Description of the update for Lync 2010: July 2013

Update package information

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next update that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this update package.

Restart requirement

You have to restart the computer if certain dependencies in Microsoft Lync 2010 are still running when the update is applied. For example, if you have Microsoft Office Outlook or Microsoft Lync 2010 running when the update is applied, you have to restart the computer.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace a previously released update.

Registry information

To apply this update, you must create the DisableReverseNumberLookup registry subkey in the following location, and set the value of this registry subkey to 1:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Communicator