October 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2

For Home Users:

• 2998224 Memory leak occurs when you play mp4 files in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

• 2994774 Only five Windows Store applications are pinned on Start screen after OOBE in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1

• 2992811 Computer freezes when you switch to another account in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

• 2996799 Device takes a long time to hibernate or shut down after you plug in an SD card in Windows 8.1

• 2996534 Rotated images in PowerPoint 2013 are printed incorrectly when you use XPS in Windows

• 2990172 SD card is not recognized when you wake up the computer in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

• 2979583 Additional thick line is printed on a page that has an Excel chart in Windows

For IT Professionals:

• 2997764 Loading indicator does not disappear when you play a video in Internet Explorer in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

• 2996804 Multiple printer icons appear when you unplug a printer in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

• 2993220 iSCSI target does not send a session start notification on a Windows Server 2012 R2-based cluster

• 2990170 Multipath I/O identifies different disks as the same disk in Windows

• 2989936 An NTFS volume is flagged as dirty after each restart, and CHKDSK can find no issues

• 2989658 SCVMM crashes during live migration on a SMB-based storage system on a Windows Server 2012 R2-based Hyper-V server

• 2959146 Update for data deduplication to improve scalability in Windows Server 2012 R2

• 2957699 Confusing message from Work Folders in Action Center when you change or disconnect the network in Windows 8.1

• 2996808 Gray conversion of the RGB color is printed incorrectly through a PCL 6 version 4 driver in Windows

• 2996807 Print jobs are intermittently processed slowly through Windows 8.1-based or Windows Server 2012 R2-based printer servers

• 2996502 Sitka fonts cannot be printed correctly by using an XPS print driver in Windows

• 2996207 Network printers that use TCP/IP port cannot print after first document has printed in Windows

• 2995081 Telephony equipment errors when the Internet telephony system runs on a Windows Server 2012 R2-based DNS server

• 2990969 User can change proxy settings that are locked by GPO in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

• 2988609 You cannot print fax by using a fax modem in Windows

• 2974313 A domain controller freezes when an event subscription manager list is long in Windows

• 2966407 Backing up virtual machines fails when using the CSV writer after installation of update 2919355 in Windows

1. Open Windows Update by swiping in from the right edge of the screen (or, if you are using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen and move the mouse pointer up), tap or click Settings, tap or click Change PC settings, and then tap or click Update and recovery.

2. Tap or click Check now, and then wait while Windows looks for the latest updates for your computer.

3. If updates are found, tap or click Install updates.

4. Select update 2995388 under Optional, and then tap or click Install.

Note You might have to restart your computer to finish installing some updates. Save and close your files and apps before you restart so that you do not lose anything.