New Directory Services KB Articles/Blogs 12/6-12/12

KB

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The memory usage of the Lsass.exe process keeps increasing on one or more domain controllers that are running Windows Server 2003 if an application or a service calls the DsrAddressToSiteNamesExW function to translate a list of socket addresses

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DNS data corruption occurs when the DNS records are transferred from a BIND DNS server to a Windows Server 2003 SP2-based DNS server

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A domain controller that is running Windows Server 2003 may restart unexpectedly if the Name Service Provider Interface API is used to query user account information that contains non-English characters

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An application or service that uses a file system filter driver may experience function failure on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008

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MS09-069: Vulnerability in the Local Security Authority Subsystem service could allow denial of service

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SHIFT does not override the automatic logon setting on a computer that is running a 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

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You cannot manually set an offline folder to online mode when the EFS feature is disabled on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

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RODCs unnecessarily open many RPC connections to RWDCs on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008

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Some templates are missing in Administrative Templates item after you enable a filter option by using the Group Policy Management Editor window on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008

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MS09-070: Vulnerabilities in Active Directory Federation Services could allow remote code execution

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An application or service that calls the InitializeSecurityContext function together with the ISC_REQ_EXTENDED_ERROR flag may encounter a TLS/SSL negotiation failure on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

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LDAP filters in the Group Policy preference settings do not take effect on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

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FIX: You cannot apply Group Policy settings on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 when security group filters are used in Group Policy preference settings

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No private key is associated with a certificate after you successfully install the certificate on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

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Error message when an application or a service tries to query for any deleted objects by using a well-known GUID in a Windows Server 2008 R2-based domain if paged search is used: "0x8007202c Critical extension is unavailable"

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You cannot perform a system state restore in the Directory Service Restore mode on a read-only domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 if DFS Replication is used to replicate the SYSVOL folder

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The Welcome screen may be displayed for 30 seconds during the logon process after you set a solid color as the desktop background in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

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A hotfix is available to update the Daylight Saving Time for Bangladesh for Windows XP-based, Windows Server 2003-based, Windows Vista-based, Windows Server 2008-based, Windows 7-based and Windows Server 2008 R2-based computers

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The memory of the nonpaged pool may leak when you enable IPsec on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Blogs

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and the Group Policy Central Store

Control Extended Protection for Authentication using Security Policy

Windows XP Power Management and Group Policy Preferences

Bulk Create Active Directory Contact Objects

Symantec solution available for “Network Path Not Found” and other errors.

How to modify a system owned object

Windows 7 compatibility problems? Microsoft might have an app (or service) for that

Windows 7 BranchCache™ Explained

Microsoft Big Brains: Anders Vinberg

Configuring Server Roles and Features in Windows Server 2008 R2