Issues After Installing UR1 on WS2012 Essentials

A couple of issues for those of you have have installed Update Rollup 1 (UR1) for Windows Server 2012 Essentials (KB2781267).

First the Office 365 Integration Service reports do not run after you install Update UR1 and you may receive the following health alert when you open the dashboard:

One or more services are not running.

The following important Windows services are not running. Windows Server Office 365 Integration Service (O365ProviderSvc) Note: Services can be stopped when software updates are applied.

This issue can be resolved by one of  two methods which are explained  in article ID: 2828257.

Secondly if you transition from WS2012e to Windows Server 2012 Standard then you are not automatically offered Update Rollup 1 (2781267) from Windows Update if you follow the steps that are provided in "Transition from Windows Server 2012 Essentials to Windows Server 2012 Standard".

The way around this is to install UR1 from the Windows Update Catalog, which you can get details about in article ID: 2828232.

Thanks for the heads up on these issues from THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS DIVA.

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