List of Storage related hotfixes post RTM for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Applies to:
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows 8.1
Note: You should check https://support.microsoft.com for the latest version of the different files.
Note 2: These are not available in Windows Update.
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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 assistance environment.
First published Jul. 2014. Updated Jun. 2016.
3156418 May 2016 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3156418
Update(s):
Ntoskrnl.exe 6.3.9600.18292
and many others
3153171 MS16-060 and MS16-061: Description of the security update for RPC and for Windows kernel: May 10, 2016
3146723 MS16-048: Description of the security update for CSRSS: April 12, 2016
3146706 MS16-044: Security update for Windows OLE: April 12, 2016
3128650 Access to COM+ role-based security is denied in Windows Server 2012 R2
3126587 MS16-014: Description of the security update for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2: February 9, 2016
3121212 MS16-008: Description of the security update for Windows Kernel: January 12, 2016
3117134 Hotfix to improve performance when you decommit large volume of memory in Windows Server 2012 R2
3115224 Reliability improvements for VMs that are running on a Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012 host
3108381 MS15-132: Description of the security update for Windows: December 8, 2015
3101746 MS15-115: Description of the security update for Windows: November 10, 2015
3097966 Microsoft security advisory: Inadvertently disclosed digital certificates could allow spoofing: October 13, 2015
3088195 MS15-111: Description of the security update for Windows Kernel: October 13, 2015
3087390 Application may crash with 0x8002801D error in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
3086918 Original file is lost with new file not being saved in WebDAV folder in Windows 8.1
3084395 Event 4673 is logged after "Audit Sensitive Privilege Use" is set to failure in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
3083992 Microsoft security advisory: Update to improve AppLocker certificate handling: September 8, 2015
3087390 Application may crash with 0x8002801D error in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
Supersede(s):
3084395 Event 4673 is logged after "Audit Sensitive Privilege Use" is set to failure in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
3078584 Server crashes with Stop error 0x133 or 0x13C in Windows Server 2012 R2
3071756 MS15-085: Description of the security update for Windows Mount Manager: August 11, 2015
3060716 MS15-090: Vulnerabilities in Windows could allow elevation of privilege: August 11, 2015
3055657 CPU usage spikes when you run an application, extension, or add-in for CPU throttling in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
3047295 Virtual memory allocations for a 32-bit process fail in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012
3046394 WWAN device may disappear from charm bar on Intel BYT platform that is running Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
3045999 MS15-038: Description of the security update for Windows: April 14, 2015
3042534 The Sleep option is missing on a Windows 8.1-based computer that uses the Intel Skylake chipset
3036169 Reliability improvement update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: May 2015
3035131 MS15-025: Description of the security update for Windows kernel: March 10, 2015
3032331 "0x0000007E" Stop error on a multiple sockets server that is running Windows Server 2012 R2
3031432 MS15-015: Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows could allow elevation of privilege: February 10, 2015
2981965 Update to remove memory management flush serialization for all file system drivers in Windows
2978366 Computer cannot be restarted if the registry hives are larger than 2 GB
2976205 Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Setup fails when you remove USB flash drive before the first restart of Setup
2911037 Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2-based computer freezes during startup when the system hive has to be recovered
