Windows Vista articles, fixes and updates - Year 2020

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Windows Vista that have been released in Year 2020. The list is daily updated.

• 184802 User32.dll or Kernel32.dll does not initialize Q184802 KB184802 December 26, 2020
• 18900 Consumer antivirus software providers for Windows Q18900 KB18900 December 22, 2020
• 3032930 Large image printed from Windows Photoviewer may get cut Q3032930 KB3032930 December 18, 2020
• 2969353 The .NET Framework 4.6 Preview (Web Installer) for Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2 Q2969353 KB2969353 December 18, 2020
• 2830145 SID S-1-18-1 and SID S-1-18-2 cannot be mapped on Windows-based computers in a domain environment Q2830145 KB2830145 December 18, 2020
• 2682997 Active Directory replication fails with event 1084 and status 8206: "The directory service is busy" Q2682997 KB2682997 December 18, 2020
• 2560048 "This device cannot start. (Code 10)" error message in Device Manager when a Type 8 PCIe device is installed on a Windows-based computer Q2560048 KB2560048 December 18, 2020
• 2491998 Error message when you try to change a user right which includes a virtual account that has the "NT Service\" prefix in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista: "An external error has occurred" Q2491998 KB2491998 December 18, 2020
• 969639 Error message when you try to access the Performance Monitor (Perfmon.exe) on a remote computer: "Access Is Denied" Q969639 KB969639 December 18, 2020
• 932134 An outdated network router may not function correctly when you use it together with new networking features in Windows Vista Q932134 KB932134 December 18, 2020
• 931858 Windows Vista Business and Windows XP Professional upgrade licenses under the volume licensing agreement Q931858 KB931858 December 18, 2020
• 927826 A connected USB storage device does not appear when you click the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in the notification area in Windows Vista Q927826 KB927826 December 18, 2020
• 925616 Error message when you start Windows Vista: "Your activation period has expired" Q925616 KB925616 December 18, 2020
• 923944 List of Error Codes that you may receive when you try to make a dial-up connection or a VPN connection in Windows Vista Q923944 KB923944 December 18, 2020
• 922706 How to use Certificate Services Web enrollment pages together with Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Q922706 KB922706 December 18, 2020
• 325771 Extending the desktop while a video plays may cause problems in Windows Q325771 KB325771 December 18, 2020
• 314496 The default MTU sizes for different network topologies Q314496 KB314496 December 18, 2020
• 17622 Do I have Windows Media Center? Q17622 KB17622 November 30, 2020
• 121007 How to disable 8.3 file name creation on NTFS partitions Q121007 KB121007 November 24, 2020
• 4013567 How to disable Internet Explorer on Windows Q4013567 KB4013567 October 24, 2020
• 555935 How to: Establish a Dial-Up connection by command line in Windows Vista Q555935 KB555935 October 24, 2020
• 555917 How to start the Program Compatibility Wizard in Windows Vista Q555917 KB555917 October 24, 2020
• 555913 HOW TO: Enable and disable Auto-activation feature in Windows Vista Q555913 KB555913 October 24, 2020
• 4499180 May 14, 2019—KB4499180 (Security-only update) Q4499180 KB4499180 October 23, 2020
• 4016754 MTP driver update causes USB connected phone or portable device issue Q4016754 KB4016754 October 23, 2020
• 4012584 MS17-013: Description of the security update for Microsoft Graphics Component: March 14, 2017 Q4012584 KB4012584 October 23, 2020
• 4025231 "0x0000000A" Stop error message in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 if iSCSI storage is installed Q4025231 KB4025231 October 22, 2020
• 3217877 Update for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista (KB3217877) Q3217877 KB3217877 October 22, 2020
• 926098 How to enable COM+ and COM diagnostic tracing Q926098 KB926098 September 29, 2020
• 921468 Security auditing settings are not applied to Windows Vista-based and Window Server 2008-based computers when you deploy a domain-based policy Q921468 KB921468 September 29, 2020
• 318378 How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer in Windows Q318378 KB318378 September 29, 2020
• 2728613 "S1023" error when you install the DirectX SDK (June 2010) Q2728613 KB2728613 August 20, 2020
• 2360394 Notepad.exe shows incorrect characters in file created by redirected output from command line utilities on non-English systems Q2360394 KB2360394 August 20, 2020
• 975440 How to troubleshoot Distributed File System Namespace access failures in Windows Q975440 KB975440 August 20, 2020
• 972107 Error event ID 5 is logged in the System log on a computer that uses the iSCSI Software Initiator to connect to an iSCSI target device Q972107 KB972107 August 20, 2020
• 971187 How to fix MSI software update registration corruption issues Q971187 KB971187 August 20, 2020
• 949104 How to update the Windows Update Agent to the latest version Q949104 KB949104 August 20, 2020
• 930743 A list of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles is available to help troubleshoot error messages that you may receive when you upgrade to Windows Vista within Windows Q930743 KB930743 August 20, 2020
