August 2016 update rollup for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

Important If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.

Method 1: Windows Update

This update is provided as a Recommended update on Windows Update. For more information about how to run Windows Update, see How to get an update through Windows Update.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Note You must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or a later version.

Method 3: Microsoft Download Center

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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Update detail information

Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must have April 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (2919355) installed in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this update.

Registry information

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To enable the improved performance for duplicate broadcast data received in LBFO, add the follow registry subkey:

1. In Registry Editor, locate and then select the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MsLbfoProvider\Parameters\NdisAdapters\<GUID>
2. Press and hold (or right-click) <GUID>, select New, and then select DWORD (32-bit) Value.
3. Name the new registry entry as DropStandbyReceive.
4. Double-click the DropStandbyReceive registry entry.
5. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, enter 1 in the Value data field, and then select OK.
6. Exit Registry Editor.

Notes

• Drop packet events are generated when there is a packet drop of the passive NIC.
• After you set the registry subkey, you have to restart the NIC Teaming (LBFO) service by using the following commands.
  
  Note This causes a brief network disruption.
  
  sc stop mslbfoprovider
  sc start mslbfoprovider

Update replacement information

This update doesn't replace any previously released update.