2922790 Some software products function incorrectly in Windows
2921368 Stop Error 0x1A in the nt!MiUpdateWsle function in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
2911037 Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2-based computer freezes during startup when the system hive has to be recovered
2897632 Logon screen turns black in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
3121255 "0x00000024" Stop error in FsRtlNotifyFilterReportChange and copy file may fail in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3121255
Update(s):
Ntfs.sys 6.3.9600.18183
Supersede(s):
3121255 "0x00000024" Stop error in FsRtlNotifyFilterReportChange and copy file may fail in Windows
3086644 System freezes after you start a backup task for virtual machines in Windows Server 2012 R2
3066427 You cannot compress Windows image files because of memory leak in Windows 8.1
3027110 Systems may freeze if a reserved disk is mounted accidentally in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
3027108 "0x0000003B" Stop error when you mount a virtual hard disk driver in Windows on a computer that has 4K sector disks
2996903 NTFS file system freezes on a data deduplication volume in Windows Server 2012 R2
2996802 TRIM and UNMAP activities for thin provisioning on one volume block all activities on other volumes
2977280 DPM server randomly shuts down and restarts on a Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2-based cluster
2973052 "0x00000018" Stop error when volumes are mounted in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012
2970653 A SQL Server that is running in a Hyper-V virtual machine takes a long time to restore a database to a dynamic VHD
2965471 VHDX virtual hard disk takes a long time to be created on an SMB share on a Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V host
2964438 Sparse files are highly fragmented on a Windows 8.1-based computer
2963918 ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER when you copy a read-only volume by using the CopyFileEx function in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
2958029 I/O error 0xC0000427 when you perform initial backup in Data Protection Manager to a fully deduplicated .vhdx file
2928562 Event 55 when you copy an encrypted folder to EFS shared folder in Windows
2913695 OffloadWrite is doing PrepareForCriticalIo for the whole VHD in a Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V host
2904100 On-demand virus scan freezes in Windows
3108319 VSS backup of the PI Data server fails and the computer crashes in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3108319
Update(s):
Refs.sys 6.3.9600.18121
Supersede(s):
3046304 You cannot open files on ReFS in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 if the file names contain Greek characters
2970653 A SQL Server that is running in a Hyper-V virtual machine takes a long time to restore a database to a dynamic VHD
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2970653
Update(s):
Csvflt.sys 6.3.9600.17669
Csvfs.sys 6.3.9600.17669
Ntfs.sys 6.3.9600.17669
Refs.sys 6.3.9600.17669
3139219 0x1E Stop error when you restart or shut down a computer running Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3080728
Update(s):
Storport.sys 6.3.9600.18229
Supersede(s):
3121261 System fails back to a host copy instead of an array copy or storages go down after LUN reset in Windows Server 2012 R2
3080728 Applications can't perform I/Os in Windows Server 2012 R2
3075161 Computer might crash during storage enumeration stack in Windows Server 2012 R2
3018489 "No host bus adapter is present" error when querying SAS cable issues in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012
3004068 Storport delays PnP removal of a device in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
2990941 Update to add native driver support in NVM Express in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
2967162 Update to fix restart problems after you install update rollup 2919355 in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
2908783 Data corruption occurs on iSCSI LUNs in Windows
