Applies ToWindows Server 2012 R2 ESU

Windows Server 2012 R2 reached 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 more information, see Windows Server End of Support: Key Dates. For information about the procedure to continue receiving security updates, see KB5031043. We recommend upgrading to a later version of Windows Server. For more information, see Learn about upgrading Windows Server.

Summary

This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) make 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

Yes

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 KB5044411.

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

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:47

57,856

peerdistai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:47

72,192

PrintAdvancedInstaller.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

22:01

102,400

msdtcadvancedinstaller.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:47

257,536

netfxconfig.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

22:17

34,816

ConfigureIEOptionalComponentsAI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:46

84,992

IEFileInstallAI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

68,096

servicemodelregai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:46

115,200

SetIEInstalledDateAI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:47

51,712

ceipfwdai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:44

228,352

bcdeditai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:49

287,232

appxreg.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

22:10

14,848

RegisterIEPKeysAI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:45

19,968

cmipnpinstall.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

22:15

248,832

appserverai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

22:14

146,432

RDWebAI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:58

140,800

tssdisai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:56

156,160

VmHostAI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

22:01

123,392

securebootai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:48

166,912

winsockai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:46

69,632

ws2_helper.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:48

62,976

cleanupai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:47

33,792

wdscore.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:48

276,480

CntrtextInstaller.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:50

153,088

drvstore.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:50

744,960

dpx.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

345,088

msdelta.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:48

499,712

mspatcha.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:50

46,080

cmiv2.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

22:17

3,300,352

cmiaisupport.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:45

3,154,944

cmitrust.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:47

418,304

WcmTypes.xsd

Not versioned

11-Dec-24

19:34

1,047

CbsMsg.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:50

42,496

CbsCore.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

1,608,704

TiWorker.exe

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:47

193,024

TiFileFetcher.exe

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

427,520

DrUpdate.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:49

246,784

wrpint.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

66,048

wcp.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:49

2,855,424

cmiadapter.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:46

139,264

smiengine.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:38

922,624

smipi.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:47

65,536

poqexec.exe

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

22:30

146,432

amd64_installed

Not versioned

11-Dec-24

19:31

9

bfsvc.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:44

85,504

timezoneai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:49

101,888

GlobalInstallOrder.xml

Not versioned

11-Dec-24

19:34

1,249,919

luainstall.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:48

53,248

fveupdateai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:46

61,952

ExtendedSecurityUpdatesAI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

22:14

214,528

mofinstall.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:48

67,072

esscli.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:47

388,608

mofd.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:46

248,320

repdrvfs.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:46

350,720

fastprox.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:46

854,016

wbemcomn.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:47

453,632

wbemcore.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:46

1,148,928

wmiutils.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:47

111,104

wbemprox.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:47

35,840

wmicmiplugin.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

509,952

sppinst.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

769,024

cmifw.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:46

97,280

FirewallOfflineAPI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:49

166,912

NetSetupAI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:48

65,024

NetSetupApi.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:49

184,832

httpai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

55,296

peerdistai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

65,024

PrintAdvancedInstaller.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:52

99,328

msdtcadvancedinstaller.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:42

215,040

netfxconfig.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

22:03

40,448

ConfigureIEOptionalComponentsAI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:42

76,800

IEFileInstallAI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:40

66,560

servicemodelregai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:42

96,768

SetIEInstalledDateAI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

49,152

ceipfwdai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:41

197,632

bcdeditai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:44

271,360

appxreg.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:58

19,968

RegisterIEPKeysAI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:41

23,040

cmipnpinstall.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

22:02

195,072

securebootai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:44

150,016

winsockai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:42

71,680

ws2_helper.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

50,176

cleanupai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

37,376

wdscore.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

208,384

CntrtextInstaller.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:45

128,000

drvstore.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:45

610,304

dpx.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:40

265,216

msdelta.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:44

398,336

mspatcha.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:45

36,864

cmiv2.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

22:03

2,257,408

cmiaisupport.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:42

2,162,688

cmitrust.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

286,720

WcmTypes.xsd

Not versioned

11-Dec-24

19:33

1,047

CbsMsg.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:45

41,984

CbsCore.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:40

1,381,376

TiWorker.exe

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

190,464

TiFileFetcher.exe

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:41

355,328

DrUpdate.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:44

202,240

wrpint.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:40

56,320

wcp.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:45

2,408,960

cmiadapter.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:42

121,856

smiengine.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:37

750,080

smipi.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

59,904

poqexec.exe

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

22:13

129,536

x86_installed

Not versioned

11-Dec-24

19:31

9

bfsvc.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:41

81,920

timezoneai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:44

86,528

luainstall.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

43,008

fveupdateai.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:42

57,344

ExtendedSecurityUpdatesAI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

22:01

177,152

mofinstall.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

64,000

esscli.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

293,376

mofd.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:42

204,800

repdrvfs.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:42

277,504

fastprox.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:42

670,208

wbemcomn.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

386,048

wbemcore.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:42

925,696

wmiutils.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

90,624

wbemprox.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:43

29,696

wmicmiplugin.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:40

393,216

sppinst.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:40

646,656

cmifw.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:42

80,896

FirewallOfflineAPI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:44

140,800

NetSetupAI.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:44

55,296

NetSetupApi.dll

6.3.9600.22364

11-Dec-24

21:44

124,928

References

Servicing stack updates

Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions

ADV990001 | Latest Servicing Stack Updates

Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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