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Start screen can be customized unexpectedly after you apply update 2919355 on a Windows 8.1 Pro-based computer

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Symptoms

After you apply update 2919355 on a Windows 8.1 Pro-based computer that is not domain-joined, you can customize the Start screen. By default, only domain-joined computers in Windows 8.1 Pro can customize the Start screen.

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Cause

This issue occurs because update 2919355 applies a Start screen customization policy incorrectly to the Pro edition of Windows 8.1.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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More Information

See How to customize the Start screen that applies to Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

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References

See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

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Keywords: kbqfe, kbfix, kbsurveynew, kbexpertiseadvanced, kb

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Article Info
Article ID : 3008289
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 11/18/2014
Exists online : False
Views : 181