List of Network Related Hotfixes Post RTM for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

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1/17/2024

Applies to Windows Server 2012 R2

Originally published Jul. 2014. Updated Jul. 2014.

These updates and hotfixes can help avoid some known issues and may save you a support call.
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A hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in the article. You should not apply the hotfix if you have not seen the symptoms.

http://i.technet.microsoft.com/ff394763.note%28en-us,WS.10%29.gifNote: A catch 22, do you install it to try preventing the problem from occurring or do you only install it if you see the problem and have an outage?

http://i.technet.microsoft.com/ff394763.note%28en-us,WS.10%29.gifNote: Some updates are required only under certain circumstances**

Note: You should check http://support.microsoft.com/ for the latest version of the different files.

Note 2: These are not available in Windows Update.

Note 3: You can download them without entering your e-mail address and captcha if you are a Microsoft Premier customer and have a http://premier.microsoft.com/ account.

Note 4: Carefully review the list and decide which might be applicable to your unique environment.

Note 5: Test in your test and your quality assurance environment.

List of Network related hotfixes post RTM for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2:

2934842 The range of ports is not displayed when a Windows Firewall rule defines a local port range

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2934842

Update(s):

Microsoft.grouppolicy.reporting.dll

Supersede(s):

2917033 An update is available to enable the use of Local ADMX files for Group Policy Editor

2866345 "AD / SYSVOL version mismatch" message is displayed unexpectedly in the Group Policy Results report in Windows

2936341 The WebClient service does not send cookies in Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2936341

Update(s):

Davclnt.dll

Webclnt.dll

2966087 You intermittently cannot connect to the DirectAccess server by using the IP-HTTPS adapter in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2966087

Update(s):

Netcfgx.dll

Supersede(s):

2965739 NICs disappear and vSwitch becomes private in Windows Server 2012 R2

2918550 Computer leaks nonpaged pool memory when IPSEC traffic is configured to use AuthIP without encryption in Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2918550

and

2905412 Stop error 0xD1 on a Windows-based computer with multiple processors

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2905412

Update(s):

Netio.sys

Fwpkclnt.sys

Tcpip.sys

Supersede(s):

2896146 Packet loss occurs when MTU is below 576 and PMTU discovery is enabled in Windows

2888049 Update is available that improves the network performance of Internet Explorer 11 in Windows

2905407 Stop error 0xD1 when you download uTorrent content through an RNDIS 6.0 connection

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2905407

Update(s):

Rndismp6.sys

Rndismpx.sys

Usb80236.sys

Usb8023x.sys

2972251 Event 1002 when system file information folder is shared in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2972251

Update(s):

Srv2.sys

Supersede(s):

2969039 0x7E Stop error occurs randomly when you close SMB sessions in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

2955808 A VPN connection through a third-party VPN server disconnects after an hour on a computer that is running Windows 8.1 or Windows 8

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2955808

Update(s):

Bfe.dll

Fwpuclnt.dll

Ikeext.dll

Networksecurity-ppdlic.xrm-ms

Nshwfp.dll

Wfp.mof

Fwpuclnt.dll

Nshwfp.dll

Wfp.mof

2936341 The WebClient service does not send cookies in Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2936341

Update(s):

Webclnt.dll

2965740 0x000000D6 Stop error when a VM network adapter is uninstalled in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2965740

Update(s):

Ndis.sys

Ndismigplugin.dll

Ndistrace.mof

2965735 The CA Ping tool always fails for IPv6 addresses in Windows Server 2012 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2965735

Update(s):

Vmsif.dll

Vmsnetsetupplugin.dll

Vmswitch.sys

Vmsif.dll

Vmsntfy.dll

Vmswitch.sys

Mslbfoprovider.sys

Wnv.sys

Wnvapi.dll

Vmsif.dll

Vmsntfy.dll

Vmswitch.sys

Vmsif.dll

Vmsntfy.dll

Vmswitch.sys

Supersede(s):

2965733 The guest cluster is not available to service users after failover in a Hyper-V Network Virtualization environment

2956241 Network communication is very slow in a virtual machine that has the LSO feature of Hyper-V Network Virtualization enabled

2913659 Windows Server 2012 R2-based Hyper-V server crashes when network traffic passes through a virtual switch

2902821 A virtual machine that is configured to use the DLC protocol does not connect to an SNA host on Hyper-V Server 2012 or Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

2965178 VMQs cannot be created or the NVGRE offloads incorrectly on a Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2-based Hyper-V host

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2965178

Update(s):

Msft_netlbfoteam.cdxml

Msft_netlbfoteam.format.ps1xml

Msft_netlbfoteammember.cdxml

Msft_netlbfoteammember.format.ps1xml

Msft_netlbfoteamnic.cdxml

Msft_netlbfoteamnic.format.ps1xml

Msft_netswitchteam.cdxml

Msft_netswitchteam.format.ps1xml

Msft_netswitchteammember.cdxml

Msft_netswitchteammember.format.ps1xml

Msnetimplatform.mof

Ndisimplatcim.dll

Ndisimplatform.dll

Ndisimplatform.sys

Netlbfo.psd1

Netlbfo.types.ps1xml

Netswitchteam.mof

Netswitchteam.psd1

Netswitchteamcim.dll

Mslbfoprovider.sys

Msft_netlbfoteam.cdxml

Msft_netlbfoteam.format.ps1xml

Msft_netlbfoteammember.cdxml

Msft_netlbfoteammember.format.ps1xml

Msft_netlbfoteamnic.cdxml

Msft_netlbfoteamnic.format.ps1xml

Msft_netswitchteam.cdxml

Msft_netswitchteam.format.ps1xml

Msft_netswitchteammember.cdxml

Msft_netswitchteammember.format.ps1xml

Netlbfo.psd1

Netlbfo.types.ps1xml

Netswitchteam.psd1

Supersede(s):

2953202 Network connectivity problem when Windows Server 2012 R2 is configured to use LBFO on a NIC teaming network adapter

2928360 Transferring files by using SMB2 or SMB3 causes memory leak on a Windows computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2928360

Update(s):

Mrxsmb.sys

Supersede(s):

2885978 0x0000007F Stop error on a Windows-based computer

2888049 Update is available that improves the network performance of Internet Explorer 11 in Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2888049

Update(s):

Mswsock.dll

2935389 System shows a high nonpaged pool utilization from pool tag AfdP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2935389

Update(s):

Afd.sys

Supersede(s):

2888049 Update is available that improves the network performance of Internet Explorer 11 in Windows

2896636 You cannot use certain third-party devices to send a document to a shared folder in Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2896636

Update(s):

Srv.sys

2973055 Error 58 when an application calls BackupRead function to back up files that are shared by using SMB in Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2973055

Update(s):

Mrxsmb20.sys

2952507 "0x00000050" Stop error when you browse files by using Windows Explorer on a remote desktop in Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2952507

2820470 Delayed error message when you try to access a shared folder that no longer exists in Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2012 R2

Note: This is only a registry key change

NFS:

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2934249 NFS version 4.1 and version 3 work unexpectedly in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2934249

Update(s):

Msnfsflt.mof

Nfs-servercore-ppdlic.xrm-ms

Nfssvr.mof

Nfssvr.sys

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