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Licenses for Windows Server 2012 are not upgraded after you upgrade the system to Windows Server 2012 R2

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Symptoms

This issue occurs after you upgrade a Windows Server 2012 server that has Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) installed to Windows Server 2012 R2. Additionally, if you call the GetConfigEntry method to retrieve the configuration information for a certification authority (CA), the returned message always indicates Windows Server 2012 instead of Windows Server 2012 R2.

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Cause

This issue occurs because the value of the following registry entry is not updated after the operating system is upgraded to Windows Server 2012 R2:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CertSvc\Configuration\Version

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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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References

See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

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Keywords: kbqfe, kbfix, kbsurveynew, kbexpertiseinter, kb

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Article Info
Article ID : 3009347
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 12/29/2014
Exists online : False
Views : 198