List of Available Hotfixes for Windows 7

(Hands up, those who have ever used REG SAVE for this? - yep - that's why it took 5 years to find and fix the bug :))

Teerex said:

An interesting hotfix yesterday for a common problem in the Explorer shell.

Thanks for the head up...

Added to the long Hotfixes list, while i found that some of my librairies entries were little modified without my permission few weeks ago, i fixed that and no (bad) news since that time.

-Article ID: 2803202 - Last Review: April 9, 2013 - Revision: 1.0
Deleted file is still displayed in the Documents library in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

Symptoms:
Consider the following scenario:

• You create a file in the Documents library in Windows Explorer on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
• You click the Date modified column to sort the files.
  Note If the newly created file is listed as the last item, you need to click the Date modified column again.
• You delete the file.

In this scenario, the file is deleted successfully. However, the file is still displayed in the Documents library. The file only disappears after you right-click and then click Refresh in the shortcut menu in Windows Explorer.

Review and request hotfix:
Deleted file is still displayed in the Documents library in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

-Article ID: 2685813 - Last Review: April 15, 2013 - Revision: 4.0
User-Mode Driver Framework version 1.11 update for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Introduction:
This article introduces an update that installs User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF) version 1.11 on Windows operating systems.

UMDF supports user-mode drivers that are written specifically to use it. UMDF driver packages that are built by using Windows Driver Kit for Windows 8 can automatically redistribute and install version 1.11 of the files. During driver package installation, the package checks the computer to determine what version of UMDF is currently installed, and then the package updates the files to 1.11 if they are an older version.

More Infos: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2685813/en-us

Download links for x86 & x64bits:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl....aspx?id=38421


-Article ID: 2685811 - Last Review: April 15, 2013 - Revision: 8.0
Kernel-Mode Driver Framework version 1.11 update for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2

Introduction:
This article introduces an update that installs Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) version 1.11 on Windows operating systems.

KMDF supports kernel-mode drivers that are written specifically to use it. KMDF driver packages that are built by using Windows Driver Kit for Windows 8 can automatically redistribute and install version 1.11 of the files. During driver package installation, the package checks the computer to determine what version of KMDF is currently installed, and then the package updates the files to 1.11 if they are an older version.

More Infos: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2685811/en-us

Download links for x86 & x64bits:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl....aspx?id=38423

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-Article ID: 2839011 - Last Review: April 18, 2013 - Revision: 5.0
You receive an Event ID 55 or a 0xc000021a Stop error in Windows 7 after you install security update 2823324.

You receive an Event ID 55 or a 0xc000021a Stop error in Windows 7 after you install security update 2823324

A Repair Disk is available now:
To help customers who are experiencing difficulties restarting their systems after installation of security update 2823324, Microsoft is making available a bootable media ISO image through the Microsoft Download Center (DLC). Clicking Download means you agree to the MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS.

Download Repair Disk for KB2823324 and KB2782476 (KB2840165) from Official Microsoft Download Center

-Article ID: 947821 - Last Review: April 16, 2013 - Revision: 35.1
System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB947821) [May 2013]

To fix errors that occur when you use Windows Update, install and run the System Update Readiness Tool. The tool scans for inconsistencies on your computer and fixes them as it's being installed.

Download for all OS & Versions:
System Update Readiness Tool fixes Windows Update errors in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008


-Article ID: 2818604 - Last Review: June 11, 2013 - Revision: 6.0
A microcode update is available for Windows 7-based and Windows 8-based computers that use AMD processors.

Summary:
This article describe a microcode update for Windows 7 and Windows 8 that updates the processor microcode for the following AMD processors:

• AMD C-Series Processor with AMD Radeon HD Graphics
• AMD C-Series Dual-Core Processor with AMD Radeon HD Graphics
• AMD E-Series Dual-Core Processor
• AMD E-Series Processor with AMD Radeon HD Graphics
• AMD E-Series Dual-Core Processor with AMD Radeon HD Graphics
• AMD G-Series Processor with AMD Radeon HD Graphics
• AMD G-Series Dual-Core Processor with AMD Radeon HD Graphics
• AMD Z-Series Dual-Core Processor with AMD Radeon HD Graphics

The update is supported on all Windows 7 and Windows 8-based computers. However, the microcode update is active only on computers that use an AMD Family 0x14 (20) processor.

