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Ntfs.sys – Pre Service Pack 2 Revision History for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 (SBS 2011)

Ntfs.sys – Pre Service Pack 2 Revision History for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 (SBS 2011)

11-Jan-2016 – 6.1.7601.19116 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3121255 – “0x00000024” Stop error in FsRtlNotifyFilterReportChange and copy file may fail in Windows

08-Jan-2016 – 6.1.7601.23318 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3121255 – “0x00000024” Stop error in FsRtlNotifyFilterReportChange and copy file may fail in Windows

07-Nov-2014 – 6.1.7601.22863 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2535094 -Server stops responding when you lock or unlock files on a network by using the SMB2 protocol in Windows

13-Feb-2014 – 6.1.7601.22602 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2885209 – Event ID 55 is logged on a Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1-based file server

14-Feb-2014 – 6.1.7601.18397 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2885209 – Event ID 55 is logged on a Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1-based file server

24-Jan-2014 – 6.1.7601.22580 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2928562 – Event 55 when you copy an encrypted folder to EFS shared folder in Windows

24-Jan-2014 – 6.1.7601.18378 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2928562 – Event 55 when you copy an encrypted folder to EFS shared folder in Windows

03-Dec-2013 – 6.1.7601.22529 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2914680 – I/O delays in Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

03-Dec-2013 – 6.1.7601.18331 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2914680 – I/O delays in Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

19-Sep-2013 – 6.1.7601.22460 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2885209 – Event ID 55 is logged on a Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1-based file server

10-Jun-2013 – 6.1.7601.22352 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2866695 – An application stops responding when a file has a circular reference in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

10-Jun-2013 – 6.1.7601.18179 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2866695 – An application stops responding when a file has a circular reference in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

12-Apr-2013 – 6.1.7601.22297 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2840149 – MS13-036: Description of the security update for the Windows file system kernel-mode driver (ntfs.sys): April 9, 2013

12-Apr-2013 – 6.1.7601.18127 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2840149 – MS13-036: Description of the security update for the Windows file system kernel-mode driver (ntfs.sys): April 9, 2013

12-Apr-2013 – 6.1.7601.22297 – Ntfs.sys – x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2814923 – “0x0000009E” Stop error and disk volumes cannot be brought online on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based failover cluster

12-Apr-2013 – 6.1.7601.22297  – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2698155 – An application does not read or access a file correctly in Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista

12-Apr-2013 – 6.1.7601.18127  – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2698155 – An application does not read or access a file correctly in Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista

07-Feb-2013 – 6.1.7601.22244 – Ntfs.sys – x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2814923 – “0x0000009E” Stop error and disk volumes cannot be brought online on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based failover cluster

02-Feb-2013 – 6.1.7601.22240 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2782476 – Application freezes when an NTFS volume contains a circular directory reference in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

05-Feb-2013 – 6.1.7601.18072 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2782476 – Application freezes when an NTFS volume contains a circular directory reference in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

16-Nov-2012 – 6.1.7601.22167 – https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2698155 – An application does not read or access a file correctly in Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista

16-Nov-2012 – 6.1.7601.18005 – https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2698155 – An application does not read or access a file correctly in Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista

18-Oct-2012 – 6.1.7601.22137 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2775511 – An enterprise hotfix rollup is available for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

29-Sep-2012 – 6.1.7601.22123 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2764302 – “0x0000001E” Stop error occurs intermittently in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

06-Sep-2012 – 6.1.7601.22108 – Ntfs.sys – x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2754784 – You receive many event ID 55 NTFS errors in the System log on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

31-Aug-2012 – 6.1.7601.22104 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2739159 – Files are corrupted after you encrypt them with ECC certificates by using the EFS feature in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

31-Aug-2012 – 6.1.7601.17945 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2739159 – Files are corrupted after you encrypt them with ECC certificates by using the EFS feature in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

06-Aug-2012 – 6.1.7601.22079 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2739159 – Files are corrupted after you encrypt them with ECC certificates by using the EFS feature in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

06-Aug-2012 – 6.1.7601.17922 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2739159 – Files are corrupted after you encrypt them with ECC certificates by using the EFS feature in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

06-Jun-2012 – 6.1.7601.22012 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639043 – A robocopy command updates DACLs incorrectly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

17-May-2012 – 6.1.7601.17843 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2708811 – Data corruption occurs when a sparse file undergoes random write stress in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

09-May-2012 – 6.1.7601.21990 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2708811 – Data corruption occurs when a sparse file undergoes random write stress in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

27-Apr-2012 – 6.1.7601.21981 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2707576 – “STATUS_SHARING_VIOLATION” error message when you try to open a highly fragmented file on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