3121260 "0x800706BE" error when you query disk details in Windows Server 2012 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3121260
Update(s):
Classpnp.sys 6.3.9600.18217
And others:
Mispace.dll 6.3.9600.18217
Mispace.mof
Mispace_uninstall.mof
Mpio.inf_loc
Mpio.sys 6.3.9600.18217
Mpiopsmintlmsg.psd1
Mpiowmiv2.mfl
Mpiowmiv2_uninstall.mfl
Msdsm.sys 6.3.9600.18217
Smphost.dll 6.3.9600.17415
Smphost.dll 6.3.9600.17415
Spaceport.inf_loc
Spaceport.sys 6.3.9600.18217
Storport.sys 6.3.9600.18217
Supersede(s):
3022235 USB SD card reader loses capability to detect media change in Windows
2996802 TRIM and UNMAP activities for thin provisioning on one volume block all activities on other volumes
2926792 Stop error 0x18 when you run the CHAOS test on a Windows 8.1-based computer
https://support.microsoft.com/skb/2926792
Update(s):
Partmgr.sys 6.3.9600.17086
3121260 "0x800706BE" error when you query disk details in Windows Server 2012 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3046101
Update(s):
Msdsm.sys 6.3.9600.17809
Others:
Classpnp.sys 6.3.9600.18217
Mispace.dll 6.3.9600.18217
Mispace.mof
Mispace_uninstall.mof
Mpio.inf_loc
Mpio.sys 6.3.9600.18217
Mpiopsmintlmsg.psd1
Mpiowmiv2.mfl
Mpiowmiv2_uninstall.mfl
Smphost.dll 6.3.9600.17415
Smphost.dll 6.3.9600.17415
Spaceport.inf_loc
Spaceport.sys 6.3.9600.18217
Storport.sys 6.3.9600.18217
Supersede(s):
3046101 Server may freeze during startup when ALUA-capable storage is used in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012
3036614 "0x000000D1" Stop error when you fail over a cluster group in Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2
3004075 Windows-based MSDSM doesn't handle sense code 02/04/03 (LUN Not Ready – Manual Intervention Required)
2916860 Disconnection between storage and node in a Windows Server 2012 R2-based or Windows Server 2012-based cluster environment
2914743 You receive Stop error 0xD1 in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012
3156418 May 2016 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3156418
Update(s):
Mpio.sys 6.3.9600.18302
And others
Supersede(s):
3121260 "0x800706BE" error when you query disk details in Windows Server 2012 R2
3078420 0xC2 or 0xD1 Stop error on cluster nodes that are running Windows Server 2012 R2
3046101 Server may freeze during startup when ALUA-capable storage is used in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012
3036614 "0x000000D1" Stop error when you fail over a cluster group in Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2
2914743 You receive Stop error 0xD1 in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012
2869606 The LUN for a storage device is lost when multiple paths are lost concurrently in Windows
2964429 Storage Optimizer memory use increases when it runs on thin provisioned LUNs
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2964429
Update(s):
Defrag.exe 6.3.9600.17227
Defragproxy.dll 6.3.9600.16384
Defragres.dll 6.3.9600.16384
Defragsvc.dll 6.3.9600.17227
Delegatorprovider.dll 6.3.9600.16384
Storagewmi.dll 6.3.9600.17227
Storagewmi.mfl
Storagewmi.mof
Storagewmi_passthru.dll 6.3.9600.16384
Storagewmi_passthru.mfl
Storagewmi_passthru.mof
Storagewmi_passthru_uninstall.mfl
Storagewmi_passthru_uninstall.mof
Storagewmi_uninstall.mfl
Storagewmi_uninstall.mof
2966729 0x8e5e043e error when you try to use the Tiering Engine Service in Windows Server 2012 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2966729
Update(s):
Tieringengineproxy.dll 6.3.9600.16384
Tieringengineservice.exe 6.3.9600.17118
3145384 MinDiffAreaFileSize registry value limit is increased from 3 GB to 50 GB in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3060678
Update(s):
Volsnap.sys 6.3.9600.18265
Supersede(s):
3140250 MinDiffAreaFileSize doesn't work on Windows Server 2012 R2
3060678 Snapshots are not deleted after you perform a backup operation by using VSS in Windows Server 2012 R2
2977283 You cannot bring a volume online when snapshot protection mode is enabled in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
2974325 Chkdsk report errors when a snapshot creation is running in Windows
2929869 CSV snapshot file is corrupted when you create some files on the live volume in Windows
