Introduction
This article describes an update that improves the program registration heuristics in Windows 8 for applications that you install in certain environments.
This update is necessary because certain application environments handle programs in customized ways when the programs are registered.
Update information
How to obtain this update
Microsoft Update
This update is available from the Microsoft Update website:
http://update.microsoft.com For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
Prerequisites
To apply this update, you must be running Windows 8.
Registry information
To use the update in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.
Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this update.
Update replacement information
This update does not replace a previously released update.
File information
The global version of this update 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 file information note
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The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:
Version
Product
Milestone
Service branch
6.2.920 0.16 xxx
Windows 8
RTM
GDR
6.2.920 0.20 xxx
Windows 8
RTM
LDR
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GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain updates in addition to widely released fixes.
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The MANIFEST files (.manifest) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows 8" section. MANIFEST files and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely 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
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shell32.dll |
6.2.9200.16433 |
17,560,576 |
11-Oct-2012 |
05:07 |
Windows.systemtoast.explorer.lnk |
Not applicable |
1,450 |
11-Oct-2012 |
00:42 |
Windowsshell.manifest |
Not applicable |
670 |
06-Jul-2012 |
19:46 |
Shell32.dll |
6.2.9200.20534 |
17,560,576 |
11-Oct-2012 |
05:12 |
Windows.systemtoast.explorer.lnk |
Not applicable |
1,450 |
11-Oct-2012 |
00:43 |
Windowsshell.manifest |
Not applicable |
670 |
06-Jul-2012 |
19:59 |
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shell32.dll |
6.2.9200.16433 |
19,789,824 |
11-Oct-2012 |
05:45 |
x64 |
Windows.systemtoast.explorer.lnk |
Not applicable |
1,450 |
11-Oct-2012 |
00:41 |
Not applicable |
Windowsshell.manifest |
Not applicable |
670 |
06-Jul-2012 |
20:19 |
Not applicable |
Shell32.dll |
6.2.9200.20534 |
19,789,824 |
11-Oct-2012 |
05:44 |
x64 |
Windows.systemtoast.explorer.lnk |
Not applicable |
1,450 |
11-Oct-2012 |
00:42 |
Not applicable |
Windowsshell.manifest |
Not applicable |
670 |
06-Jul-2012 |
20:00 |
Not applicable |
Shell32.dll |
6.2.9200.16433 |
17,560,576 |
11-Oct-2012 |
05:07 |
x86 |
Shell32.dll |
6.2.9200.20534 |
17,560,576 |
11-Oct-2012 |
05:12 |
x86 |
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
More Information
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
Additional file information
Additional file information for Windows 8
Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8
File name |
X86_14736caf7c78dd5a2c44c4f587c8008a_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16433_none_2c8d3aca753cb3ed.manifest |
File version |
Not applicable |
File size |
695 |
Date (UTC) |
11-Oct-2012 |
Time (UTC) |
21:22 |
File name |
X86_711333a4d737c90ceaffe57f60757eed_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.20534_none_f2a15e5a7f7a6fe9.manifest |
File version |
Not applicable |
File size |
695 |
Date (UTC) |
11-Oct-2012 |
Time (UTC) |
21:22 |
File name |
X86_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16433_none_690947f6e33b0a9b.manifest |
File version |
Not applicable |
File size |
1,389,534 |
Date (UTC) |
11-Oct-2012 |
Time (UTC) |
06:00 |
File name |
X86_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.20534_none_6993e50bfc57c3bc.manifest |
File version |
Not applicable |
File size |
1,389,534 |
Date (UTC) |
11-Oct-2012 |
Time (UTC) |
06:13 |
Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8
File name |
Amd64_a4dfbb690d090c738c9990a3690622a6_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.20534_none_3cafcaf499e9aac8.manifest |
File version |
Not applicable |
File size |
1,040 |
Date (UTC) |
11-Oct-2012 |
Time (UTC) |
21:22 |
File name |
Amd64_b9487199e49418c9829afb9ae1d3a544_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16433_none_c008e5a27eecb19a.manifest |
File version |
Not applicable |
File size |
699 |
Date (UTC) |
11-Oct-2012 |
Time (UTC) |
21:22 |
File name |
Amd64_ea9547d75b6df2365f28f61e27f233b7_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.20534_none_0768488ebd26d009.manifest |
File version |
Not applicable |
File size |
699 |
Date (UTC) |
11-Oct-2012 |
Time (UTC) |
21:22 |
File name |
Amd64_f84fb2e434fa0a2fdfc9c6f2be0891a6_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16433_none_5c67963b0e750b7a.manifest |
File version |
Not applicable |
File size |
1,040 |
Date (UTC) |
11-Oct-2012 |
Time (UTC) |
21:22 |
File name |
Amd64_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16433_none_c527e37a9b987bd1.manifest |
File version |
Not applicable |
File size |
1,380,924 |
Date (UTC) |
11-Oct-2012 |
Time (UTC) |
07:39 |
File name |
Amd64_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.20534_none_c5b2808fb4b534f2.manifest |
File version |
Not applicable |
File size |
1,380,924 |
Date (UTC) |
11-Oct-2012 |
Time (UTC) |
08:13 |
File name |
Wow64_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16433_none_cf7c8dcccff93dcc.manifest |
File version |
Not applicable |
File size |
1,346,085 |
Date (UTC) |
11-Oct-2012 |
Time (UTC) |
06:00 |
File name |
Wow64_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.20534_none_d0072ae1e915f6ed.manifest |
File version |
Not applicable |
File size |
1,346,085 |
Date (UTC) |
11-Oct-2012 |
Time (UTC) |
06:14 |