• 928228 How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program generates in Windows Vista Q928228 KB928228 August 20, 2020
• 927520 You cannot select or format a hard disk partition when you try to install Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Q927520 KB927520 August 20, 2020
• 926179 How to configure an L2TP/IPsec server behind a NAT-T device in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Q926179 KB926179 August 20, 2020
• 555976 How to script ftp commands Q555976 KB555976 August 20, 2020
• 555974 How to re-register Windows client/server in WSUS Q555974 KB555974 August 20, 2020
• 956627 Kerberos tickets are issued even though the time difference between the client clock and the domain controller clock is greater than the "Maximum tolerance for computer clock synchronization" value Q956627 KB956627 August 19, 2020
• 2693643 Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows operating systems Q2693643 KB2693643 June 4, 2020
• 2510009 Microsoft support policy for 4K sector hard drives in Windows Q2510009 KB2510009 May 31, 2020
• 969227 A compatibility problem exists between HP Smart Web Printing and Internet Explorer Q969227 KB969227 May 31, 2020
• 938449 Netlogon event ID 5719 or Group Policy event 1129 is logged when you start a domain member Q938449 KB938449 May 31, 2020
• 2736303 How to rebuild the Tokens.dat file when you troubleshoot Windows activation issues Q2736303 KB2736303 May 28, 2020
• 2722715 Support for the leap second Q2722715 KB2722715 May 28, 2020
• 2602377 Constrained delegation for CIFS fails with ACCESS_DENIED error Q2602377 KB2602377 May 28, 2020
• 947821 Fix Windows Update errors by using the DISM or System Update Readiness tool Q947821 KB947821 May 28, 2020
• 942960 How to move the client-side caching (CSC) folder to a new location in Windows Q942960 KB942960 May 28, 2020
• 941050 "User has not been authenticated"error when you try to access a network drive that's mapped to a web share Q941050 KB941050 May 28, 2020
• 929852 Guidance for configuring IPv6 in Windows for advanced users Q929852 KB929852 May 28, 2020
• 929851 The default dynamic port range for TCP/IP has changed since Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Q929851 KB929851 May 28, 2020
• 927521 Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 setup log file locations Q927521 KB927521 May 28, 2020
• 920730 How to disable and re-enable hibernation on a computer that is running Windows Q920730 KB920730 May 28, 2020
• 837361 Kerberos protocol registry entries and KDC configuration keys in Windows Q837361 KB837361 May 28, 2020
• 832017 Service overview and network port requirements for Windows Q832017 KB832017 May 28, 2020
• 816043 How to turn on debug logging in the Windows Time Service Q816043 KB816043 May 28, 2020
• 314828 The Microsoft policy for disk duplication of Windows installations Q314828 KB314828 May 28, 2020
• 299540 An explanation of the Automatic Metric feature for IPv4 routes Q299540 KB299540 May 28, 2020
• 262177 How to enable Kerberos event logging Q262177 KB262177 May 28, 2020
• 109626 Enabling debug logging for the Netlogon service Q109626 KB109626 May 28, 2020
• 949977 Relocation of the Users directory and the ProgramData directory to a drive other than the drive that contains the Windows directory Q949977 KB949977 May 26, 2020
• 3184471 MS16-110: Description of the security update for Windows: September 13, 2016 Q3184471 KB3184471 May 21, 2020
• 3057110 MS15-044: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft font drivers could allow remote code execution: May 12, 2015 Q3057110 KB3057110 May 21, 2020
• 2982792 Microsoft security advisory: Improperly issued digital certificates could allow spoofing Q2982792 KB2982792 May 21, 2020
• 2647516 MS12-010: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer: February 14, 2012 Q2647516 KB2647516 May 21, 2020
• 2618444 MS11-099: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer: December 13, 2011 Q2618444 KB2618444 May 21, 2020
• 2586448 MS11-081: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer: October 11, 2011 Q2586448 KB2586448 May 21, 2020
• 2559049 MS11-057: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer: August 9, 2011 Q2559049 KB2559049 May 21, 2020
• 980195 MS10-034: Cumulative security update of ActiveX kill bits Q980195 KB980195 May 21, 2020
• 957579 Post-installation behavior on client computers after you install the DNS update Q957579 KB957579 May 21, 2020
• 971513 Description of the Windows Automation API Q971513 KB971513 April 30, 2020
• 2019185 Copying files from a mapped drive to a local directory fails with error “Location is not available” if UAC is enabled Q2019185 KB2019185 April 29, 2020
• 974405 Description of Windows Identity Foundation Q974405 KB974405 April 29, 2020
• 940157 Description of Windows Search 4.0 and the Multilingual User Interface Pack for Windows Search 4.0 Q940157 KB940157 April 29, 2020
• 928202 How to use the BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer for Active Directory Users and Computers tool to view recovery passwords for Windows Vista Q928202 KB928202 April 29, 2020
• 940520 An update is available to fix a Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) crash on a Windows Vista-based computer Q940520 KB940520 April 16, 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
