Group Policy Management Console crashes when you click the target domain

Applies To
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Pro Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Windows 8 Enterprise Windows 8 Windows 8 Pro Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 Essentials Windows Server 2012 Foundation Windows Server 2012 Foundation Windows Server 2012 Standard Windows Server 2012 Standard

Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You use the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) on a computer that runs Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, or a later version to manage a domain.
  • You have a Riverbed Steelhead WAN Optimizer in the network that has the Active Directory Integrated mode enabled.
  • In the GPMC console, you click the target domain.

In this situation, the GPMC console crashes.

Resolution

To resolve this issue in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, install update 2919355.
To resolve this issue in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, install the hotfix that is described in this article.

Update information for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

For more information about how to obtain update 2919355, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2919355 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 Update April, 2014

Hotfix information for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix Download Available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http:⁠//support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support Note The "Hotfix Download Available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012.

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The global version of this hotfix 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 and Windows Server 2012 file information notesImportant Windows 8 hotfixes and Windows Server 2012 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, only "Windows 8" is listed on the Hotfix Request page. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 8" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version Product Milestone Service branch
    6.2.920 0.16xxx Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 RTM LDR
    6.2.920 0.20xxx Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 RTM LDR
  • The 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 and Windows Server 2012" section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very 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 all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Gpmgmt.dll 6.2.9200.20927 1,775,104 26-Jan-2014 23:43 x86
Gprsop.dll 6.2.9200.16384 472,064 26-Jul-2012 00:48 x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8 and of Windows Server 2012

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Gpmgmt.dll 6.2.9200.20927 2,317,312 27-Jan-2014 05:21 x64
Gprsop.dll 6.2.9200.16384 499,712 26-Jul-2012 03:05 x64
Gpmgmt.dll 6.2.9200.20927 1,775,104 26-Jan-2014 23:43 x86
Gprsop.dll 6.2.9200.16384 472,064 26-Jul-2012 00:48 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:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8

File property Value
File name Package_1_for_kb2928427~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.1.0.mum
File version Not applicable
File size 1,852
Date (UTC) 27-Jan-2014
Time (UTC) 13:21
Platform Not applicable
File name Package_for_kb2928427_rtm~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.1.0.mum
File version Not applicable
File size 1,463
Date (UTC) 27-Jan-2014
Time (UTC) 13:21
Platform Not applicable
File name X86_84082b93c1050085ea8c37edbeecab8d_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.20927_none_1537d98e4946c298.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 725
Date (UTC) 27-Jan-2014
Time (UTC) 13:21
Platform Not applicable
File name X86_microsoft-windows-g..admintools-gpmc-api_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.20927_none_c429a7f929a6fa03.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 64,755
Date (UTC) 27-Jan-2014
Time (UTC) 13:21
Platform Not applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8 and of Windows Server 2012

File property Value
File name Amd64_e5e933857ce1e3a38a03cd14f3044b94_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.20927_none_e9214a8e72c3bf2f.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 1,098
Date (UTC) 27-Jan-2014
Time (UTC) 13:22
Platform Not applicable
File name Amd64_microsoft-windows-g..admintools-gpmc-api_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.20927_none_2048437ce2046b39.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 64,761
Date (UTC) 27-Jan-2014
Time (UTC) 13:22
Platform Not applicable
File name Package_1_for_kb2928427~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.1.0.mum
File version Not applicable
File size 2,318
Date (UTC) 27-Jan-2014
Time (UTC) 13:22
Platform Not applicable
File name Package_for_kb2928427_rtm~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.1.0.mum
File version Not applicable
File size 1,684
Date (UTC) 27-Jan-2014
Time (UTC) 13:22
Platform Not applicable
File name X86_microsoft-windows-g..admintools-gpmc-api_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.20927_none_c429a7f929a6fa03.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 64,755
Date (UTC) 27-Jan-2014
Time (UTC) 13:22
Platform Not applicable

      

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