This article describes an update that adds Microsoft Hyper-V integration components (integration services) to Windows 8.1, Windows 8, or Windows 7. Before you install this update, see the Prerequisites section.

09:51. Fixes an issue in which your user name and password are rejected when you try to start Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). This issue occurs on a computer that is running a multilanguage version of Windows 8 or of Windows RT.

How to get this update. Method 1: Windows Update. This update is provided as an Optional update on Windows Update. For more information about how to run Windows Update, see How to get an update through Windows Update. Method 2: Microsoft Download Center. The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

This compatibility update improves the compatibility experience in Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012. Microsoft regularly releases Windows compatibility updates to improve the overall user experience. This compatibility update is dated May 2013.

An application that calls the "InterlockedExchange" function may stop responding or may encounter various exceptions when you run the application on a VM that is hosted on a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 or of Windows Server 2008 R2 - Microsoft Support.

This article describes an issue in which kernel debugging over network does not work in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. A hotfix is available to resolve this issue. Before you install this hotfix, check out the Prerequisites section. Resolution. Hotfix information.

This update contains the following improvements and fixes the following issues: Improvement 1. Enables servicing stack updates to be installed offline. Improvement 2. Adds a feature that compresses unused binary files and allocates free disk space to prepare Windows for future updates. Improvement 3.

This compatibility update is a software update that improves the compatibility experience in Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2. Microsoft regularly releases Windows compatibility updates to improve the overall user experience. This compatibility update is dated April 2014.

This article (KB2223005) provides a fix for a network connection problem in which the connection drops on Windows Server 2003-based or Windows XP-based virtual machines (VMs). This problem occurs when the VM is running under a heavy load. For detailed information, see the “Symptoms,” “Cause,” and “Resolution” sections of this article.

The Microsoft Camera Codec Pack update adds the ability to view many device-specific file formats to Windows. The update enables supported RAW camera files to be viewed in Windows Explorer and in Windows-based applications that use Windows Imaging Codecs.