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Symptoms

When you start an application in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, a blank or transparent window and a blank or transparent taskbar preview are displayed. This problem most frequently occurs in a Microsoft Office 2013 application or a third-party product.

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=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 have Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 installed.



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.

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 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information and notesImportant Windows 7 hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2" 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, SR_Level (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table.

    Version

    Product

    SR_Level

    Service branch

    6.1.760
    1.
    22xxx

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    SP1

    LDR

  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, extremely important issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

  • 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 and Windows Server 2008 R2" 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 7

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Dwm.exe

6.1.7601.22673

93,184

03-May-2014

02:25

x86

Dwmredir.dll

6.1.7601.22673

97,792

03-May-2014

02:26

x86

Microsoft-windows-desktopwindowmanager-core-ppdlic.xrm-ms

Not Applicable

3,573

03-May-2014

06:42

Not Applicable

Uxsms.dll

6.1.7601.22673

29,696

03-May-2014

02:26

x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Dwm.exe

6.1.7601.22673

120,320

03-May-2014

02:37

x64

Dwmredir.dll

6.1.7601.22673

128,512

03-May-2014

02:38

x64

Microsoft-windows-desktopwindowmanager-core-ppdlic.xrm-ms

Not Applicable

3,573

03-May-2014

08:27

Not Applicable

Uxsms.dll

6.1.7601.22673

38,912

03-May-2014

02:38

x64

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Dwm.exe

6.1.7601.22673

234,496

03-May-2014

01:45

IA-64

Dwmredir.dll

6.1.7601.22673

254,976

03-May-2014

01:46

IA-64

Microsoft-windows-desktopwindowmanager-core-ppdlic.xrm-ms

Not Applicable

3,573

03-May-2014

08:28

Not Applicable

Uxsms.dll

6.1.7601.22673

78,848

03-May-2014

01:46

IA-64

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

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

File name

Package_1_for_kb2964487~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.1.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,819

Date (UTC)

03-May-2014

Time (UTC)

11:44

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_2_for_kb2964487~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.1.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,807

Date (UTC)

03-May-2014

Time (UTC)

11:44

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb2964487_sp1~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.1.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,904

Date (UTC)

03-May-2014

Time (UTC)

11:44

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

X86_69704fae717a05ac3a63a1a14a0006ef_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22673_none_85b205afc2c6cfd4.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

713

Date (UTC)

03-May-2014

Time (UTC)

11:44

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-d..pwindowmanager-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22673_none_8ff2a43134c35bfc.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

14,354

Date (UTC)

03-May-2014

Time (UTC)

06:52

Platform

Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

Amd64_7302772af943db934725e880c87f879b_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22673_none_213a5cb240358c2e.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

717

Date (UTC)

03-May-2014

Time (UTC)

11:44

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-d..pwindowmanager-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22673_none_ec113fb4ed20cd32.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

14,360

Date (UTC)

03-May-2014

Time (UTC)

08:56

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_1_for_kb2964487~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,829

Date (UTC)

03-May-2014

Time (UTC)

11:44

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_2_for_kb2964487~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,817

Date (UTC)

03-May-2014

Time (UTC)

11:44

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb2964487_sp1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,916

Date (UTC)

03-May-2014

Time (UTC)

11:44

Platform

Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

Ia64_26e626c50bb3f0a837d203f57f26d403_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22673_none_5449846270746cf3.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

715

Date (UTC)

03-May-2014

Time (UTC)

11:44

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Ia64_microsoft-windows-d..pwindowmanager-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22673_none_8ff4482734c164f8.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

14,357

Date (UTC)

03-May-2014

Time (UTC)

08:38

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_1_for_kb2964487~31bf3856ad364e35~ia64~~6.1.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,824

Date (UTC)

03-May-2014

Time (UTC)

11:44

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb2964487_sp1~31bf3856ad364e35~ia64~~6.1.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,446

Date (UTC)

03-May-2014

Time (UTC)

11:44

Platform

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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