• 954825 No documents are found when you use Indexing Service to search for PDF files on a computer that is running a 64-bit Windows operating system Q954825 KB954825 April 15, 2020
• 2917500 Microsoft security advisory: Improperly issued digital certificates could allow spoofing Q2917500 KB2917500 April 13, 2020
• 2798897 Microsoft Security Advisory: Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing Q2798897 KB2798897 April 13, 2020
• 2749655 Microsoft Security Advisory: Compatibility issues affecting signed Microsoft binaries: November 13, 2012 Q2749655 KB2749655 April 13, 2020
• 2728973 Microsoft Security Advisory: Unauthorized digital certificates could allow spoofing Q2728973 KB2728973 April 13, 2020
• 2718704 Unauthorized digital certificates could allow spoofing Q2718704 KB2718704 April 13, 2020
• 2661254 Microsoft Security Advisory: Update for minimum certificate key length Q2661254 KB2661254 April 13, 2020
• 2641690 Microsoft Security Advisory: Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing Q2641690 KB2641690 April 13, 2020
• 2616676 Microsoft Security Advisory: Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing Q2616676 KB2616676 April 13, 2020
• 2607712 Microsoft Security Advisory: Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing Q2607712 KB2607712 April 13, 2020
• 2524375 Microsoft Security Advisory: Fraudulent Digital Certificates could allow spoofing Q2524375 KB2524375 April 13, 2020
• 2264107 A new CWDIllegalInDllSearch registry entry is available to control the DLL search path algorithm Q2264107 KB2264107 April 13, 2020
• 977377 Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in TLS/SSL could allow spoofing Q977377 KB977377 April 13, 2020
• 973525 MS09-055: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits Q973525 KB973525 April 13, 2020
• 971029 Update to the AutoPlay functionality in Windows Q971029 KB971029 April 13, 2020
• 3067639 How to get an update through Windows Update Q3067639 KB3067639 April 10, 2020
• 941314 Description of Windows Server 2008 Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Q941314 KB941314 April 10, 2020
• 930261 You randomly receive a "Stop 0x0000000A" error in Storport.sys when you start Windows Vista Q930261 KB930261 April 10, 2020
• 313222 How do I restore security settings to a known working state? Q313222 KB313222 April 10, 2020
• 968930 Windows Management Framework Core package (Windows PowerShell 2.0 and WinRM 2.0) Q968930 KB968930 April 9, 2020
• 952627 Description of the Windows Vista Management Tools update for the release version of Hyper-V Q952627 KB952627 April 9, 2020
• 933360 August 2007 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems Q933360 KB933360 April 9, 2020
• 932224 Package Manager can install only the first package when you extract two or more packages to the same folder in Windows Vista Q932224 KB932224 April 9, 2020
• 297019 Limits to using personal folders (.pst) files over LAN and WAN links Q297019 KB297019 March 31, 2020
• 2705622 FIX: A custom .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 application that uses Windows Forms may not print or may not apply defined printer settings in Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Q2705622 KB2705622 March 24, 2020
• 3013383 Hotfix rollup 3013383 for the .NET Framework 4.0 on Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Q3013383 KB3013383 March 10, 2020
• 3057756 Hotfix rollup 3057756 for the .NET Framework 4.0 on Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, and Windows Vista SP2 Q3057756 KB3057756 February 20, 2020
• 2872778 The Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1 RC for Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Q2872778 KB2872778 February 20, 2020
• 2872775 The Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1 RC (web installer) for Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 Q2872775 KB2872775 February 20, 2020
• 2846044 FIX: .NET Framework 4.5-based HttpWebRequest and HttpClient classes terminate server connection in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2 Q2846044 KB2846044 February 20, 2020
• 2822218 Hotfix 2822218 is available for .NET Framework 4.5 in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2 Q2822218 KB2822218 February 20, 2020
• 2805221 An update is available for the .NET Framework 4.5 in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, and Windows Vista SP2: May 2013 Q2805221 KB2805221 February 20, 2020
• 2599653 Update 4.0.3 Beta for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - Design-Time Update for Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Q2599653 KB2599653 February 20, 2020
• 2544525 Update 4.0.2 for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - Design-Time Update for Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Q2544525 KB2544525 February 20, 2020
• 2495593 Update 4.0.1 for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - Design-Time Update for Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Q2495593 KB2495593 February 20, 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
• 2287297 A COM+ application may stop working in Windows when a user logs off Q2287297 KB2287297 January 20, 2020