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List of Remote Desktop (Terminal Services) related hotfixes post RTM for Windows Server 2012

2013-04-24T23:19:07Z

Applies to:

Windows Server 2012 RTM

Windows Server 2012 Gold

Windows Server 2012 No Service Pack

Windows Server 2012 Service Pack 0

W2K12 RTM

W2K12 Gold

W2K12 No Service Pack

W2K12 Service Pack 0

List of Remote Desktop Server (RDS, a.k.a. Terminal server (TS)) related hotfixes for RTM for Windows Server 2012 as of Apr. 2013.

Originally published Apr. 2013

Please check http://support.microsoft.com for the latest hotfixes related to RDS.

The list by CSS-CTS:

2821526 Available Updates for Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2821526

Individual hotfixes:

2802311 RDP virtual static channels don't work and an operation stalls in Windows Server 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2802311

2797502 Graphics update freezes on a Windows Server 2012-based RD Session Host server that is under a heavy load

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2797502

2795531 You cannot log on to a virtual machine that is running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 in a VDI environment

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2795531

2770440 Poor performance when you enable RemoteFX in Hyper-V on a Windows Server 2012-based computer that uses AMD processors

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2770440

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2013-04-04T18:00:23Z

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List of Internet Explorer 8 related hotfixes post RTM for Internet Explorer 8 RTM.

2013-04-01T06:58:21Z

Available in the Technet wiki site for anyone to update the list:

List of Internet Explorer 8 related hotfixes post RTM for Internet Explorer 8 RTM.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/16743.list-of-internet-explorer-8-related-hotfixes-post-rtm-for-internet-explorer-8-rtm.aspx

Internet Explorer crashes or hangs

2013-04-01T06:34:16Z

Applies to:

Windows 7 with Internet Explorer 10.

Windows 7 with Internet Explorer 9.

Windows 7 with Internet Explorer 8.

Windows Vista with Internet Explorer 9.

Windows Vista with Internet Explorer 8.

Windows Vista with Internet Explorer 7.

Windows XP with Internet Explorer 7.

Windows XP with Internet Explorer 6.

I personally have been enjoying the new IE ads that we have released in the last year or so. I have IE 10 loaded, and if you haven’t used it since IE6 or IE7 days, you really need to try IE 10 (only available on Windows 7/8) out.

Over the weekend, my co-workers were discussing about Internet Explorer (IE) related crashes they were seeing.

I spent a few years helping Premier customers get IE deployed and solve their deployment problems. In addition to troubleshooting IE group policies and crashes/hangs/high cpu’s/memory leaks/connectivity issues.

With that said, it’s nice to have a guide and two Fix It’s available for anyone experiencing issues with IE:

Tips for solving problems when Internet Explorer crashes or stops working
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/tips-for-solving-problems-with-internet-explorer

Fix Internet Explorer add-on problems when IE hangs or freezes
http://support.microsoft.com/mats/ie_freezes_or_crashes/en-us

Fix Internet Explorer issues to make IE fast, safe and stable
http://support.microsoft.com/mats/ie_performance_and_safety/

If that doesn’t help, start out with Process Explorer looking for 3rd party modules loading.

TIP: Upgrade the active-x controls that you have loaded, it will do wonders.

TIP 2: Look for the IE hotfixes as I have described them here:

List of Internet Explorer 10 related hotfixes post RTM for Internet Explorer 10 RTM.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/yongrhee/archive/2012/11/23/list-of-internet-explorer-10-related-hotfixes-post-rtm-for-internet-explorer-10-rtm.aspx

List of Internet Explorer 9 related hotfixes post RTM for Internet Explorer 9 RTM.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/yongrhee/archive/2012/11/22/list-of-internet-explorer-9-related-hotfixes-post-rtm-for-internet-explorer-9-rtm.aspx

Note: I will try to compile a list for “Internet Explorer 8” in the next couple of weeks. Maybe even move it to a wiki so anyone could update it.

If that doesn’t help, look into getting a user mode dump with ProcDump, DebugDiag or Adplus. And get that case open with CSS.

List of Hyper-V related hotfixes post RTM for Windows Server 2012 RTM

2013-01-27T22:13:24Z

I decided to post it on the TechNet Wiki so that anyone could edit the list.

Hyper-V: Update List for Windows Server 2012 (en-US)
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/15576.hyper-v-update-list-for-windows-server-2012-en-us.aspx

List of Failover Cluster related hotfixes post RTM for Windows Server 2012 RTM

2013-01-27T22:12:38Z

I decided to post it on the TechNet Wiki so that anyone could edit the list.

List of Failover Cluster Hotfixes for Windows Server 2012
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/15577.list-of-failover-cluster-hotfixes-for-windows-server-2012.aspx

Network tracing (packet sniffing) for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003

2013-01-11T21:54:08Z

Applies to:

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista

Windows Server 2003

Windows XP

To capture network packets (for those coming from a Unix background, Packet sniffer or protocol analyzer, or TCPDump), you will need to install Network Monitor (Netmon)

Microsoft Network Monitor 3.4

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4865

Depending on which processor you have, pick the right one.

In this example, I’ll be using the x64 package.

Click on “Run”

Click on “Yes”

Select the radio button for “I accept the terms in the License Agreement”

Click on “Next”

Click on “Typical”

Click on “Install”

Click on “Finish”.