05-Apr-2012 – 6.1.7601.21958 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2698155 – On-demand antivirus scans do not work as expected in Windows Vista, in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008, or in Windows Server 2008 R2

06-Mar-2012 – 6.1.7601.21936 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2680906 – Robocopy.exe utility incorrectly skips some files during the file copy or backup process in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

03-Mar-2012 – 6.1.7601.21935 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967351 – A heavily fragmented file in an NTFS volume may not grow beyond a certain size

07-Feb-2012 – 6.1.7601.21917 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2646535 – Significantly slower directory tree replication performance when you use the Robocopy command in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

16-Sep-2011 – 6.1.7601.21820 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2618914 – A hotfix is available that adds the FileFsSectorSizeInformation information class to Windows 7 and to Windows Server 2008 R2

16-Sep-2011 – 6.1.7601.17693 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2618914 – A hotfix is available that adds the FileFsSectorSizeInformation information class to Windows 7 and to Windows Server 2008 R2

19-May-2011 – 6.1.7601.21730 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2532153 – The content under an NFS share root may not be listed on an NFS client when the NFS share is mounted in Windows Server 2008 R2

11-Mar-2011 – 6.1.7601.21680 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982018 – An update that improves the compatibility of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with Advanced Format Disks is available

11-Mar-2011 – 6.1.7601.17577 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982018 – An update that improves the compatibility of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with Advanced Format Disks is available

20-Jan-2011 – 6.1.7601.21645 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979350 – SharePoint Workspace 2010 or Groove 2007 clients who are provisioned to Groove Server Relay in Windows Server 2008 R2 may experience a synchronization failure

Storport.sys – Pre Service Pack 2 Revision History for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 (SBS 2011)

Storport.sys – Pre Service Pack 2 Revision History for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1  and Windows Small Business Server 2011 (SBS 2011)

05-Apr-2014 – 6.1.7601.22648 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2957775 – System crashes during I/O traffic after you install a Host Bus Adapter on a computer that’s running Windows Server 2008 R2

05-Apr-2014 – 6.1.7601.18438 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2957775 – System crashes during I/O traffic after you install a Host Bus Adapter on a computer that’s running Windows Server 2008 R2

04-Feb-2014 – 6.1.7601.22589 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2908783 – Data corruption occurs on iSCSI LUNs in Windows

04-Feb-2014 – 6.1.7601.18386 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2908783 – Data corruption occurs on iSCSI LUNs in Windows

13-Jul-2013 – 6.1.7601.22383 – Storport.sys – x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2871163 – No warning logged when the Storport miniport driver tries to use more than 8 SCSI buses in Windows Server 2008 R2

13-Jul-2013 – 6.1.7601.18209 – Storport.sys – x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2871163 – No warning logged when the Storport miniport driver tries to use more than 8 SCSI buses in Windows Server 2008 R2

08-Nov-2012 – 6.1.7601.22155 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2780444 – “0x0000012E” Stop error occurs when an application sends a 12-byte SCSI opcode to an iSCSI target in Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

08-Nov-2012 – 6.1.7601.17993 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2780444 – “0x0000012E” Stop error occurs when an application sends a 12-byte SCSI opcode to an iSCSI target in Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

18-Oct-2012 – 6.1.7601.22137 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2775511 – An enterprise hotfix rollup is available for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

12-Oct-2012 – 6.1.7601.22133 – Storport.sys – x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2769701 – Slow disk write performance when you use a back-end SAN on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2

19-Sep-2012 – 6.1.7601.22114 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2732471 – Data becomes corrupted when a storage miniport driver tries to copy data to RAM in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2

19-Sep-2012 – 6.1.7601.17956 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2732471 – Data becomes corrupted when a storage miniport driver tries to copy data to RAM in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2

05-Jul-2012 – 6.1.7601.22045 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2732471 – Data becomes corrupted when a storage miniport driver tries to copy data to RAM in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2

05-Jul-2012 – 6.1.7601.17888 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2732471 – Data becomes corrupted when a storage miniport driver tries to copy data to RAM in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2

17-Dec-2011 – 6.1.7601.21879 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654363 – Computer crashes when you use Driver Verifier to monitor Storport.sys if you disable the HBA in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

01-Dec-2011 – 6.1.7601.21870 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2646761 – The startup process stops responding on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer that has many processors and Fibre Channel adapters installed

04-May-2011 – 6.1.7601.21720 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2528357 – Nonpaged pool leak when you disable and enable some storage controllers in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

04-May-2011 – 6.1.7601.17610 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2528357 – Nonpaged pool leak when you disable and enable some storage controllers in Windows Vista, in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

