Applies ToWindows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Ultimate

Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You have a virtual machine that is running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

  • You install the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.0 Host, and you enable it by using Group Policy.

  • You connect remotely to the virtual machine.

In this scenario, the remote desktop occasionally hangs, and then it recovers automatically in one of the following situations:

  • You wait for 60 seconds.

  • You minimize and then maximize the remote desktop client window.

Resolution

Hotfix information

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=supportNote 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 7 SP1.  For more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

976932  Information about Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

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.

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 7 file information and notes

  • 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 0.20xxx

    Windows 7

    SP1

    LDR

    6.2.920 0.16xxx

    Windows 7

    SP1

    GDR

  • 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 7" section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are critical to maintaining the state of the updated component. 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 7

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Rdpcorets.dll

6.2.9200.20978

2,743,296

06-Mar-2014

02:04

x86

Rdpgrouppolicyextension.dll

6.2.9200.20883

13,824

06-Mar-2014

02:04

x86

Rdpudd.dll

6.2.9200.20978

221,184

05-Mar-2014

23:27

x86

Rdpvideominiport.sys

6.2.9200.16398

14,848

05-Mar-2014

23:27

x86

Terminalserver-winip.admx

Not applicable

8,056

09-Jul-2013

06:18

Not applicable

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Rdpcorets.dll

6.2.9200.20978

3,178,496

06-Mar-2014

02:35

x64

Rdpgrouppolicyextension.dll

6.2.9200.20883

16,384

06-Mar-2014

02:35

x64

Rdpudd.dll

6.2.9200.20978

243,200

05-Mar-2014

22:47

x64

Rdpvideominiport.sys

6.2.9200.16398

19,456

09-Jul-2013

06:16

x64

Terminalserver-winip.admx

Not applicable

8,056

09-Jul-2013

06:16

Not applicable

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 for Windows 7

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File property

Value

File name

Update.mum

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,481

Date (UTC)

08-Mar-2014

Time (UTC)

04:12

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_5dfd313505d6371f5ad849a78e81761d_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7601.22618_none_df330a353dd359d0.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

725

Date (UTC)

08-Mar-2014

Time (UTC)

04:12

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-r..s-regkeys-component_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7601.22618_none_239398000a120d32.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

17,137

Date (UTC)

06-Mar-2014

Time (UTC)

02:35

Platform

Not applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7

File property

Value

File name

Amd64_0603e7f210090d47e30d62eb7993bd73_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7601.22618_none_fa22342ed654cb77.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

729

Date (UTC)

08-Mar-2014

Time (UTC)

04:12

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-r..s-regkeys-component_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7601.22618_none_7fb23383c26f7e68.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

17,141

Date (UTC)

06-Mar-2014

Time (UTC)

03:05

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Update.mum

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,489

Date (UTC)

08-Mar-2014

Time (UTC)

04:12

Platform

Not applicable

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.

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