Ok, now we are ready to collect data.

Right click on the “Microsoft Network Monitor 3.4” icon

Click on “Run as administrator”

Warning: If you don’t elevate, you will not be able to see the Network Interfaces.

Select the “Network (s)” that you want to monitor.

Click on Tools and Options…

Click on the “Parser Profiles”

Select “High Performance Capturing”

Click on “Set As Active”

Click on OK

Click on “New capture tab”

Whenever you are ready to start the network capture, click on “Start”

Write down the questions to help you and your peers analyze the network trace.

Network tracing (packet sniffing) data to provide when troubleshooting.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/yongrhee/archive/2012/12/20/network-tracing-packet-sniffing-data-to-provide-when-troubleshooting.aspx

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2013-01-07T15:46:44Z

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Network tracing (packet sniffing) data to provide when troubleshooting.

2012-12-20T18:33:53Z

Applies to:

Windows Server 2012

Windows 8

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows 7

Problem description:

Windows 8 RTM, after hibernating, when resuming the system, the connection will be “limited” for around a minute (60 seconds) before it finally connects all the way.

Action Plan:

We had our fellow peer (P1) gather a network trace per my previous post.

Network tracing (packet sniffing) built-in to Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/yongrhee/archive/2012/12/01/network-tracing-packet-sniffing-built-in-to-windows-server-2008-r2-and-windows-server-2012.aspx

Data analysis:

P1 provides the network trace. And that is it.

Issue:

I don't know what IP address that they got. ipv4.address==172.x.x.x OR ipv6.address==fe80::x:x:x

What was the timeframe of the 60 seconds that was delayed?

Filtering the network trace.

The first packet with those addresses are:
10:31:17 a.m.
10:43:18 a.m.

Ok, that is 12 minutes with over 90,000 packets.
Talk about finding a needle in the haystack.

The moral of the story is, at a minimum, gather the following data when troubleshooting a network related issue:

IPv4 address:

IPv6 address:

Time (HH:MM:SS):

Ipv4 address of target:

Ipv6 address of target:

Application that is having the problem, and it’s Process ID (PID) from Task Manager:

Network share name that is having the problem:

Website name (if troubleshooting a website/webpage related problem):

Document name (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, etc…):

Domain name/User name (if troubleshooting an authentication problem):

DC Ipv4/Ipv6 address:

DHCP Ipv4/Ipv6 address:

DNS Ipv4/Ipv6 address:

Network tracing (packet sniffing) built-in to Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012.

2012-12-01T15:21:03Z

Applies to:

Windows Server 2012

Windows 8

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows 7

In Windows Server’s, if you wanted to capture network packets (for those coming from a Unix background, Packet sniffer or protocol analyzer, or TCPDump), you would have to install an add-on such as Network Monitor (Netmon) or Wireshark (used to be known as Ethereal). In order to install these products, you would have to go thru a change control process.

Starting with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, network capture has been built-in and native to the Windows O.S.

WARNING: In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, you could run into:

2582260 "0x0000000A" Stop error when you perform ETW tracing on the Afd.sys driver in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2582260

Please make sure to install the hotfix above before you proceed.

Start, CMD (Run as admin)

Type “Netsh trace start scenario=NetConnection capture=yes report=yes persistent=no maxsize=1024 correlation=yes traceFile=C:\Logs\NetTrace.etl” without the quotation marks and then press Enter.

Note: Details of all the options are available in the links to more information.

Note 2: You always want to take network traces from both sides (sending and receiving).

Reproduce the issue.

Open a second CMD (Run as admin)

When you have the repro, to make the network trace with a ‘marker’ that you are done.

Type “ping 127.0.0.1” without the quotation marks and then press Enter.

To stop the network capture

Type “netsh trace stop” without the quotation marks and then press Enter.

Once you have the nettrace.etl file, you could copy it off the server to your Windows client.

In your Windows client, you would use Microsoft Network Monitor 3.4 to analyze the network packets.

More information:

Scenarios	Troubleshoots what type of related issues?
AddressAcquisition	address acquisition
DirectAccess	DirectAccess
FileSharing	common file and printer sharing problems
InternetClient	Diagnose web connectivity
InternetServer	server-side web connectivity
L2SEC	layer 2 authentication
LAN	wired LAN
Layer2	layer 2 connectivity
NDIS	network adapter
NetConnection	network connections
RPC	RPC framework
WCN	Windows Connect Now
WFP-IPsec	Windows Filtering Platform and IPsec
WLAN	wireless LAN

Network Tracing in Windows 7
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee918726(v=ws.10).aspx

Network Tracing in Windows 7 (Windows)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd569136(v=vs.85).aspx

Netsh Commands for Trace
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd878498(v=WS.10).aspx

Netsh Commands for Network Trace in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd878517(v=WS.10).aspx

Event Tracing for Windows and Network Monitor
http://blogs.technet.com/b/netmon/archive/2009/05/13/event-tracing-for-windows-and-network-monitor.aspx

For those administrators that want to learn more and their company has a Premier contract. There is a workshop available called “Netmon for Enterprise Troubleshooting”. Please contact your Technical Account Manager (T.A.M.) about availability in your neck of the woods.

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