I thought it might be useful to provide a summary list of DirectAccess related hotfixes from the past and present that may be of use to those embarking on a DirectAccess deployment for the first time, or those experiencing problems that may have already been solved!
Last updated 27/03/13 with KB2795944.
Hotfixes: Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
KB2796394: Error when you run the Get-RemoteAccess cmdlet during DirectAccess setup in Windows Server 2012 Essentials
KB2795944: Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 cumulative update: February 2013. This update includes fixes for DA that provide stability under heavy load.
KB2788525: You cannot enable external load balancing on a Windows Server 2012-based DirectAccess server.
KB2782560: DNS64 does not resolve computer names when you use DirectAccess and external load balancing in Windows Server 2012.
KB2769240: You cannot connect a DirectAccess client to a corporate network in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012.
KB2748603: The process may fail when you try to enable Network Load Balancing in DirectAccess in Window Server 2012.
KB2666914: DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant 2.0 is available.
Hotfixes: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Forefront UAG 2010
KB2797301: A Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 DirectAccess client experiences repeated OTP prompts.
KB2758949: You cannot build an IP-HTTPS protocol-based connection on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
KB2718654: You are prompted to enter credentials when you try to access a SharePoint server on a Windows 7 SP1-based or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1-based computer.
KB2680464: Location detection feature in DirectAccess is disabled intermittently in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2.
KB2663354: DirectAccess Manage Out fails for any non-ICMP traffic in Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010.
KB2633127: DA client cannot reconnect to the UAG DA server when a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer is connected to the Internet.
KB2615847: "ERROR_IPSEC_IKE_CERT_CHAIN_POLICY_MISMATCH" error when you try to start an IPsec connection between two computers that are running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
KB2535133: IP-HTTPS clients may disconnect from Windows Server 2008 R2-based web servers intermittently after two minutes of idle time.
KB2444558: You cannot access a host that is hosting the IPv4 file share by using SMB v1 from a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based DirectAccess client.
KB2288297: You are unexpectedly prompted to enter your credentials when you try to access a WebDAV resource in a corporate network by using a DirectAccess connection in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2.
KB979373: The DirectAccess connection is lost on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 that has an IPv6 address.
KB978738: You cannot use DirectAccess to connect to a corporate network from a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
KB974080: DirectAccess Workaround for reaching IPv4 address checking sites.
KB973982: The certificate for IP-HTTPS does not rebind if the certificate is changed after the configuration is applied one time in Windows Server 2008 R2.
KB972516: A DirectAccess access failure occurs after the DNS servers that are running Windows Server 2008 return empty responses for AAAA queries in a WINS zone.
Security Updates: Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012
KB2765809: Vulnerability in IP-HTTPS component could allow security feature bypass (MS12-083).
Hope the list is useful!