18-Mar-2011 – 6.1.7601.21686 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2468345 – Computer intermittently performs poorly or stops responding when the Storport driver is used in Windows Server 2008 R2

18-Mar-2011 – 6.1.7601.21686 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2511500 – “0x0000007E” Stop error after you perform a hot removal of a PCI device in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008 R2, in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

11-Mar-2011 – 6.1.7601.21680 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982018 – An update that improves the compatibility of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with Advanced Format Disks is available

Storport.sys – Pre Service Pack 3 Revision History for Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008)

Storport.sys – Pre Service Pack 3 Revision History for Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008)

08-Nov-2012 – 6.0.6002.22969 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2780444 – “0x0000012E” Stop error occurs when an application sends a 12-byte SCSI opcode to an iSCSI target in Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

06-Apr-2012 – 6.0.6002.22834 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2528357 – Nonpaged pool leak when you disable and enable some storage controllers in Windows Vista, in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

07-Sep-2011 – 6.0.6002.22711 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2511500 – “0x0000007E” Stop error after you perform a hot removal of a PCI device in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008 R2, in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

17-Jun-2011 – 6.0.6002.22661 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553708 – A hotfix rollup that improves Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 compatibility with Advanced Format disks

11-May-2010 – 6.0.6002.22402 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/983554 – “0x000000BE” Stop error message when you use the Storport.sys driver to manage some storage devices in Windows Server 2008, in Windows Vista, in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

18-Mar-2010 – 6.0.6002.22367 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981751 – “Stop error code 0x0000007E (SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED) in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista

02-Feb-2010 – 6.0.6002.22327 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979764 – A hotfix is available that improves the logging capabilities of the Storport.sys driver to troubleshoot poor performance issues for the disk I/O in Windows Server 2008

04-May-2009 – 6.0.6002.22128 – Storport.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968675 – The storport.sys driver leaks nonpaged pool memory when volumes are scanned, mounted, or dismounted in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista

Remote Desktop Sessions Pause Or Exhibit Unresponsiveness – Lag Whilst Typing And Session Will Not Accept Mouse Inputs

Remote Desktop Services can be extremely useful, allowing users to access a terminal server or their company desktop computer from another location.  One very common complaint with RDP sessions is screen refresh delays and a delay when typing or trying to click on items using the mouse cursor.  It will appear to most that the session has become unresponsive for a period of 5-20 seconds, after this delay the session will return to normal for a period of several minutes before once again becoming unresponsive.  You may find that this issue becomes more apparent as more users connect to the specific terminal server in question and if all these users utilise several applications (i.e. Outlook, Word and Excel) together.

Causes for poor user experience when connected via RDP are varied but one of the most common is resource exhaustion or contention.  This in turn causes a delay in processing that appears as a pause or unresponsiveness.

Check that your computer or terminal server has sufficient Memory to cope with the current load.

The next thing to verify by using performance monitor is that the PhysicalDisk\% Idle Time is consistently high, that’s correct this should be 90-100% when the server is not very busy.

It is worth running performance monitor using the PhysicalDisk\% Idle Time counter whilst you are seeing the slowdowns, this will help identify if your hard disk or controller are causing contention and in turn the pausing or unresponsiveness.

If you do find that the “%Idle Time” keeps going very low then it’s time to consider some of the options below to help resolve the issue

  • Install a second drive or mirror set, move the Windows Page File to this second disk/array to reduce the load on the drive/array holding your operating system
  • Install additional memory into the computer or server, this will reduce paging to disk and will generally improve overall system performance
  • Migrate to or upgrade your existing RAID controller to a unit that had a Battery Backed Cache (Fast) or Flash Backed Cache (Newer – Faster) to significantly improve performance and alleviate the system
  • Migrate to faster hard disk drives, 7200, 10,000 or 15,000 RPM drives are amongst the fastest.  The SATA interface is slower than the SAS interface but is cheaper.  Try to invest in the fastest drives that you can to future proof the system and avoid future performance issues if you have to scale for more users.
  • Ensure that you have at least 20-25% free disk space on all partitions/drives
  • Defragment all drives on a regular basis to optimise read and write operations
  • A cheap solution for improving disk performance may be to turn on the Hard Disk Cache using “Device Manager” or in the event that you are using a RAID controller without a battery backed Cache module you will need to open the RAID Array Management Software and then enable Disk Cache within the management software as this feature will not be available within “Device Manager” in this instance.  Please note that this does have some risks and should be used with caution, you may loose data in the event of a sudden/unexpected loss of power to the system.  Consider using this option with a UPS and redundant power supplies to reduce the risk of power loss to the system.  As always ensure you have a reliable backup that is carried out at regular intervals.

Example – HP RAID Array Configuration Utility:

Example – Windows Device Manager: