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Support for urgent Trusted Root updates for Windows Root Certificate Program in Windows


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This article describes an update that enables urgent updates for the Windows Root Certificate Program in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2. Before you apply this update, see more about this update and check out the prerequisites in this article.

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About this update

The Windows Root Certificate Program enables trusted root certificates to be distributed automatically in Windows. Usually, a client computer polls root certificate updates one time a week. After you apply this update, the client computer can receive urgent root certificate updates within 24 hours.

Known issue

After you apply this update, you may encounter error 0x800706f7 when you run Windows Update.

Resolution
To resolve this issue, install update 3024777.

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How to obtain this update

Method 1: Windows Update

This update is available from Windows Update.

Method 2: Microsoft Download Center

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center.
Operating systemUpdate
All supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1Download Download the package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 Download Download the package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2012 R2Download Download the package now.
All supported x86-based versions of Windows 8Download Download the package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows 8 Download Download the package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2012Download Download the package now.
All supported x86-based versions of Windows 7Download Download the package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows 7Download Download the package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2Download Download the package now.
All supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2Download Download the package now.

Notes
  • The update installer should be run from an elevated command prompt.
  • The update for Windows RT 8.1 or Windows RT can be obtained only from Windows Update.
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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Method 3: Update rollup for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows RT, or Windows Server 2012

Install one of the following update rollup packages that are dated December 2014:Note The update rollup fixes many other issues in addition to the issue that the stand-alone update fixes. The update rollup is larger than the stand-alone update. Therefore, the update rollup takes longer to download.

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Update information

Prerequisites

To install this update, you must install update 2919355 in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2. Or, install Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

Registry information

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

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace a previously released update.

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More Information

For more information, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
File information

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References

See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

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Article Info
Article ID : 3004394
Revision : 2
Created on : 4/10/2020
Published on : 4/10/2020
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