Applies to:
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
W2K8 R2 Service Pack 1
W2K8 R2 SP1
Windows 7 Service Pack 1
Windows 7 SP1
Win7 Service Pack 1
Win7 SP1
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List of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) related hotfixes post SP1 for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 as of Sep. 2013.
Originally published: Apr. 2011. Updated Oct. 2011, Feb. 2012, and Sep. 2013.
2833001 Wmiprvse.exe process crashes when you run a WMI script on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2833001
Update(s):
Cimwin32.dll 6.1.7601.18126
Cimwin32.dll 6.1.7601.22296
Supersede(s):
2831347 Roaming user profiles are corrupted when a monitoring program executes a WMI query on a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1-based RDS server
2692929 "0x80041001" error when the Win32_Environment WMI class is queried by multiple requestors in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
2639505 Loaded user profiles cannot be unloaded after you run WMI queries for the Win32_StartupCommand class in Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2
2832248 Memory leak occurs in the Wmiprvse.exe process in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2832248
Update(s):
Profprov.dll 6.1.7601.22292
Profsvc.dll 6.1.7601.22292
Profsvc.ptxml
Userprofilewmiprovider.mof
2733563 You cannot query the Server Work Queues performance counter by using WMI in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2733563
Update(s):
Perfnet.dll 6.1.7601.17899
Perfnet.dll 6.1.7601.22055
2705357 The WMI process stops sending events to WMI clients from a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2705357
Update(s):
Wevtsvc.dll 6.1.7601.21989
2697479 Memory leak in Wmiapsrv.exe on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista or Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2697479
Update(s):
Wmiprov.dll 6.1.7601.21959
2617858 Unexpectedly slow startup or logon process in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2617858
Update(s):
Repdrvfs.dll
Supersede(s):
2505348 High CPU usage or a lengthy startup process occurs during WMI repository verification when a large WMI repository exists in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
2465990 "0x80041002 (WBEM_E_NOT_FOUND)" error occurs when you try to open a WMI namespace on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
2639505 Loaded user profiles cannot be unloaded after you run WMI queries for the Win32_StartupCommand class in Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2639505
Update(s):
Cimwin32.dll
Supersede(s):
2562433 The TimezonekeyName registry entry value changes to a null value in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
2492536 Msinfo32.exe takes a long time to display or export system information on a computer that has many MSI-X-supported devices and that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
2547244 The WMI service and the WMI providers stop responding when you use WMI performance classes to monitor performance on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2547244
Update(s):
Wmiperfclass.dll
Wmiperfclass.mof
Wmiperfinst.mof
2639077 Handle leak in Svchost.exe when a WMI query is triggered by using the Win32_PowerSettingCapabilities class in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=2639077
Update(s):
Umpo.dll