Review & request fix-it solution:
https://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/kb/2818604/en-us

Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 3.

Details:
The Visual C++ Redistributable Packages install runtime components of Visual C++ libraries that are required to run applications developed using Visual Studio 2012 on a computer that does not have Visual Studio 2012 installed. These packages install runtime components of the C Runtime (CRT), Standard C++, ATL, MFC, C++ AMP, and OpenMP libraries.

Download for x86 & x64 bits based system:
Download Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 3 from Official Microsoft Download Center





Microsoft Camera Codec Pack (16.4.1899.0416)

Details:
The Microsoft Camera Codec Pack enables the viewing of a variety of device-specific file formats in Window Live Photo Gallery as well as other software that is based in Windows Imaging Codecs (WIC).
Installing this package will allow supported RAW camera files to be viewable in Windows Explorer.
This package is available in both 32-bit (MicrosoftCodecPack_x86.msi) and 64-bit (MicrosoftCodecPack_amd64.msi) versions.

The Microsoft Camera Codec Pack provides support for the following device formats:

• Canon: Digital Rebel XT, Digital Rebel XTi, EOS 10D, EOS 20D, EOS 30D, EOS 40D, EOS 50D Digital, EOS 60D, EOS 300D, EOS 350D, EOS 400D, EOS 450D, EOS 500D, EOS 550D, EOS 600D, EOS 650D, EOS 1000D, EOS1100D, EOS 5D, EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 6D, EOS 7D Digital, EOS D30, EOS D60, EOS Digital Rebel, EOS Kiss Digital, EOS Kiss Digital N, EOS Kiss Digital X, EOS Kiss F, EOS Kiss X2, EOS Kiss X3, EOS Kiss X4, EOS Kiss X5, EOS Kiss X6i, EOS Kiss X50, EOS M, EOS Rebel T1i, EOS Rebel T2i, EOS Rebel T3, EOS Rebel T3i, EOS Rebel T4i, EOS Rebel XS, EOS Rebel XSi, EOS-1D, EOS-1D X, EOS-1D Mark II, EOS-1D Mark II N, EOS-1D Mark III, EOS-1D Mark IV, EOS-1Ds, EOS-1Ds Mark II, EOS-1Ds Mark III, PowerShot G1 X, PowerShot G2, PowerShot G3, PowerShot G5, PowerShot G6, PowerShot G9, PowerShot G10, PowerShot G11, PowerShot G12, PowerShot G15, PowerShot Pro1, PowerShot S90, PowerShot S95, PowerShot S100, PowerShot S110, PowerShot SX1 IS, PowerShot SX50 HS
• Casio: EX-FH20
• Epson: R-D1
• Fujifilm: X10
• Kodak: EasyShare Z981, EasyShare Z1015 IS
• Konica Minolta: ALPHA SWEET DIGITAL, ALPHA-5 DIGITAL, ALPHA-7 DIGITAL, DiMAGE A1, DiMAGE A2, DYNAX 5D, DYNAX 7D, Maxxum 5D, Maxxum 7D
• Leica: DIGILUX 3, D-LUX 4, M8, M8.2, M9
• Nikon: 1 J1, 1 J2, 1 V1, 1 V2, Coolpix P6000, Coolpix P7000, Coolpix P7100, D1H, D2H, D2Hs, D2X, D2Xs, D3, D3s, D3X, D4, D40, D40x, D50, D60, D70, D70s, D80, D90, D100, D200, D300, D300s, D600, D700, D800, D800E, D3000, D3100, D3200, D5000, D5100, D5200, D7000
• Olympus: C-7070 Wide Zoom, C-8080 Wide Zoom, E-1, E-3, E-10, E-20, E-30, E-420, E-450, E-520, E-600, E-620, EVOLT E-300, EVOLT E-330, EVOLT E-400, EVOLT E-410, EVOLT E-500, EVOLT E-510, OM-D E-M5, PEN E-P1, PEN E-P2, PEN-P3, PEN E-PL1, PEN E-PL1s, PEN E-PL2, PEN E-PL3, PEN E-PM1, XZ-1
• Panasonic: Lumix DMX-FZ40, Lumix DMC-FZ150, Lumix DMC-G1, Lumix DMX-G2, Lumix DMC-G3, Lumix DMC-GF1, Lumix DMC-GF2, Lumix DMC-GF3, Lumix DMC-GH1, Lumix DMC-GH2, Lumix DMX-GX1, Lumix DMC-LX3, Lumix DMC-LX5
• Pentax (PEF formats only): *ist D, *ist DL, *ist DS, K10D, K20D, K100D, K100D Super, K110D, K200D, K-01, K-5, K-7, K-r, K-x
• Samsung: EX2F, NX10, NX11, NX20, NX1000
• Sony: DSLR-A100, DSLR-A200, DSLR-A230, DSLR-A300, DSLR-A330, DSLR-A350, DSLR-A380, DSLR-A500, DSLR-A550, DSLR-A560, DSLR-A580, DSLR-A700, DSLR-A850, DSLR-A900, Alpha NEX-C3, Alpha NEX-F3, Alpha NEX-3, Alpha NEX-5, Alpha NEX-5N, Alpha NEX-7, Alpha SLT-A33, Alpha SLT-A35, Alpha SLT-A37, Alpha SLT-A55/A55V, Alpha SLT-A57, Alpha SLT-A65V, Alpha SLT-77V, Cyber-shot DSC-R1, Cyber-shot DSC-RX100.

