Microsoft is pushing two out-of-cycle updates for Windows 8.1 / 2-21-2014

[ShyWriter]

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Microsoft is pushing two out-of-cycle updates for Windows 8.1

 

Update 1 is rated IMPORTANT:

 

Security Update for Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB2934802)

Update type: Important

A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system.

More information:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2934802

Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com
 

 

Update 2 is rated OPTIONAL but fixes close to 20 bugs..

 

Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB2919394)

Update type: Optional

Install this update to resolve issues in Windows. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article for more information. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

 

This update package fixes the issues that are documented in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles:

• 2918245 "Landscape (flipped)" orientation is changed to "Landscape" when you sign out of Windows 8.1
• 2918573 Compliance check is incorrect when you use Exchange ActiveSync to perform a compliance check in Windows 8.1
• 2919827 Gridview items are blurry when you zoom in or zoom out in Windows 8.1
• 2920136 Netflix users encounter error H7353 when resuming movie playback from a previously saved bookmark in Windows 8.1
• 2920196 You cannot create or change the name of a debugger named pipe for a VM when it is running in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
• 2920469 You cannot change the schedule for CAU self-updating mode in Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 by using CAU GUI
• 2921059 Windows Location Provider fails the geolocation lookup in Windows 8.1
• 2921066 Computer never goes to sleep even if the timer is set in Windows 8.1
• 2921101 Video frame rate is low in remote sessions to a Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machine
• 2922809 First letter of an autocorrect suggestion is not capitalized in Windows 8.1
• 2922812 Shutdown time is longer when shutting down from the Start hint context menu in Windows 8.1
• 2922817 Error 8e5e0530 when installing Windows Store apps in a Windows 8.1 system that was deployed by using the CopyProfile unattend setting
• 2922850 Stop error 0x9F in the Usbhub.sys driver in Windows 8.1
• 2923125 Hotfix randomizes the DSM task creation time in Windows 8.1
• 2923126 Application crashes when the search path is constructed for non-static dependencies of the module in Windows 8.1
• 2923551 You cannot obtain a developer license by using only the keyboard in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
• 2924014 0xD1 Stop error occurs when running tests in 3DMark on a Windows 8.1-based computer
• 2878604 Drive is unexpectedly mapped to the root of a nested share in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012
• 2922514 White line appears when printing an image by using an XPS printer driver in Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012
• 2866345 "AD / SYSVOL version mismatch" message is displayed unexpectedly in the Group Policy Results report in Windows

 

More information:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2919394

 

Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com
 

 

Posted for those that manually check for updates..

Steve

[CWB]

weeell , it looks like i will be updating the GF's comp today .

/me gets out the aspirin