Symptoms
You may experience the following two symptoms on a high DPI device that is running Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2:
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Consider the following scenario:
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You have a high-DPI Windows 8.1-based device that has the Intel Smart Connect (iSCT) feature enabled.
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The device is not connected to any external displays.
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The device is put to sleep (System Power State S3).
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An iSCT update occurs. This usually occurs automatically about 15 minutes after the device goes to sleep.
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You resume the device from sleep.
In this situation, the device switches to 100% DPI until you restart it.
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Consider the following scenario:
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You have a high-DPI Windows 8.1-based device that rotates the screen based on device orientation.
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The device has a lid.
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The "Closing the lid" behavior is set to Do nothing.
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You close the lid, and then you rotate the device to cause at least one screen rotation.
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You open the lid.
In this situation, the device briefly displays 100% DPI on the Start screen unexpectedly, and then changes back to the standard DPI.
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Resolution
Update information
How to obtain this update
Windows Update
This update is available from Windows Update.
Microsoft Download Center
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
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Operating system |
Update |
|---|---|
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All supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1 |
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All supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 |
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All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2012 R2 |
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
Prerequisites
To apply this update, you must be running Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2.
Registry information
To apply this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.
Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this update.
Update replacement information
This update does not replace a previously released update.
The global version of this update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.
Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 file information noteThe MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows 8.1" section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.
For Windows RT 8.1
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File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dwmcore.dll |
6.3.9600.16455 |
1,692,160 |
04-Nov-2013 |
10:09 |
Not Applicable |
|
Microsoft-windows-desktopwindowmanager-compositor.ptxml |
Not Applicable |
4,069 |
21-Aug-2013 |
23:33 |
Not Applicable |
|
D3d11.dll |
6.3.9600.16421 |
1,646,576 |
05-Oct-2013 |
09:59 |
Not Applicable |
|
Dxgi.dll |
6.3.9600.16421 |
389,936 |
05-Oct-2013 |
09:59 |
Not Applicable |
|
Cdd.dll |
6.3.9600.16384 |
155,648 |
22-Aug-2013 |
03:12 |
Not Applicable |
|
Dxgkrnl.sys |
6.3.9600.16497 |
1,249,632 |
24-Dec-2013 |
00:36 |
Not Applicable |
|
Dxgmms1.sys |
6.3.9600.16455 |
314,720 |
04-Nov-2013 |
19:04 |
Not Applicable |
|
Lddmcore.ptxml |
Not Applicable |
2,465 |
21-Aug-2013 |
23:33 |
Not Applicable |
For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1
|
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dwmcore.dll |
6.3.9600.16455 |
1,765,376 |
04-Nov-2013 |
01:30 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft-windows-desktopwindowmanager-compositor.ptxml |
Not Applicable |
4,069 |
21-Aug-2013 |
23:39 |
Not Applicable |
|
D3d11.dll |
6.3.9600.16421 |
1,765,384 |
05-Oct-2013 |
12:05 |
x86 |
|
Dxgi.dll |
6.3.9600.16421 |
406,400 |
05-Oct-2013 |
12:05 |
x86 |
|
Cdd.dll |
6.3.9600.16384 |
178,688 |
22-Aug-2013 |
05:22 |
x86 |
|
Dxgkrnl.sys |
6.3.9600.16497 |
1,307,992 |
24-Dec-2013 |
02:09 |
x86 |
|
Dxgmms1.sys |
6.3.9600.16455 |
320,856 |
04-Nov-2013 |
05:52 |
x86 |
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Lddmcore.ptxml |
Not Applicable |
2,465 |
21-Aug-2013 |
23:38 |
Not Applicable |
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 and of Windows Server 2012 R2
|
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dwmcore.dll |
6.3.9600.16455 |
2,143,744 |
04-Nov-2013 |
11:50 |
x64 |
|
Microsoft-windows-desktopwindowmanager-compositor.ptxml |
Not Applicable |
4,069 |
22-Aug-2013 |
06:44 |
Not Applicable |
|
D3d11.dll |
6.3.9600.16421 |
2,140,888 |
05-Oct-2013 |
14:21 |
x64 |
|
Dxgi.dll |
6.3.9600.16421 |
516,496 |
05-Oct-2013 |
14:21 |
x64 |
|
Cdd.dll |
6.3.9600.16384 |
212,992 |
22-Aug-2013 |
12:36 |
x64 |
|
Dxgkrnl.sys |
6.3.9600.16497 |
1,530,712 |
24-Dec-2013 |
03:16 |
x64 |
|
Dxgmms1.sys |
6.3.9600.16455 |
382,808 |
04-Nov-2013 |
17:13 |
x64 |
|
Lddmcore.ptxml |
Not Applicable |
2,465 |
22-Aug-2013 |
06:44 |
Not Applicable |
|
Dwmcore.dll |
6.3.9600.16455 |
1,765,376 |
04-Nov-2013 |
01:30 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft-windows-desktopwindowmanager-compositor.ptxml |
Not Applicable |
4,069 |
21-Aug-2013 |
23:39 |
Not Applicable |
|
D3d11.dll |
6.3.9600.16421 |
1,765,384 |
05-Oct-2013 |
12:05 |
x86 |
|
Dxgi.dll |
6.3.9600.16421 |
406,400 |
05-Oct-2013 |
12:05 |
x86 |
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
More Information
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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Additional file information
