### YamlMime:YamlDocument documentType: LandingData title: Resolved issues in Windows Server 2012 metadata: document_id: title: Resolved issues in Windows Server 2012 description: Resolved issues in Windows Server 2012 keywords: ["Resolved issues in Windows Server 2012", "Windows Server 2012"] ms.localizationpriority: high author: greg-lindsay ms.author: greglin manager: dougkim ms.topic: article ms.devlang: na sections: - items: - type: markdown text: " See a list of known issues that have been resolved for Windows Server 2012 over the last six months. Looking for a specific issue? Press CTRL + F (or Command + F if you are using a Mac) and enter your search term(s) to search the page. " - items: - type: markdown text: "
| Summary | Originating update | Status | Date resolved |
| Intermittent issues when printing The print spooler service may intermittently have issues completing a print job and may result in a print job being canceled or failing. See details > | September 24, 2019 KB4516069 | Resolved KB4520007 | October 08, 2019 10:00 AM PT |
| Devices starting using PXE from a WDS or SCCM servers may fail to start Devices that start up using PXE images from Windows Deployment Services (WDS) may fail to start with error \"0xc0000001.\" See details > | June 11, 2019 KB4503285 | Resolved KB4512512 | August 17, 2019 02:00 PM PT |
| Apps using Visual Basic 6 (VB6), VBA, and VBScript may stop responding with error Applications made using VB6, macros using VBA, and VBScript may stop responding and you may receive an error. See details > | August 13, 2019 KB4512518 | Resolved KB4517302 | August 16, 2019 02:00 PM PT |
| MacOS may be unable to access network shares via CIFS or SMBv1 on Windows devices You may receive an error on MacOS when trying to access network shares via CIFS or SMBv1 on certain Windows devices. See details > | June 11, 2019 KB4503285 | Resolved External | August 09, 2019 07:03 PM PT |
| Some devices and generation 2 Hyper-V VMs may have issues installing updates Some devices and generation 2 Hyper-V VMs may have issues installing some updates when Secure Boot is enabled. See details > | June 11, 2019 KB4503285 | Resolved KB4503295 | June 21, 2019 02:00 PM PT |
| IE11 may stop working when loading or interacting with Power BI reports Power BI reports that contain line charts with markers may cause Internet Explorer 11 to stop working. See details > | May 14, 2019 KB4499171 | Resolved KB4503295 | June 21, 2019 02:00 PM PT |
| Event Viewer may close or you may receive an error when using Custom Views When trying to expand, view, or create Custom Views in Event Viewer, you may see an error or the app may close. See details > | June 11, 2019 KB4503285 | Resolved KB4503295 | June 20, 2019 02:00 PM PT |
| Issue using PXE to start a device from WDS There may be issues using PXE to start a device from a WDS server configured to use Variable Window Extension. See details > | March 12, 2019 KB4489891 | Resolved KB4503285 | June 11, 2019 10:00 AM PT |
| Unable to access some gov.uk websites gov.uk websites that don’t support “HSTS” may not be accessible See details > | May 14, 2019 KB4499171 | Resolved KB4505050 | May 18, 2019 02:00 PM PT |
| Layout and cell size of Excel sheets may change when using MS UI Gothic When using MS UI Gothic or MS PGothic in Excel, the text, layout, or cell size may become narrower or wider. See details > | April 25, 2019 KB4493462 | Resolved KB4499171 | May 14, 2019 10:00 AM PT |
| System unresponsive after restart if Sophos Endpoint Protection installed Devices with Sophos Endpoint Protection, managed by Sophos Central or Sophos Enterprise Console, may be unresponsive. See details > | April 09, 2019 KB4493451 | Resolved | May 14, 2019 01:21 PM PT |
| System may be unresponsive after restart if Avira antivirus software installed Devices with Avira antivirus software installed may become unresponsive upon restart. See details > | April 09, 2019 KB4493451 | Resolved | May 14, 2019 01:19 PM PT |
| Details | Originating update | Status | History |
| Intermittent issues when printing Applications and printer drivers that leverage the Windows Javascript engine (jscript.dll) for processing print jobs might experience one or more of the following symptoms:
Note This issue also affects the Internet Explorer Cumulative Update KB4522007, release September 23, 2019. Affected platforms:
Resolution: This issue was resolved in KB4520007. If you are using Security Only updates, see KB4519974 for resolving KB for your platform. Back to top | September 24, 2019 KB4516069 | Resolved KB4520007 | Resolved: October 08, 2019 10:00 AM PT Opened: September 30, 2019 06:26 PM PT |
| Details | Originating update | Status | History |
| Apps using Visual Basic 6 (VB6), VBA, and VBScript may stop responding with error After installing KB4512518, applications that were made using Visual Basic 6 (VB6), macros using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), and scripts or apps using Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) may stop responding and you may receive an \"invalid procedure call error.\" Affected platforms:
Resolution: This issue was resolved in KB4517302. The ‘optional’ update is now available on Microsoft Update Catalog and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Back to top | August 13, 2019 KB4512518 | Resolved KB4517302 | Resolved: August 16, 2019 02:00 PM PT Opened: August 14, 2019 03:34 PM PT |
| MacOS may be unable to access network shares via CIFS or SMBv1 on Windows devices You may receive an error on your Apple MacOS device when trying to access network shares via CIFS or SMBv1 on a Windows devices that has installed updates on June 11, 2019 (KB4503285) or later. When you encounter this issue, in MacOS you may receive the error, “There was a problem connecting to the server “{Server Host Name}”. Check the server name or IP address, and then try again. If you continue to have problems, contact your system administrator.” Affected platforms:
Resolution: For guidance on this issue, see the Apple support article If your Mac can't use NTLM to connect to a Windows server. There is no update for Windows needed for this issue. Back to top | June 11, 2019 KB4503285 | Resolved External | Last updated: August 09, 2019 07:03 PM PT Opened: August 09, 2019 04:25 PM PT |