3004070 VSS task schedule is not created as you configure if shadow copy storage is on another share disk in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3004070
Update(s):
Vssui.dll 6.3.9600.17670
Vssuirun.exe 6.3.9600.17670
Supersede(s):
2917019 The source disk is still offline when you disable the shadow copy schedule for the disk in Windows
2964441 Deadlock makes server farm sites unavailable when a backup job fails
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2964441
Update(s):
Vssapi.dll 6.3.9600.17120
3137061 Windows Azure VMs don't recover from a network outage and data corruption issues occur
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3137061
Update(s):
Disk.sys 6.3.9600.18203
3114133 Windows Server Backup fails when you back up multiple volumes in Windows Server 2012 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3114133
Update(s):
Wbengine.exe 6.3.9600.18121
Optional:
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If using iSCSI:
3000123 iSCSI SAN server that's running Windows Server 2012 R2 restarts unexpectedly on a high-speed network
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3000123
Update(s):
Iscsilog.dll 6.3.9600.16384
Msiscsi.sys 6.3.9600.17393
Supersede(s):
2957560 Windows freezes or loses cluster disk reservation during a stress test in iSCSI initiator
2908783 Data corruption occurs on iSCSI LUNs in Windows
If using Failover Cluster:
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3137728 VSS restore fails when you use ResyncLuns VSS API in Windows Server 2012 R2-based failover cluster
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3137728
Update(s):
Clusdisk.sys 6.3.9600.18228
Clusres.dll 6.3.9600.18228
Vssvc.exe 6.3.9600.18229
Supersede(s):
3123538 All disks in a storage pool can't be brought online in a Windows Server 2012 R2-based cluster
3130944 March 2016 update for Windows Server 2012 R2 clusters to fix several issues
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3068445
Update(s):
Csvfs.sys 6.3.9600.18227
Note: Optional: Only if you have "in a Failover Cluster running CSV" enabled
Update(s):
3123595 "0x0000009E" Stop error when cluster node crashes in Windows Server 2012 R2
3068445 Virtual machines that host on Windows Server 2012 R2 may crash or restart unexpectedly
3044457 "STATUS_PURGE_FAILED" error when you perform VM replications by using SCVMM in Windows Server 2012 R2
3025091 Shared Hyper-V virtual disk is inaccessible when it's located in Storage Spaces on a Windows Server 2012 R2-based computer
3022333 Hotfix to avoid a deadlock situation on a CSV file system volume on Windows Server 2012 R2
3004098 Memory leak occurs when you create or delete CSV snapshots by using a VSS hardware provider in Windows
2995055 Error 0x80070001 when you try to optimize a CSV volume in Windows Server 2012 R2
2970653 A SQL Server that is running in a Hyper-V virtual machine takes a long time to restore a database to a dynamic VHD
2929869 CSV snapshot file is corrupted when you create some files on the live volume in Windows
If using Storage Spaces:
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3121260 "0x800706BE" error when you query disk details in Windows Server 2012 R2
Classpnp.sys 6.3.9600.18217
Mispace.dll 6.3.9600.18217
Mispace.mof
Mispace_uninstall.mof
Mpio.inf_loc
Mpio.sys 6.3.9600.18217
Mpiopsmintlmsg.psd1
Mpiowmiv2.mfl
Mpiowmiv2_uninstall.mfl
Msdsm.sys 6.3.9600.18217
Smphost.dll 6.3.9600.17415
Smphost.dll 6.3.9600.17415
Spaceport.inf_loc
Spaceport.sys 6.3.9600.18217
Storport.sys 6.3.9600.18217
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3063075
Update(s):
Mispace.dll 6.3.9600.17819
Mispace.mof
Mispace_uninstall.mof
Smphost.dll 6.3.9600.17415
Spaceport.inf_loc
Spaceport.sys 6.3.9600.17819
Spaceport.sys.mui 6.3.9600.17415
Note: Optional: Only if you have "Storage Spaces" enabled
Supersede(s):
3090322 Space doesn't regenerate upon reallocation in Windows Server 2012 R2
3063075 Many ID 129 events are logged when you run a Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machine in Windows Azure
2992419 September 2014 Update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
