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Outlook attachment is slow to open in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • You have a computer that is running Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2.
  • You try to open an attachment in Microsoft Outlook, and you use folder redirection to save the attachment to a specific folder. 
  • The network connection has a high level of latency.  
In this scenario, it takes a long time to open the file. For example, it may take more than 30 seconds to open a small text file.  

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, install update rollup 2984006. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2984006 September 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2

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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

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

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Keywords: kb, kbqfe, kbfix, kbsurveynew, kbexpertiseadvanced

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Article Info
Article ID : 2989677
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 11/10/2014
Exists online : False
Views : 275