Update to Windows.UI.Xaml.dll to provide improved app developer support

Applies To
Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Enterprise Windows 8.1 Pro

Summary

This update provides changes to the Windows.UI.Xaml.dll module. These changes help improve developer reliability in building Windows Store apps by using the Visual Studio designers. This update improves app compilation support for current and future platform support.

Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft Support. 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 the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

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, contact 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, go to 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.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any previously released hotfix.

File information

The English (United States) 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 8.1 file information and notes

Important Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, only "Windows 8.1" 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 8.1" 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
    6.3.960 0.16xxx Windows 8.1 RTM 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 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 all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Windows.ui.xaml.dll 6.3.9600.16496 13,965,312 20-Dec-2013 05:55 x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Windows.ui.xaml.dll 6.3.9600.16496 18,579,456 20-Dec-2013 06:16 x64
Windows.ui.xaml.dll 6.3.9600.16496 13,965,312 20-Dec-2013 05:55 x86

For all supported ARM-based versions of Windows 8.1

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Windows.ui.xaml.dll 6.3.9600.16496 14,429,184 20-Dec-2013 03:38 Not Applicable

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows 8.1

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1

File name X86_de2a94d326bdcdbb512dc5dac0ccf6eb_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16496_none_579b2c058836138d.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 696
Date (UTC) 20-Dec-2013
Time (UTC) 17:37
SHA-1 hash Not Applicable
MD5 hash Not Applicable
File name X86_microsoft-windows-directui_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16496_none_4b8ceac20a35e077.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 660,990
Date (UTC) 20-Dec-2013
Time (UTC) 09:04
SHA-1 hash Not Applicable
MD5 hash Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1

File name Amd64_85b35489be8780542dcd70e82efb8d96_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16496_none_c5ce567e7fc9de6f.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 700
Date (UTC) 20-Dec-2013
Time (UTC) 17:40
SHA-1 hash Not Applicable
MD5 hash Not Applicable
File name Amd64_c112be1c7edc696621c7cc8dec76bed0_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16496_none_a328d20b157d22bc.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 700
Date (UTC) 20-Dec-2013
Time (UTC) 17:40
SHA-1 hash Not Applicable
MD5 hash Not Applicable
File name Amd64_microsoft-windows-directui_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16496_none_a7ab8645c29351ad.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 660,994
Date (UTC) 20-Dec-2013
Time (UTC) 10:57
SHA-1 hash Not Applicable
MD5 hash Not Applicable
File name Wow64_microsoft-windows-directui_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16496_none_b2003097f6f413a8.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 661,006
Date (UTC) 20-Dec-2013
Time (UTC) 09:03
SHA-1 hash Not Applicable
MD5 hash Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported ARM-based versions of Windows 8.1

File name Arm_44bf2925a0707130aeee30b4dbced469_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16496_none_509618fc31f5e738.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 696
Date (UTC) 20-Dec-2013
Time (UTC) 17:57
SHA-1 hash Not Applicable
MD5 hash Not Applicable
File name Arm_microsoft-windows-directui_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16496_none_4b8f5d1a0a32ff3d.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 660,990
Date (UTC) 20-Dec-2013
Time (UTC) 10:17
SHA-1 hash Not Applicable
MD5 hash Not Applicable

      

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

References

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