| Details | Originating update | Status | History |
| Devices starting using PXE from a WDS or SCCM servers may fail to start Devices that start up using Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) images from Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) may fail to start with the error \"Status: 0xc0000001, Info: A required device isn't connected or can't be accessed\" after installing KB4503285 on a WDS server. Affected platforms:
Resolution: This issue was resolved in KB4512512. Back to top | June 11, 2019 KB4503285 | Resolved KB4512512 | Resolved: August 17, 2019 02:00 PM PT Opened: July 10, 2019 02:51 PM PT |
| Details | Originating update | Status | History |
| Some devices and generation 2 Hyper-V VMs may have issues installing updates Some devices and generation 2 Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs) may have issues installing KB4503285 or later updates when Secure Boot is enabled. Affected platforms:
Resolution: This issue was resolved in KB4503295. If your device is using Security Only updates, this issue was resolved in KB4508776. Back to top | June 11, 2019 KB4503285 | Resolved KB4503295 | Resolved: June 21, 2019 02:00 PM PT Opened: June 19, 2019 04:57 PM PT |
| IE11 may stop working when loading or interacting with Power BI reports Internet Explorer 11 may stop working when loading or interacting with Power BI reports that have line charts with markers. This issue may also occur when viewing other content that contains Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) markers. Affected platforms:
Resolution: This issue was resolved in Preview Rollup KB4503295. If you are using the Internet Explorer cumulative updates, this issue was resolved in KB4508646. Back to top | May 14, 2019 KB4499171 | Resolved KB4503295 | Resolved: June 21, 2019 02:00 PM PT Opened: June 07, 2019 02:57 PM PT |
| Event Viewer may close or you may receive an error when using Custom Views When trying to expand, view, or create Custom Views in Event Viewer, you may receive the error, \"MMC has detected an error in a snap-in and will unload it.\" and the app may stop responding or close. You may also receive the same error when using Filter Current Log in the Action menu with built-in views or logs. Built-in views and other features of Event Viewer should work as expected. Affected platforms:
Resolution: This issue was resolved in KB4503295. If you are using Security Only updates, see KB4508640 for resolving KB for your platform. Back to top | June 11, 2019 KB4503285 | Resolved KB4503295 | Resolved: June 20, 2019 02:00 PM PT Opened: June 12, 2019 11:11 AM PT |
| Details | Originating update | Status | History |
| Unable to access some gov.uk websites After installing the May 14, 2019 update, some gov.uk websites that don’t support HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) may not be accessible through Internet Explorer 11 or Microsoft Edge. Affected platforms:
Resolved: We have released an \"optional\" update for Internet Explorer 11 (KB4505050) to resolve this issue. We recommend you apply this update by installing KB4505050 from Windows Update and then restarting your device. To download and install this update, see How to get an update through Windows Update. This update is also available through the Microsoft Update Catalog website. Back to top | May 14, 2019 KB4499171 | Resolved KB4505050 | Resolved: May 18, 2019 02:00 PM PT Opened: May 16, 2019 01:57 PM PT |
| Layout and cell size of Excel sheets may change when using MS UI Gothic When using the MS UI Gothic or MS PGothic fonts, the text, layout, or cell size may become narrower or wider than expected in Microsoft Excel. For example, the layout and cell size of Microsoft Excel sheets may change when using MS UI Gothic. Affected platforms:
Resolution: This issue has been resolved. Back to top | April 25, 2019 KB4493462 | Resolved KB4499171 | Resolved: May 14, 2019 10:00 AM PT Opened: May 10, 2019 10:35 AM PT |
| Details | Originating update | Status | History |
| System unresponsive after restart if Sophos Endpoint Protection installed Microsoft and Sophos have identified an issue on devices with Sophos Endpoint Protection installed and managed by either Sophos Central or Sophos Enterprise Console (SEC) that may cause the system to become unresponsive upon restart after installing KB4493451. Affected platforms:
Resolution: This issue has been resolved. Microsoft has removed the temporary block for all affected Windows updates. Sophos has released an update to address this issue. Guidance for Sophos Endpoint and Sophos Enterprise Console customers can be found in the Sophos support article. Back to top | April 09, 2019 KB4493451 | Resolved | Resolved: May 14, 2019 01:21 PM PT Opened: April 09, 2019 10:00 AM PT |
| System may be unresponsive after restart if Avira antivirus software installed Microsoft and Avira have identified an issue on devices with Avira antivirus software installed that may cause the system to become unresponsive upon restart after installing KB4493451. Affected platforms:
Resolution: This issue has been resolved. Microsoft has removed the temporary block for all affected Windows updates. Avira has released an automatic update to address this issue. Guidance for Avira customers can be found in the Avira support article. Back to top | April 09, 2019 KB4493451 | Resolved | Resolved: May 14, 2019 01:19 PM PT Opened: April 09, 2019 10:00 AM PT |
| Details | Originating update | Status | History |
| Issue using PXE to start a device from WDS After installing KB4489891, there may be issues using the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) to start a device from a Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server configured to use Variable Window Extension. This may cause the connection to the WDS server to terminate prematurely while downloading the image. This issue does not affect clients or devices that are not using Variable Window Extension. Affected platforms:
Resolution: This issue was resolved in KB4503285. Back to top | March 12, 2019 KB4489891 | Resolved KB4503285 | Resolved: June 11, 2019 10:00 AM PT Opened: March 12, 2019 10:00 AM PT |