Announcing the release of Service Pack 1 for Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013

Service Pack 1 for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 (KB2817429)

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42008

Downloadable list of issues that the service pack fixes

http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/A/8/0A870358-D451-488E-BF54-9616292E19EC/Microsoft%20Office%20and%20SharePoint%202013%20Service%20Pack%201%20Changes.xlsx

How to tell if you have SP1 installed

In order to determine if SP1 is installed for Office 2013 or a related product, look for the program version in the list of installed programs in the Programs and Features control panel. If SP1 is installed, the version will be 15.0.4569.1506 or higher. Additionally, if you’ve installed the SP1 update for an MSI product, SP1 will be listed in Installed Updates in that same control panel.

Install the SharePoint March PU on servers running search components

http://blogs.technet.com/b/tothesharepoint/archive/2013/03/13/how-to-install-update-packages-on-a-sharepoint-farm-where-search-component-and-high-availability-search-topologies-are-enabled.aspx

ref:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/office_sustained_engineering/archive/2014/02/25/announcing-the-release-of-service-pack-1-for-office-2013-and-sharepoint-2013.aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2767999

Resolutions for error code 0x800F0906

I was trying to download a feature (.net)

Then I got the following error

Error code 0x800F0906

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2734782

Resolutions for error code 0x800F0906

To resolve this problem, try to connect to the Microsoft Update

(http://www.update.microsoft.com)

Website.

If you cannot access this website, check your Internet connection, or contact the network administrator to determine whether there is a configuration that blocks access to the website.

This behavior can also be caused by a system administrator who configures the computer to use Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) instead of the Microsoft Windows Update server for servicing. In this case, contact your system administrator and request that they enable the Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair Group Policy setting and configure the Alternate source file path value or select the Contact Windows Update directly to download repair content instead of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) option.

Local Group policy
To configure the Group Policy setting, follow these steps:

1. Start the Local Group Policy Editor or Group Policy Management Console.

   Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012: Point to the upper-right corner of the screen, click Search, type group policy, click Settings, and then click Edit group policy.
   

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   Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: Point to the upper-right corner of the screen, click Search, type group policy, and then click Edit group policy.
   

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2. Expand Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, and then select System. The screen shot for this step is listed below.
   

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3. Open the Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair Group Policy setting, and then select Enabled. The screen shot for this step is listed below.
   

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Internet Explorer Maintenance go away when IE 10 is installed

http://www.policypak.com/blog/entry/why-does-internet-explorer-maintenance-go-away-when-ie-10-is-installed-and-what-can-i-do-about-it.html

Missing Internet Explorer Maintenance option from GPMC with Windows 7 / 2008 R2

IEM(Internet explorer maintenance) data and directives inside the GPO are still there. But when IE 10 is placed upon that machine, it promptly ignores those directives.