Description of Exchange Server 2013 Service Pack 1

Microsoft has released Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This service pack is dated February 25, 2014. This article describes the following information about the service pack:

• The issues that the service pack resolves
• How to obtain the service pack
• The prerequisites for installing the service pack

For more information about the coexistence of Exchange 2013 and earlier versions of Exchange Server in the same environment, go to the following Microsoft website:

Issues that the service pack resolves

This service pack resolves the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles:

• 2860242

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2860242/ )

  HTML format is lost after saving as an MSG file in Exchange 2013
• 2900076

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2900076/ )

  Mailbox quota warning message uses an incorrect language in Exchange Server 2013
• 2910199

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2910199/ )

  "Reply all by IM" chat window displays seven recipients in Outlook Web App
• 2913999

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2913999/ )

  Meeting request body and instructions are lost in delegate's auto-forwarded meeting request
• 2918655

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2918655/ )

  Microsoft.Exchange.Servicehost.exe crashes after you enable FIPS
• 2918951

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2918951/ )

  Users cannot access public folders after you upgrade to Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 3
• 2925281

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2925281/ )

  Outlook connectivity issue if SSLOffloading is "True" in Exchange 2013
• 2925544

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2925544/ )

  Empty ExternalURL value for ActiveSync virtual directory after build-to-build upgrade of Exchange Server 2013
• 2927708

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2927708/ )

  Resource mailboxes that are created by EAC will not be updated by policies in Exchange Server 2013
• 2928748

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2928748/ )

  Default from delegate's address in shared mailboxes in Exchange Server 2013
• 2928803

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2928803/ )

  Long server connection for Outlook after a database failover in Exchange Server 2013
• 2930346

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2930346/ )

  POP3 access does not work if the name of the resource mailbox differs from the user's name
• 2930348

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2930348/ )

  Manual redirection occurs in Outlook Web App if External URLs in each site are the same
• 2930352

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2930352/ )

  Outlook Web App cross-site silent redirection does not work in Exchange Server 2013

Service pack information

The following service pack is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: Release Date: February 25, 2014

Prerequisites

The setup process for Exchange Server 2013 will identify any missing prerequisites.

Restart requirement

After you install a service pack, you must restart the computer so that changes can be made to the registry and operating system.

Removal information

After you install a new service pack for Exchange 2013, you cannot uninstall the service pack to revert to an earlier version of Exchange 2013. If you uninstall the service pack, Exchange 2013 is removed from the server.