Microsoft releases batch of non-security patches for Windows (June 2015)

Microsoft released a batch of non-security patches yesterday for various versions of its Windows operating system.

The patches, released a week after the company's traditional second Tuesday of the month Patch Day, fix issues in various versions of the Windows operating system.

You find the full listing of patches released yesterday on Microsoft's 2015 patches support page.

This guide provides you with information about each patch. Information include the operating systems it was released for and how it can be downloaded and installed on systems.

The majority of patches have been released for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. You do find less than a handful of patches for other operating systems including Windows 7 or Windows Server 2012.

The majority of patches appear to fix smaller issues in the operating system.

• Update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3013791) - "0x00000133" Stop error when there's faulty hardware in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
• Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3018467) - Items in the navigation pane of File Explorer may disappear in Windows
• Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3029438) - Can't open Windows Store applications in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
• Update for Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 (KB3029606) - Update to improve Bluetooth driver diagnosis in Windows 8.1
• Update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (KB3040272) - Start time increases after another language pack is added to Windows
• Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3049989) - HKSCS characters are displayed incorrectly by PDF APIs in Windows
• Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3053863) - Windows 8.1 can't discover Samsung TV as wireless display device
• Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3054203) - Update for SIP to enable WinVerifyTrust function in Windows Server 2012 R2 to work with a later version of Windows
• Update for Windows Server 2012 (KB3054204) - Update lets the WinVerifyTrust function in Windows Server 2012 work with a later version of Windows
• Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 (KB3054205) - Update for SIP to enable WinVerifyTrust function in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 to work with a later version of Windows
• Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB3054206) - Update for SIP to enable WinVerifyTrust function in Windows Server 2008 SP2 to work with a later version of Windows
• Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3054256) - Reliability improvements for Windows 8.1: June 2015
• Update for Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 (KB3056347) - Location feature is not turned off after you enable "Turn off location" policy setting in Windows RT 8.1 or Windows 8.1
• Update for Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Server 2012 (KB3058163) - Activation doesn't work if the sppsvc.exe process doesn't start automatically in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012
• Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Server 2012 (KB3058168) - Update that enables Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 KMS hosts to activate a later version of Windows
• Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3059316) - You cannot move the scrollbar on Windows by dragging the mouse
• Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3060681) - SIL hourly task fails to forward complete data over https in Windows Server 2012 R2
• Update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3060793) - "0x0000001E" or "0x00000133" Stop error when you transfer data through a USB-based RNDIS device on Windows
• Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows RT (KB3061421) - Updated APN database entry for Northern Michigan University (NMU) for Windows 8.1 and 8
• Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3061468) - June 2015 compatibility update for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2
• Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3063843) - System takes too long time to log on to a computer because of large numbers of WNF state name registrations in Windows
• Update for Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 (KB3064059) - Explorer.exe process crashes after File History item in Control Panel is opened in Windows 8.1
• Update for Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 (KB3064209) - June 2015 microcode update for Intel processors in Windows
• Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP Embedded (KB3065979) - "GsDraw error (1): GenericError" error occurs and application crashes when you create text outline in Windows

Downloads

All updates provided on this patch day are available as optional updates on Windows Update.

1. Tap on the Windows-key on the keyboard, type Windows Update and select the appropriate item on the results listing.
2. There, you need to click on the check for updates link first to run a manual check for new system updates.
3. Once done, click on the optional update listing. There you find listed all released non-security updates for the operating system of the machine you are using.

Alternatively, downloads are also provided at Microsoft's Download Center.

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Microsoft releases batch of non-security patches for Windows (June 2015)

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An overview of a batch of non-security related patches released by Microsoft in June 2015.

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Martin Brinkmann