Cumulative updates are now available at the Microsoft Download Center. Only the most recent cumulative update that was released for SQL Server 2012 SP3 is available at the Download Center. All fixes that are described in this article will be included in all future SQL Server 2012 SP3 cumulative updates.

Find out how to back up your apps, files, photos, and preferences on your Windows PC with File History and other tools.

For more information about how to do this, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 321185 How to identify your SQL Server version and edition The SQL Server update is successful if the query analyzer returns a version of the Sqlserver.exe file that is listed in the following table.

Create a recovery drive so you can reinstall Windows 10 or Windows 11 in case you experience a major issue such as hardware failure.

Learn how to use Snipping Tool to capture a screenshot, or snip, of any object on your screen, and then annotate, save, or share the image.

System Restore is a Microsoft® Windows® tool designed to protect and repair the computer software. System Restore takes a "snapshot" of the some system files and the Windows registry and saves them as Restore Points. When an install failure or data corruption occurs, System Restore can return a system to working condition without you having ...

Fixes an issue in which the MOMPerfSnapshotHelper.exe process crashes or experiences high CPU usage. This issue occurs when you run System Center 2012 Operations Manager on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 SP2.

Discusses new Diskpart.exe utility commands that you can use to reset volume attribute flags on failed snapshot volumes in Windows Server 2003.

If your PC has a built-in camera or a connected webcam, you can use the Camera app to take photos and videos. To find the Camera app, select Start > Camera .

Using any virtualization product you create a guest snapshot of a server replicating files with DFSR. You later restore that snapshot, returning the server to an earlier point in time.