INTRODUCTION
Microsoft has released a Microsoft security advisory about this issue for IT professionals. The security advisory contains additional security-related information. To view the security advisory, visit the following Microsoft website:
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2871690
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For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2012
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Release Date: December 10, 2013
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Known issues with this security update
You cannot start the computer after you install this security update
If you install this security update on a system that uses a noncompliant Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) module, you may be unable to start the computer.
If your system will not start after you install this security update, follow these steps:
Use Windows Defender Offline to make sure that no malware is present on the system. For more information, go to the following Microsoft webpage:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/what-is-windows-defender-offline
Restart the computer by using recovery media (on USB, DVD, or network (PXE) boot), and then perform recovery operations. For more information, go to the following Microsoft webpage:
To avoid this issue, we recommend that you apply this update after you remove noncompliant UEFI modules from your system to make sure that the system can successfully start, and consider upgrading to compliant UEFI modules if they are available.
For more information about your UEFI module, contact the UEFI module supplier. This might include the system vendor, the plug-in card vendor, or other UEFI software vendors such as UEFI backup and restore solutions, UEFI anti-malware, and so on.
For information about how to contact the UEFI module supplier, visit the following Microsoft website:
You receive a 0x800f0922 error when you try to install this security update
Symptoms
Consider the following two configurations:- Scenario one
You have a Windows Server 2012-based server that uses UEFI firmware and has the Secure Boot option enabled. - Scenario two
You have a Windows Server 2012 R2-based Hyper-V host running and you are running a Generation 2 virtual machine guest that uses UEFI firmware support and has the Secure Boot option enabled. The guest virtual machine is running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012.
In these configurations, security update 2871690 may not install, and you receive a 0x800f0922 error message.
Cause
This error occurs because the installer for security update 2871690 incorrectly expects BitLocker to be installed.Workaround
To work around this issue, use one of the following methods, based on your scenario:Workaround for scenario one
Install the BitLocker optional component on the server that uses UEFI and that has the Secure Boot option enabled.Workaround for scenario two
Install the BitLocker optional component on the guest virtual machine in the Hyper-V configuration.
Note You do not have to configure BitLocker on any drive. It is only necessary for the BitLocker component to be present on Window Server 2012 when you install security update 2871690.
- Scenario one
FILE INFORMATION
The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time and with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.
Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 file information
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 0.16 xxx Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 RTM GDR 6.2.920 0.20 xxx Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 RTM LDR GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.
Note The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) that are installed are not listed.
For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dbupdate.bin | Not Applicable | 3 | 02-Jun-2012 | 14:53 | Not applicable |
| Dbxupdate.bin | Not Applicable | 3,819 | 18-Feb-2014 | 23:07 | Not applicable |
| Dbupdate.bin | Not Applicable | 3 | 02-Jun-2012 | 14:53 | Not applicable |
| Dbxupdate.bin | Not Applicable | 3,819 | 18-Feb-2014 | 23:07 | Not applicable |
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dbupdate.bin | Not Applicable | 3 | 02-Jun-2012 | 14:53 | Not applicable |
| Dbxupdate.bin | Not Applicable | 3,819 | 18-Feb-2014 | 23:07 | Not applicable |
| Dbupdate.bin | Not Applicable | 3 | 02-Jun-2012 | 14:53 | Not applicable |
| Dbxupdate.bin | Not Applicable | 3,819 | 18-Feb-2014 | 23:07 | Not applicable |
File hash information
| File name | SHA1 hash | SHA256 hash |
|---|---|---|
| Windows8-RT-KB2871690-v2-x64.msu | 3CB63ACA31B477DA90E87402D0AE3BC90C0EAFB6 | 8FDD5761BEFEE74E68FC86E24B6423268AF286D10B39C74118B7B5C8A02DDFE7 |
| Windows8-RT-KB2871690-v2-x86.msu | C0F78CDC9DDE9A009D94179CB313DEF16CBBC4AE | E06C234A226D50F39A79733CFB1D6D7CF9564A212A58836B62B75CBBBCB608A9 |