This problem occurs if the 2-byte Unicode header is missing from the signed .rdp file. This causes the Mstsc.exe utility to incorrectly interpret the file as ASCII. Therefore, the utility cannot read the connection data. Resolution Hotfix information. A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft.

This article describes the problem addressed by the troubleshooter, what it does to mitigate them, and the conditions that can cause it to run. For more information about troubleshooting, see Keep your device running smoothly with recommended troubleshooting. What problem does this troubleshooter address?

Open and run DxDiag.exe. This tool is used to collect info about devices to help troubleshoot problems with DirectX sound and video. A support person might ask for this info, or you might post it in a forum when you ask for help. In Windows, select Start and enter dxdiag into the search box on the taskbar. Select dxdiag from the results. In the ...

Update information for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. For more information about how to obtain update 2919355, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 2919355 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 Update April, 2014. Status

In this situation, the Isnscli.exe command incorrectly displays IPv4 addresses instead of IPv6 addresses. For example, you run following command: C:\>isnscli ListAllNodesWithDetails The IPv6 address is incorrectly displayed as "0.0.0.93" when the Isnscli.exe command displays the following information about nodes: Nodes: MSiSNSControlNode:0000031c

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Use Table 1 in the following article to find more information about the latest service pack and latest cumulative update. Determine the version, edition, and update level of SQL Server and its components

Open and run DxDiag.exe. This tool is used to collect info about devices to help troubleshoot problems with DirectX sound and video. A support person might ask for this info, or you might post it in a forum when you ask for help. In Windows, select Start and enter dxdiag into the search box on the taskbar. Select dxdiag from the results. In the ...

Summary. Cipher.exe is a command-line tool (included with Windows 2000) that you can use to manage encrypted data by using the Encrypting File System (EFS). As of June 2001, Microsoft has developed an improved version of the Cipher.exe tool that provides the ability to permanently overwrite (or "wipe") all of the deleted data on a hard disk.

When the CPU has a heavy workload, or when many concurrent connection requests are incoming, the Smsvchost.exe process cannot transfer the incoming connection to the W3wp.exe worker process within one minute. Therefore, the Smsvchost.exe process times out and eventually stops responding.