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Compatibility update is available for Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012: May 2013

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Summary

This compatibility update improves the compatibility experience in Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012. Microsoft regularly releases Windows compatibility updates to improve the overall user experience. This compatibility update is dated May 2013.

For more information about the improvements, see the "Applications or devices that experience a change in behavior after you install this update" section and the "Applications and devices that are included in this update" section.

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More Information

Update information

How to obtain this update

Windows Update
This update is available from Windows Update.
Microsoft Download Center
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Operating systemUpdate
All supported x86-based versions of Windows 8Download Download the update package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows 8Download Download the update package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2012Download Download the update package now.
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

The kinds of problems that are resolved by application compatibility updates

When you try to install and run certain games or applications in Windows RT, Windows 8, or Windows Server 2012, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: 
  • The game, the application, or the driver is installed incorrectly.
  • The game, the application, or the driver causes system instability.
  • The primary functions of the game, the application, or the firmware do not work correctly.

Applications or devices that experience a change in behavior after you install this update

The following table lists the applications and devices that are included in this cumulative update package. This table also describes the behavior of these applications and devices after you install the update.

Compatibility updates trigger several changes in Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012. The following are the most common. 

Hard block

The update puts a hard block on the application. The hard block prevents an application that is incompatible with Windows RT, Windows 8, or Windows Server 2012 from running on the system.

Note Microsoft enables Windows to put a hard block on a non-Microsoft application only if the manufacturer is notified.

Soft block

This update puts a soft block on the application. The soft block notifies you when primary functionality of the application is broken, or when the application experience is unstable in Windows RT, Windows 8, or Windows Server 2012.

Driver block

This action may block an existing driver on your computer. When the driver is migrated during the upgrade, an Inbox driver is installed.

Applications and devices that are included in this update

Application NameVersionBehavior after you install the update
vanBasco's Karaoke Player2.53Enables the application's functionality.
Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows DesktopNot availableImproves user experience by warning the end-user, and provides a URL for more information about the product.
AVG AntiVirus12.0.0.1831Improves user experience by warning the end-user, and provides a URL for more information about the product.
Boot Camp4.*Improves user experience by warning the end-user, and provides a URL for more information about the product.
Canon Messenger2.0.1.0Enables the application's functionality.
Avery DesignPro5.5Enables the application's functionality.
Microsoft Wedge Touch MouseNot availableImproves user experience by fixing high resolution issue.
Lynx Point - LP chipsetNot availableImproves user experience by enabling devices to work even when the transfer descriptor length is less than the Max Packet Size (8 bytes).
USB3 cameraNot availableImproves user experience by fixing an insufficient bandwidth error.
The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.

Windows Update replacement information

This update replaces the following updates:
  • 2790907 Compatibility update is available for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012: March 2013
  • 2793210 The compatibility update for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012: January 2013
  • 2792476 The compatibility update for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012: December 2012
  • 2764462 The compatibility update for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012: November 2012
File information
The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.
Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 file information notes
  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:
    VersionProductMilestoneService branch
    6.2.920 0.16 xxxWindows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012RTMGDR
    6.2.920 0.20 xxxWindows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012RTMLDR
  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012" section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.
For Windows RT
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Acres.dll6.2.9200.16420310,78420-Sep-201205:19Not applicable
Sysmain.sdbNot applicable4,24013-Apr-201300:38Not applicable
Msimain.sdbNot applicable28613-Apr-201300:38Not applicable
Acspecfc.dll6.2.9200.1658310,24013-Apr-201304:53Not applicable
Drvmain.sdbNot applicable50,89813-Apr-201300:38Not applicable
For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Acres.dll6.2.9200.16440310,78420-Oct-201202:25x86
Sysmain.sdbNot applicable4,625,14613-Apr-201300:43Not applicable
Acres.dll6.2.9200.16384310,78426-Jul-201202:44x86
Sysmain.sdbNot applicable4,625,14613-Apr-201300:45Not applicable
Msimain.sdbNot applicable2,695,99613-Apr-201300:43Not applicable
Msimain.sdbNot applicable2,695,99613-Apr-201300:45Not applicable
Acspecfc.dll6.2.9200.16583444,41613-Apr-201305:56x86
Acspecfc.dll6.2.9200.20687431,61613-Apr-201306:04x86
Drvmain.sdbNot applicable239,76413-Apr-201300:43Not applicable
Drvmain.sdbNot applicable239,76413-Apr-201300:45Not applicable
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8 and of Windows Server 2012
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Sysmain.sdbNot applicable388,93213-Apr-201300:42Not applicable
Sysmain.sdbNot applicable388,93213-Apr-201300:43Not applicable
Acspecfc.dll6.2.9200.1653439,93615-Feb-201307:58x64
Acspecfc.dll6.2.9200.2063839,93615-Feb-201313:47x64
Drvmain.sdbNot applicable239,48213-Apr-201300:42Not applicable
Drvmain.sdbNot applicable239,48213-Apr-201300:43Not applicable
Acres.dll6.2.9200.16440310,78420-Oct-201202:25x86
Sysmain.sdbNot applicable4,625,14613-Apr-201300:43Not applicable
Acres.dll6.2.9200.16384310,78426-Jul-201202:44x86
Sysmain.sdbNot applicable4,625,14613-Apr-201300:45Not applicable
Msimain.sdbNot applicable2,695,99613-Apr-201300:43Not applicable
Msimain.sdbNot applicable2,695,99613-Apr-201300:45Not applicable
Acspecfc.dll6.2.9200.16583444,41613-Apr-201305:56x86
Acspecfc.dll6.2.9200.20687431,61613-Apr-201306:04x86

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References

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012

Additional files for Windows RT
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Date (UTC)13-Apr-2013
Time (UTC)16:13
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Date (UTC)13-Apr-2013
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Date (UTC)13-Apr-2013
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Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8
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File versionNot applicable
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Date (UTC)13-Apr-2013
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