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

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

13-Apr-2013 – 6.1.7601.22298 – Mstsc.exe – x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2835429 – The taskbar is hidden when a screen resolution of 1366 x 768 is used for a RemoteApp application that is running on Windows Server 2008 R2

15-Feb-2013 – 6.1.7601.22252 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2813347 – MS13-029: Description of the security update for Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 Client: April 9, 2013

10-Jan-2013 – 6.1.7601.22214 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2798286 – RemoteApp application session disconnects from a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

10-Oct-2012 – 6.1.7601.22131 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2769372 – Windows Remote Assistance fails in Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

03-Dec-2011 – 6.1.7601.21872 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2648397 – You cannot change an expired user account password in a Remote Desktop session from a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

24-Nov-2011 – 6.1.7601.21866 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2617687 – Applications or services that start multiple Remote Desktop Services sessions crash in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

05-Nov-2011 – 6.1.7601.21855 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2614136 – Some windows of a Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) RemoteApp application might not be displayed correctly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

02-Sep-2011 – 6.1.7601.21809 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2585853 – Choppy video playback when you play a high-definition video over a remote desktop connection in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

16-Jul-2011 – 6.1.7601.21772 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2582172 – Remote desktop is not displayed in Full-Screen mode when the screen resolution is 1366× 768 pixels in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

15-Jul-2011 – 6.1.7601.21771 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2579381 – A remote desktop session does not respond to keyboard input or mouse input after it loses the focus in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

23-May-2011 – 6.1.7601.21732 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2522762 – RemoteApp application does not work correctly from RD Web Access in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

23-Mar-2011 – 6.1.7601.21690 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2526629 – The logon message is not displayed correctly when you connect to a RemoteApp application from a computer that has multiple monitors and that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

19-Mar-2011 – 6.1.7601.21687 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2524668 – The single sign-on feature does not work in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 when you try to start a full remote desktop connection through RD Web Access

19-Mar-2011 – 6.1.7601.21687 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2522743 – You cannot use a calendar control in a RemoteApp application when you use the RDC 7.0 client to connect to the RemoteApp application from a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

18-Dec-2010 – 6.1.7601.21624 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2446026 – An application that uses the Remote Desktop Connection ActiveX control to provide virtualized sessions crashes in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7

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

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

05-May-2012 – 6.1.7601.21988 – Volmgr.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2708857 – RDX cartridge disks are not recognized correctly in Windows 7, in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, or in Windows Server 2008 R2

05-May-2012 – 6.1.7601.17836 – Volmgr.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2708857 – RDX cartridge disks are not recognized correctly in Windows 7, in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, or in Windows Server 2008 R2

24-Nov-2011 – 6.1.7601.21866 – Volmgr.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647409 – Remote Desktop Services sessions are not kept alive as expected in Windows Server 2008 R2

07-Sep-2011 – 6.1.7601.21812 – Volmgr.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2601456 – Device Manager does not display a drive after you hot-swap the drive between slots on a PCI-E switch in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

16-Jul-2011 – 6.1.7601.21772 – Volmgr.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981156 – RemoteApp applications are displayed as black windows when you restart the applications in a Remote desktop connection in Windows Server 2008 R2

11-Jun-2011 – 6.1.7601.21744 – Volmgr.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2550978 – “0x0000007B” Stop error after you replace an identical iSCSI network adapter in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or in Windows 7 SP1

15-Jan-2011 – 6.1.7601.21642 – Volmgr.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2640309 – “STOP: 0x000000B8” error when you try to shut down or hibernate a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

15-Jan-2011 – 6.1.7601.21642 – Volmgr.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2490742 – A “0x000000B8” Stop error occurs when you try to shut down or hibernate a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

18-Dec-2010 – 6.1.7601.21624 – Volmgr.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2470949 – The RegQueryValueEx function returns a very large incorrect value for the “Avg. Disk sec/Transfer” performance counter in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7

Watchguard XTM Firewall and UTM Appliance – High CPU Usage in the GAV (gateway anti-virus) scand process causes lag and typing delay in Remote Desktop Sessions (RDP) and SIP or VoIP latency issues

Watchguard XTM Firewall and UTM Appliance – High CPU Usage in scand process causes lag and typing delay in Remote Desktop Sessions (RDP).  You may find that remote users report a lag with Remote Desktop Sessions, freezing sessions, black screen and random disconnections.  At around the same time users report these issues you may find that the CPU usage of the scand process on your Watchguard has increased to 100% and the majority of the activity is attributed to the scand process.  You may be able to recreate this issue by browsing websites that utilise lots of Adobe Flash or Media Content as GAV will need to scan all these elements of the web page.  Login to the Watchguard System Manager and then open Firebox System Manager click on Status Report and scroll down the report until you find the Process List (Screenshot Below).  This information will automatically update every 30 seconds so you can see the %CPU column will change and update every 30 seconds.  The top value system shows the overall CPU utilisation and if you look further down you can see which sub processes are actually occupying the CPU time and making up the overall system usage.  In the screenshot below we can see that system is showing 100 % CPU Usage and then further down we can see that the scand process is accounting for 90.99% of this.  When the CPU Usage reaches 100% on the Watchguard unit it may stop forwarding other traffic and this accounts for the lag and jitter we see within the Remote Desktop Session.  Other time sensitive traffic such as VoIP or SIP traffic may also be affected by this issue as the packets are delayed whilst the Firewall recovers from the resource exhaustion.  Users may also report that web pages are slow to load at the time these issues occur where the GAV process is still dealing with the other requests.

Resolution/Workaround:

You can try disabling the GAV (gateway antivirus) for the HTTP and FTP Proxy to ensure that this is the actual cause of your issues, if the problem subsides then you may need to consider updating the XTM OS to the latest release i.e. 11.5.2 and/or adjusting the GAV policy so that it does not scan some content i.e. Images/Text within websites.  You may also need to consider opening a support case with Watchguard to make them aware of this issue, if you have a large number of users then you may even need to consider upgrading your XTM appliance to a larger unit i.e. XTM 23 to XTM 505 or XTM 22 to XTM330 to provide additional processing power (CPU) and system resources to cope with the additional anti-virus scanning requirements.

Watchguard XTM High CPU Usage scand
Watchguard XTM High CPU Usage scand