server support and installation instructions for the AMD Rome family of processors Q4514607 KB4514607 October 29, 2019
• 3045383 "Workplace Join discovery failed" error with exit code 0x80072F8A" Q3045383 KB3045383 September 6, 2019
• 4482416 WSUS synchronization fails with SoapException Q4482416 KB4482416 July 10, 2019
• 2901101 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 update rollup: November 2013 Q2901101 KB2901101 May 1, 2019
• 2938148 Windows PowerShell cmdlet Grant-DfsnAccess does not change inheritance on DFS links Q2938148 KB2938148 October 12, 2018
• 3045382 "Workplace Join discovery failed" with exit code 0x80072F0D Q3045382 KB3045382 October 9, 2018
• 3064434 Windows Update hangs and new updates are uninstalled after a restart Q3064434 KB3064434 April 19, 2018
• 2028504 Windows Kernel event ID 41 error "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first" in Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2028504 KB2028504 April 17, 2018
• 2894029 Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 General Availability Update Rollup Q2894029 KB2894029 November 29, 2017
• 2908174 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 update rollup: November 2013 Q2908174 KB2908174 May 17, 2017
• 2898514 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 update rollup: November 2013 Q2898514 KB2898514 May 17, 2017
• 2938439 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 update: April 2014 Q2938439 KB2938439 April 11, 2017
• 2937592 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 update: April 2014 Q2937592 KB2937592 April 11, 2017
• 2934018 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 update: April 2014 Q2934018 KB2934018 April 11, 2017
• 2932046 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 update: April 2014 Q2932046 KB2932046 April 11, 2017
• 3205089 W32Time: Sync: SpecialPollInterval may be ignored on workgroup computers Q3205089 KB3205089 March 25, 2017
• 3082514 Wi-Fi Direct System Interoperability test fails in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Q3082514 KB3082514 February 14, 2017
• 3045381 "Workplace Join discovery failed" error with exit code 0x80072EFD Q3045381 KB3045381 December 5, 2016
• 3201265 Windows Time Service settings are not preserved during an in-place upgrade to Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10 Version 1607 Q3201265 KB3201265 November 22, 2016
• 3190327 WinStoreUI.admx conflict when Central Store is updated with Windows 10 Version 1511 ADMX files Q3190327 KB3190327 September 8, 2016
• 3124914 WMI-Activity Event 5858 logged frequently with ResultCode = 0x80041032 Q3124914 KB3124914 January 26, 2016
• 3061415 What to do when a Windows SMB server is unresponsive Q3061415 KB3061415 December 3, 2015
• 3114800 Windows Server 2012 R2 installation fails because of page file settings on systems that have large memory Q3114800 KB3114800 November 17, 2015
• 2901152 Windows Server 2012 R2 setup may fail on a virtual machine that is configured to use the minimum required memory Q2901152 KB2901152 July 30, 2015
• 3073881 WDS service crashes when F5 Global Traffic Manager "monitor" packets are being used Q3073881 KB3073881 July 9, 2015
• 2974308 Windows Server Essentials integration with Office 365 or Windows Azure Active Directory is blocked Q2974308 KB2974308 June 17, 2015
• 2961238 Windows Server Backup doesn't start after you perform a BMR in Windows Server 2012 Q2961238 KB2961238 March 31, 2015
• 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 March 30, 2015
• 3045380 "Workplace Join discovery failed" error with exit code 0x80004005 Q3045380 KB3045380 March 23, 2015
• 3045384 "Workplace Join discovery failed" error with exit code 0x80072F19 Q3045384 KB3045384 March 16, 2015
• 2385818 Windows Time service doesn't start automatically on a workgroup computer that's running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q2385818 KB2385818 February 16, 2015
• 942490 Windows may stop responding if it has East Asian languages installed Q942490 KB942490 January 16, 2015
• 3020858 Worker process may allocate a very large amount of memory when you have a complex directory structure on IIS Q3020858 KB3020858 December 22, 2014
• 2982169 W3C logging service crashes in IIS 8.5 on a server in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Q2982169 KB2982169 December 9, 2014
• 2969050 Windows Management Framework 5.0 Preview September 2014 Q2969050 KB2969050 November 10, 2014
• 2931031 Windows Setup may fail if USB flash disk is removed too early Q2931031 KB2931031 October 20, 2014
• 2976205 Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Setup fails when you remove USB flash drive before the first restart of Setup Q2976205 KB2976205 October 13, 2014