Download:
Download Microsoft Camera Codec Pack (16.4.1899.0416) from Official Microsoft Download Center

-Article ID: 2836943 - Last Review: June 11, 2013 - Revision: 1.0 (August 13, 2013)
An update is available for the .NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1: June 2013.

Introduction:
An update for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 is available. For more information about the issues that the update resolves, see the "Issues that this update resolves" section.

More Information & Download:
An update is available for the .NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1: June 2013




-Article ID: 2836939 - Last Review: August 13, 2013 - Revision: 2.0
An update is available for the .NET Framework 4 on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2: June 2013.

Introduction:

An update for the Microsoft .NET Framework 4 on the following operating systems is available:

• Windows XP Service Pack 3
• Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
• Windows Vista Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
• Windows 7 Service Pack 1
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

For more information about the issues that this update resolves, see the "Issues that this update resolves" section.

Note: For those having .Net Framework v4.5 looks no need to apply this update!

More Information & Download:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2836939/en-us

-Article ID: 2846960 - Last Review: August 13, 2013 - Revision: 2.0
Error when you open a SharePoint Document Library in Windows Explorer or map a network drive to the library after you install Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

Introduction:
This article describes issues that occur after you install Internet Explorer 10 on a Windows 7-based or a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer.

Symptoms:

Issue 1
Consider the following scenario:

• You select the Keep me signed in option, and then log on to a SharePoint server.
• You access the data in a SharePoint Document Library.
• You try to map a network drive to the SharePoint Document Library.

In this scenario, the operation fails, and you receive the following error message:

The mapped network drive could not be created because the following error has occurred:

Access Denied. Before opening files in this location, you must first add the web site to your trusted sites list, browse to the web site, and select the option to login automatically.


Issue 2

Assume that you access the date in a SharePoint Document Library. Then, you click Open with Explorer View when you view a SharePoint Document Library in Internet Explorer 10. In this situation, the operation fails and you receive one of the following error messages:

Error message 1
Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer

Error message 2
We're having a problem opening this location in File Explorer. Add this web site to your Trusted Sites list and try again.



Notes

• These issues only occur when the SharePoint server is configured for cookie-based authentication, such as SharePoint Online.
• You may encounter a similar issue when you use other Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) servers that are configured for cookie-based authentication.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2846960

Article ID: 947821 - Last Review: September 4, 2013 - Revision: 37.0

Info: kb947821

System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7 for x64 & x32 - based Systems (KB947821) [August 2013]

This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software.

x64:
Download System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB947821) [August 2013] from Official Microsoft Download Center

x32:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...s.aspx?id=3132

Note: The System Update Readiness Tool is not for Windows 8