Applies ToWindows Server 2012 R2 ESU

Support for Windows Server 2012 R2 will end in October 2026

Windows Server 2012 R2 reached the end of support (EOS) on October 10, 2023. 

Extended Security Updates (ESUs) are available for purchase and will continue for three years, renewable on an annual basis, until the final date on October 13, 2026. For information about the procedure to continue receiving security updates, see KB5031043. 

We recommend that you upgrade to a later version of Windows Server. For more information, see Overview of Windows Server upgrades.

Summary

This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) makes sure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates.

Important Not installing the latest SSU before applying Windows updates might result in the Windows update not being offered until the latest SSU is installed.

How to get this update

Install this update

To install this update, use one of the following release channels.

Available

Next step

Available

This update is available through Windows Update. It will be downloaded and installed automatically.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to apply this update.

Restart information

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this update.

Removal information

Servicing stack updates (SSUs) make changes to how updates are installed and cannot be uninstalled from the device.

Update replacement information

This update replaces the previously released update KB5052108.

File Information

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the following attributes. This update might contain files for additional languages.

File name

File version

Date

Time

File size

httpai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:43

57,856

peerdistai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:43

72,192

PrintAdvancedInstaller.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:56

102,400

msdtcadvancedinstaller.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:41

257,536

netfxconfig.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

22:12

34,816

ConfigureIEOptionalComponentsAI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:41

84,992

IEFileInstallAI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:37

68,096

servicemodelregai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:41

115,200

SetIEInstalledDateAI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:43

51,712

ceipfwdai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:38

228,352

bcdeditai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:44

287,232

appxreg.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

22:06

14,848

RegisterIEPKeysAI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:40

19,968

cmipnpinstall.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

22:11

248,832

appserverai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

22:10

146,432

RDWebAI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:54

140,800

tssdisai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:52

156,160

VmHostAI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:57

123,392

securebootai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:44

160,256

winsockai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:41

69,632

ws2_helper.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:43

62,976

cleanupai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:43

33,792

wdscore.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:43

276,480

CntrtextInstaller.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:45

153,088

drvstore.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:45

744,960

dpx.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:37

345,088

msdelta.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:44

499,712

mspatcha.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:46

46,080

cmiv2.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

22:12

3,300,352

cmiaisupport.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:40

3,154,944

cmitrust.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:43

418,304

WcmTypes.xsd

Not versioned

10-Mar-25

19:30

1,047

CbsMsg.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:46

42,496

CbsCore.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:38

1,608,704

TiWorker.exe

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:43

193,024

TiFileFetcher.exe

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:38

427,520

DrUpdate.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:45

246,784

wrpint.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:38

66,048

wcp.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:45

2,855,424

cmiadapter.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:41

139,264

smiengine.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:33

922,624

smipi.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:43

65,536

poqexec.exe

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

22:25

146,432

amd64_installed

Not versioned

10-Mar-25

19:27

9

bfsvc.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:39

85,504

timezoneai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:44

101,888

GlobalInstallOrder.xml

Not versioned

10-Mar-25

19:30

1,249,919

luainstall.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:43

53,248

fveupdateai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:41

61,952

ExtendedSecurityUpdatesAI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

22:09

215,040

mofinstall.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:43

67,072

esscli.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:43

388,608

mofd.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:41

248,320

repdrvfs.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:41

350,720

fastprox.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:41

854,016

wbemcomn.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:43

453,632

wbemcore.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:41

1,148,928

wmiutils.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:43

111,104

wbemprox.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:43

35,840

wmicmiplugin.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:38

508,928

sppinst.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:37

769,024

cmifw.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:40

97,280

FirewallOfflineAPI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:45

166,912

NetSetupAI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:44

65,024

NetSetupApi.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:45

184,832

httpai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

55,296

peerdistai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

65,024

PrintAdvancedInstaller.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:35

99,328

msdtcadvancedinstaller.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

215,040

netfxconfig.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:46

40,448

ConfigureIEOptionalComponentsAI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

76,800

IEFileInstallAI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:23

66,560

servicemodelregai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

96,768

SetIEInstalledDateAI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

49,152

ceipfwdai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:24

197,632

bcdeditai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:27

271,360

appxreg.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:41

19,968

RegisterIEPKeysAI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:25

23,040

cmipnpinstall.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:45

195,072

securebootai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:27

144,896

winsockai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

71,680

ws2_helper.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:27

50,176

cleanupai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

37,376

wdscore.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:27

208,384

CntrtextInstaller.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:28

128,000

drvstore.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:28

610,304

dpx.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:23

265,216

msdelta.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:27

398,336

mspatcha.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:29

36,864

cmiv2.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:46

2,257,408

cmiaisupport.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:25

2,162,688

cmitrust.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:27

286,720

WcmTypes.xsd

Not versioned

16-Feb-25

17:39

1,047

CbsMsg.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:29

41,984

CbsCore.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:24

1,381,376

TiWorker.exe

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:27

190,464

TiFileFetcher.exe

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:24

355,328

DrUpdate.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:28

202,240

wrpint.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:24

56,320

wcp.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:28

2,408,448

cmiadapter.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

121,856

smiengine.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:21

750,080

smipi.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

59,904

poqexec.exe

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:56

129,536

x86_installed

Not versioned

16-Feb-25

17:20

9

bfsvc.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:25

81,920

timezoneai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:28

86,528

GlobalInstallOrder.xml

Not versioned

16-Feb-25

17:42

1,249,919

luainstall.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:27

43,008

fveupdateai.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

57,344

ExtendedSecurityUpdatesAI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:44

177,664

mofinstall.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:27

64,000

esscli.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

293,376

mofd.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

204,800

repdrvfs.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

277,504

fastprox.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

670,208

wbemcomn.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:27

386,048

wbemcore.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:25

925,696

wmiutils.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:27

90,624

wbemprox.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:26

29,696

wmicmiplugin.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:24

392,704

sppinst.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:23

646,656

cmifw.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:25

80,896

FirewallOfflineAPI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:28

140,800

NetSetupAI.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:27

55,296

NetSetupApi.dll

6.3.9600.22512

10-Mar-25

21:28

124,928

References

Servicing stack updates

Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions

ADV990001 | Latest Servicing Stack Updates

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