IME freezes for a while when you input text in Windows

Applies To
Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Windows 8.1 Enterprise Windows 8.1 Pro Windows 8.1 Windows RT 8.1

This article describes an issue that occurs when you use an input method editor (IME) on a computer that is running Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. A hotfix is available to resolve this issue. The hotfix has a prerequisite.

Symptoms

This issue occurs if you have installed June 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (2962409) on the computer that has a slow single CPU. This issue occurs when the system reconverts some text by using IME.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. 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 this specific problem.

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, submit a request to 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, visit the following Microsoft website:

http:⁠//support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support Note 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 April 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (2919355) installed in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2.

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The global 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 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 file information and note

Important Windows 8.1 hotfixes and Windows Server 2012 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 8.1/Windows Server 2012 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 MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information" section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very 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 8.1

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Imjplmp.dll 15.0.9600.17664 802,304 21-Jan-2015 03:53 x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 and of Windows Server 2012 R2

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Imjplmp.dll 15.0.9600.17664 1,117,184 21-Jan-2015 04:32 x64
Imjplmp.dll 15.0.9600.17664 802,304 21-Jan-2015 03:53 x86

For all supported Windows RT 8.1

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Imjplmp.dll 15.0.9600.17664 616,448 21-Jan-2015 03:23 Not applicable

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows 8.1 and for Windows Server 2012 R2

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1

File property Value
File name X86_f7435790237aba8c23bf2e112e2c38a1_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17664_none_4276c45995138924.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 751
Date (UTC) 21-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 16:12
Platform Not applicable
File name X86_microsoft-windows-d..-japanese-lmprofile_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17664_none_dd15809b725f578c.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 14,045
Date (UTC) 21-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 05:21
Platform Not applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 and of Windows Server 2012 R2

File property Value
File name Amd64_d68cf73f4ce858cae0a5c70c59302d38_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17664_none_6a4942096fafc937.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 755
Date (UTC) 21-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 16:12
Platform Not applicable
File name Amd64_f7435790237aba8c23bf2e112e2c38a1_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17664_none_9e955fdd4d70fa5a.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 753
Date (UTC) 21-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 16:12
Platform Not applicable
File name Amd64_microsoft-windows-d..-japanese-lmprofile_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17664_none_39341c1f2abcc8c2.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 14,047
Date (UTC) 21-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 06:00
Platform Not applicable
File name X86_microsoft-windows-d..-japanese-lmprofile_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17664_none_dd15809b725f578c.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 14,045
Date (UTC) 21-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 05:21
Platform Not applicable

Additional files for all supported Windows RT 8.1

File property Value
File name Arm_9a5ac8d1b41ef60e563ed2b570efb54b_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17664_none_ec3ea806a8edf235.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 751
Date (UTC) 21-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 16:12
Platform Not applicable
File name Arm_microsoft-windows-d..-japanese-lmprofile_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17664_none_dd17f2f3725c7652.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 14,045
Date (UTC) 21-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 04:21
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

See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.