.NET Framework 4.7.1 Update for Windows Server 2012 (KB4054853)

An update for the .NET Framework 4.7.1 is available for Windows Server 2012. For more information about the issues that this update resolves, see the "Issues that this update resolves" section.  

Windows Update

This update is available from Windows Update.

Microsoft Download Center

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

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Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must have .NET Framework 4.7.1 installed.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this update if the affected files are not being used.

The following problems in .NET Framework 4.7.1 are fixed in this update.

Base Class Library (BCL)

• Applications targeting .NET 4.6.1 that use .NET Standard libraries might be broken when running on .NET Framework 4.7.1. [526755, netstandard.dll, Bug]
• CultureAwareComparer with ignore casing serialized on previous versions of .NET Framework does not correctly deserialize on .NET Framework 4.7.1.  [526752, mscorlib.dll, Bug]
• Applications making heavy use of System.Diagnostics.StackTrace or Exception.StackTrace might run more slowly on the .NET Framework 4.7.1. [517815, System.dll, Bug]

Windows Presentation Framework (WPF)

• Certain dual GPU machines may experience visual artifacts while running WPF apps in high contrast. [530113, System.Drawing.dll, Bug]
• In specific scenarios, the System.Windows.Controls.PrintDialog() throws an Arithmetic Overflow exception. [530512, PresentationFramework.dll, Bug]

KB4054853 is supported on the following operating systems:

• Windows Server 2012 (x64)