2980656 New-Volume cmdlet can now create a volume larger than 2 TB in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
2978691 Stop error when scrubbing task takes a long time on a Windows 8.1 or Windows 2012 R2-based cluster
2925766 Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows 8.1 crashes when virtual volumes are exposed to hyper-v virtual machines
2913766 Hotfix improves storage enclosure management for Storage Spaces in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
2897150 Storage Spaces volumes go offline and then online continuously in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
2913766 Hotfix improves storage enclosure management for Storage Spaces in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2913766
Update(s):
Delegatorprovider.dll 6.3.9600.16384 (superseded in KB 2964429)
Disk.cdxml
Diskimage.cdxml
Fileintegrity.cdxml
Filestoragetier.cdxml
Initiatorid.cdxml
Initiatorport.cdxml
Maskingset.cdxml
Mispace.dll 6.3.9600.16485
Mispace.mof
Mispace_uninstall.mof
Offloaddatatransfersetting.cdxml
Partition.cdxml
Physicaldisk.cdxml
Resiliencysetting.cdxml
Smphost.dll 6.3.9600.16384
Spaceport.sys 6.3.9600.16485
Storage.format.ps1xml
Storage.psd1
Storage.types.ps1xml
Storagecmdlets.cdxml
Storageenclosure.cdxml
Storagejob.cdxml
Storagepool.cdxml
Storageprovider.cdxml
Storagereliabilitycounter.cdxml
Storagesetting.cdxml
Storagesubsystem.cdxml
Storagetier.cdxml
Storagewmi.dll 6.3.9600.16485 (superseded in KB 2964429)
Storagewmi.mof (superseded in KB 2964429)
Storagewmi_passthru.dll 6.3.9600.16384 (superseded in KB 2964429)
Storagewmi_passthru.mfl (superseded in KB 2964429)
Storagewmi_passthru.mof (superseded in KB 2964429)
Storagewmi_passthru_uninstall.mfl (superseded in KB 2964429)
Storagewmi_passthru_uninstall.mof (superseded in KB 2964429)
Storagewmi_uninstall.mfl (superseded in KB 2964429)
Storagewmi_uninstall.mof (superseded in KB 2964429)
Targetport.cdxml
Targetportal.cdxml
Virtualdisk.cdxml
Volume.cdxml
Note: Optional: Only if you have "Storage Spaces" enabled
If running Hyper-V:
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3087856 Non-queued commands are sent to disk controller on a Windows Server 2012 R2-based Hyper-V host server
Passthruparser.sys 6.3.9600.18008
2995392 Stop error 0x000000D1 after you install the Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2012 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2995392
Update(s):
Vmsif.dll 6.3.9600.17199
Vmsnetsetupplugin.dll 6.3.9600.16384
Vmswitch.sys 6.3.9600.17326
Vmsntfy.dll 6.3.9600.16384
Mslbfoprovider.sys 6.3.9600.17326
Wnv.sys 6.3.9600.17326
Wnvapi.dll 6.3.9600.16384
Note: Optional: Only if you have "Hyper-V" enabled
Others:
2965904 Task name is deleted after you link a storage report to a scheduled task in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2965904
Which redirects to: 2975719 August 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2975719
Update(s):
Dirquota.exe
Filescrn.exe
Storrept.exe
Note: Optional: Only if you have "Quota" enabled
3073062 DPM server takes too long to complete backup tasks in Windows Server 2012 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3073062
Update(s):
Dedup.sys 6.3.9600.17924
3031417 Deduplication fixes for optimization job schedule and resiliency to hardware failures in Windows Server 2012 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3031417
Update(s):
Dedup.sys 6.3.9600.17630 <-- superseded by KB 3073062 above.
Ddppipeline.dll 6.3.9600.17630
Ddpscan.dll 6.3.9600.17630
Ddpstore.dll 6.3.9600.17630
Ddpcli.exe 6.3.9600.17630
Ddpeval.exe 6.3.9600.17630
Ddpsvc.dll 6.3.9600.17630
Ddpwmi.dll 6.3.9600.17630
Dedupfilemetadata.cdxml
Dedupjob.cdxml
Deduplication.format.ps1xml
Deduplication.psd1
Deduplication.types.ps1xml
Deduplicationprovider.mof
Dedupmetadata.cdxml
Dedupschedule.cdxml
Dedupstatus.cdxml
Dedupvolume.cdxml
Note: Optional: Only if you have "Deduplication" enabled
2959144 USB device remove and install repeatedly when it is connected to a Windows-based computer
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2959144
Update(s):
Wpdbusenum.dll 6.2.9200.17192
Wpdbusenum.mof
Wpdfs.mof
Wpdbusenum.dll 6.2.9200.21309
Wpdbusenum.mof
Wpdfs.mof
Note: Optional: Only if you use "USB devices" enabled