Applies To
Windows Server 2012 Windows Embedded 8 Standard

Release Date:

8/03/2022

Version:

Security-only update

Summary

Learn more about this security update, including improvements and fixes, any known issues, and how to get the update.Ā 

IMPORTANTĀ Windows Server 2012 has reached the end of mainstream support and is now in extended support.Ā Starting in July 2020, there will no longer be optional releases (known asĀ "C"Ā orĀ "D"Ā releases) for this operating system. Operating systems in extended support haveĀ onlyĀ cumulative monthly security updates (known as the "B" or Update Tuesday release).

Verify thatĀ you have installed the required updates listed in theĀ How to get this updateĀ sectionĀ beforeĀ installing this update.Ā 

For information about the various types of Windows updates, such as critical, security, driver, service packs, and so on, please see the followingĀ article.Ā To view other notes andĀ messages, see the Windows Server 2012 updateĀ historyĀ home page.

Improvements and fixes

This security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:

  • Addresses an issue in which some low integrity level process apps might print unexpectedly.

  • Addresses an issue in which after the January 2022 Windows update is installed on the Primary Domain Controller emulator (PDCe), listing or modifying name suffixes routing by using Netdom.exe or "Active Directory Domains and Trusts" snap-in may fail with the following error message: "Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service."

For more information about the resolved security vulnerabilities, please refer to the newĀ Security Update GuideĀ website and the March 2022 Security Updates.

Known issues in this update

Symptom

Workaround

Certain operations, such asĀ rename, that you perform on files or folders that are on a Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) may fail with the error, ā€œSTATUS_BAD_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL (0xC00000A5)ā€. This occurs when you perform the operation on a CSV owner node from a process that doesn’t have administrator privilege.

Do one of the following:

  • Perform the operation from a process that has administrator privilege.

  • Perform the operation from a node that doesn’t have CSV ownership.

Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.

After installing updates released January 11, 2022 or later updates, apps using Microsoft .NET Framework to acquire or set Active Directory Forest Trust Information might fail, close, or you might receive an error from the app or Windows. You might also receive an access violation (0xc0000005) error.

Note for developers: Affected apps use the System.DirectoryServices API.

To resolve this issue manually, apply the out-of-band updates for the version of .NET Framework used by the app.

Note These out-of-band updates are not available from Windows Update and will not install automatically. To get the standalone package, search for the KB number for your version of Windows and .NET Framework in the Microsoft Update Catalog.

You can manually import these updates into Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager. For WSUS instructions, see WSUS and the Catalog Site. For Configuration Manger instructions, see Import updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog.

For instructions on how to install this update for your operating system, see the KB articles listed below:

  • Windows Server 2022:Ā 

  • Windows Server 2019:Ā 

  • Windows Server 2016:Ā 

  • Windows Server 2012 R2:Ā 

  • Windows Server 2012:

How to get this update

Before installing this update

We strongly recommend thatĀ you install the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system before installing the latest Rollup. SSUs improve the reliability of the update process to mitigate potential issues while installing the Rollup and applying Microsoft security fixes.Ā For general information about SSUs,Ā seeĀ Servicing stack updatesĀ andĀ Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.

If you useĀ Windows Update, the latest SSUĀ (KB5011571) will be offered to you automatically.Ā To get the standalone package for the latestĀ SSU, search for it in theĀ Microsoft Update Catalog.Ā 

REMINDERĀ If you are using Security-only updates, you will also need to install all previous Security-only updates and the latest cumulative update for Internet Explorer (KB5011486).

Install this update

Release Channel

Available

Next Step

Windows Update and Microsoft Update

No

See the other options below.

Microsoft Update Catalog

Yes

To get the standalone package for this update, go to theĀ Microsoft Update CatalogĀ website.

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)

Yes

This update will automatically syncĀ with WSUS if you configureĀ Products and ClassificationsĀ as follows:

Product:Ā Ā Windows Server 2012, Windows Embedded 8 Standard

Classification: Security Update

File information

For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download theĀ file information for update 5011527.

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