• 3003081 Windows Task Manager shows incorrect CPU speed when Hyper-V is enabled Q3003081 KB3003081 September 26, 2014
• 2981666 WDS multicasting deployment results in corrupted installation images on cluster nodes Q2981666 KB2981666 September 16, 2014
• 2997378 Windows Server freezes during startup or shutdown when ALUA-capable storage is used Q2997378 KB2997378 September 4, 2014
• 2978101 Windows 2012 R2-based Hyper-V host cluster freezes when virtual machines use shared virtual hard disks Q2978101 KB2978101 August 12, 2014
• 2972257 Windows Server 2012 R2-based cluster freezes on multiple nodes when you add, rename, or remove disks Q2972257 KB2972257 August 12, 2014
• 2866693 Wired or Wireless Network GPO setting is not displayed in GPMC report in Windows Q2866693 KB2866693 August 12, 2014
• 2964951 Windows Update does not download drivers for shared printers in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Q2964951 KB2964951 June 10, 2014
• 2957359 Windows 8.1 stuck on first startup after you install a Bluetooth mouse Q2957359 KB2957359 May 13, 2014
• 2935608 Web Application Proxy cannot detect the updated certificate after it automatically updates on Windows Server 2012 R2 Q2935608 KB2935608 May 13, 2014
• 2905363 Windows DNS server incorrectly parses client computer records Q2905363 KB2905363 April 10, 2014
• 2934794 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2 freezes when you use a Bluetooth LE device Q2934794 KB2934794 April 9, 2014
• 2953600 WSD printer is removed unexpectedly when you upgrade to Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Q2953600 KB2953600 April 8, 2014
• 2940190 Wi-Fi UI connectivity status is incorrect in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Q2940190 KB2940190 April 8, 2014
• 2939055 Windows Update history displays oldest update history events in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Q2939055 KB2939055 April 8, 2014
• 2933511 WSD scanner driver incorrectly requests PDF-format data when you run multiple image scans in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Q2933511 KB2933511 April 8, 2014
• 2930172 Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials dashboard crashes if SharePoint site title is empty Q2930172 KB2930172 April 8, 2014
• 2930152 Wireless connection is not queried by an application that uses the GetConnectionProfiles method in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Q2930152 KB2930152 March 12, 2014
• 2928680 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 update rollup: March 2014 Q2928680 KB2928680 March 12, 2014
• 2910887 Windows Phone application development is blocked in Windows 8.1 Q2910887 KB2910887 March 12, 2014
• 2920217 WIA image processing filter fails when you scan from Devices and Printers in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Q2920217 KB2920217 March 6, 2014
• 2930529 Windows Media Player is not installed after installing Desktop Experience on Windows Server 2012 R2 Q2930529 KB2930529 February 20, 2014
• 2911804 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 update rollup: December 2013 Q2911804 KB2911804 February 19, 2014
• 2911134 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 update rollup: December 2013 Q2911134 KB2911134 February 19, 2014
• 2903939 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 update rollup: December 2013 Q2903939 KB2903939 February 19, 2014
• 2925766 Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows 8.1 crashes when virtual volumes are exposed to hyper-v virtual machines Q2925766 KB2925766 February 12, 2014
• 2918813 Windows Server 2012 R2 NVGRE gateway cannot establish outgoing connections Q2918813 KB2918813 February 12, 2014
• 2901606 Windows Server 2012 upgrade may fail with error 0x000000C4 Q2901606 KB2901606 February 7, 2014
• 2913659 Windows Server 2012 R2-based Hyper-V server crashes when network traffic passes through a virtual switch Q2913659 KB2913659 January 15, 2014
• 2911037 Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2-based computer freezes during startup when the system hive has to be recovered Q2911037 KB2911037 January 15, 2014
• 950934 When you click Continue for folder access in Windows Explorer, your user account is added to the ACL for the folder Q950934 KB950934 January 15, 2014
• 2909528 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2-based computer never enters a DRIPS Q2909528 KB2909528 December 10, 2013
• 2911375 Windows Setup displays incorrect SKU on Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Q2911375 KB2911375 November 25, 2013
• 2898742 Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 update rollup: October 2013 Q2898742 KB2898742 October 17, 2013
• 2884846 Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 update rollup: October 2013 Q2884846 KB2884846 October 17, 2013