This article describes the update rollup for Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 that is dated August 2013. This update rollup package includes performance and reliability improvements. We recommend that you apply this update rollup as part of your regular maintenance routines.
This update package also fixes the issues that are documented in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles:
Issues that this update fixes
- Resolves an issue in which some Micro SD cards are not detected on Windows 8 tablets
This update package also fixes the issues that are documented in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles:
2800422 "0x00000034" Stop error and file corruption when you burn a Live File System formatted disc on a Windows-based computer
2832829 "0x00000019" Stop error when you try to shut down a Windows-based computer
2845204 Filtering rule incorrectly triggered on a WFP-based firewall and filtering application in Windows 8
2851299 Existing memory dump file is removed if you turn off the 'Overwrite any existing file' option in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
2859160 Windows 8-based computer freezes when you resume the computer from hibernate mode
2860740 Application exits unexpectedly when it tries to verify a smart card PIN in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012
2862818 "midiInGetNumDevs" function returns incorrect number of MIDI input devices in Windows 8
2865893 The Maps app freezes on a Windows 8-based device when you start the app for the first time
2865941
Windows-based computer crashes when you restart, shut down, or log off from the computer
2867205 Stop error 0x139 in Windows Server 2012 when the thin provisioning threshold is crossed
2867224 "OpenFiles /local on" command fails on a computer that is running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012
2868237 App exits when you ignore misspelled words in Windows 8 or in Windows Server 2012
2868239
Error code 0x800706f7 when you run an application that calls a method on a COM-based component in Windows 8
2868560 "Can't connect to the network" status message when you try to connect to a mobile broadband network in Windows 8
2868572 Characters in vertical fonts are not displayed correctly in Windows 8
2832829 "0x00000019" Stop error when you try to shut down a Windows-based computer
2845204 Filtering rule incorrectly triggered on a WFP-based firewall and filtering application in Windows 8
2851299 Existing memory dump file is removed if you turn off the 'Overwrite any existing file' option in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
2859160 Windows 8-based computer freezes when you resume the computer from hibernate mode
2860740 Application exits unexpectedly when it tries to verify a smart card PIN in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012
2862818 "midiInGetNumDevs" function returns incorrect number of MIDI input devices in Windows 8
2865893 The Maps app freezes on a Windows 8-based device when you start the app for the first time
2865941
Windows-based computer crashes when you restart, shut down, or log off from the computer
2867205 Stop error 0x139 in Windows Server 2012 when the thin provisioning threshold is crossed
2867224 "OpenFiles /local on" command fails on a computer that is running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012
2868237 App exits when you ignore misspelled words in Windows 8 or in Windows Server 2012
2868239
Error code 0x800706f7 when you run an application that calls a method on a COM-based component in Windows 8
2868560 "Can't connect to the network" status message when you try to connect to a mobile broadband network in Windows 8
2868572 Characters in vertical fonts are not displayed correctly in Windows 8