Your user name and password are rejected when you try to start WinRE in Windows 8 or in Windows RT

The hotfix that is described in this article resolves this issue in existing installations of Windows 8 and Windows RT. You can also integrate the hotfix into the Windows Imaging Format (WIM) file in your Windows RE environment to avoid this issue in future installations. To do this, follow these steps.

Notes

• If the version of Windows that you are running is provided by an OEM, contact the OEM vendor for more information.
• You must create the WinRE image (Winre.wim) on a computer that has finished the out-of-box experience (OOBE) process. For more information about how to do this, go to the following Microsoft websites.
  • Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM)
  • Windows Recovery Environment image (Winre.wim)

1. Create the WinRE image (Winre.wim) by using a Windows 8 installation media. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Copythe Install.wimfile fromthe Windows 8 installation media to a folder. For example, if the installation media is located on drive D, run the following commands at an elevated command prompt:
      md C:\OS_Image
      md C:\OS_Image\mount
      copy D:\sources\install.wim C:\OS_Image
   2. Mount the Install.wim file by using the DISM tool. To do this, run the following command:
      DISM /mount-wim /wimfile:C:\OS_Image\install.wim /index:1 /MountDir:C:\OS_Image\mount
   3. Copy the WinRE image (Winre.wim) from the mounted Windows 8 image to a folder. To do this, run the following commands:
      md C:\winre
      md C:\winre\mount
      copy C:\OS_image\mount\windows\system32\recovery\winre.wim C:\winre\
   4. Unmount the mounted Windows 8 image. To do this, run the following command:
      DISM /unmount-wim /MountDir:C:\OS_Image\mount /discard
2. Copy the hotfix package to a folder.
3. Integrate the hotfix into the WinRE image (Winre.wim). To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Mount the Winre.wim file that you created in step 1. To do this, run the following command:
      DISM /mount-wim /wimfile:C:\winre\winre.wim /index:1 /MountDir:C:\winre\mount
   2. Use the Add-package DISM option to insert the hotfix package into the mounted Winre.wim file.
   3. Confirm that the hotfix is integrated successfully. To do this, run the following command:
      DISM /image:C:\winre\mount /Get-Packages
   4. Commit the changes to the Winre.wim file. To do this, run the following command:
      DISM /unmount-wim /MountDir:C:\Winre\mount /commit
4. Deploy the customized WinRE image.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix Download Available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

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

Note The "Hotfix Download Available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running Windows RT or Windows 8.

Registry information

To apply this hotfix, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any previously released updates.

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

Important Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 hotfixes are included in the same packages.

• 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:

  Version	Product	Milestone	Service branch
  6.2.920 0.16 xxx	Windows RT, Windows 8	RTM	GDR
  6.2.920 0.20 xxx	Windows RT, Windows 8	RTM	LDR

• GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain updates in addition to widely released fixes.
• The MANIFEST files (.manifest) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows RT and for Windows 8" section. 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

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8