14 DAY TRIAL // Ever since Windows 8.1 Update was officially launched, a number of users who attempted to install it got stuck with several errors, some of which have even blocked other deployment methods and prevented the new OS version from copying all its files to the target computer.
Microsoft has already addressed these issues in a new Windows 8.1 Update patch delivered to users a couple of days ago, but the company has decided to now offer those experiencing problems an even easier method to deal with these bugs.
TWCN is reporting that Microsoft recently updated the built-in Windows Update Troubleshooter to fix Windows 8.1 Update 0×80070002 and 0×80070003 errors that some users could get when attempting to install the new OS version on their desktop computers.
Users will thus be provided with a wizard that will enable the troubleshooter to either detect problems and apply the fixes automatically or guide them as they detect the problems and try to find a solution.
Microsoft yesterday started reoffering and updated version of the KB2919355 patch that contains all Windows 8.1 Update files and helps you deploy the new OS version. This revised version is being delivered to both Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Update machines, but the size varies depending on the OS version that’s powering your computer.
For example, Windows 8.1 users need to download the 890 MB patch, while those who have already installed Windows 8.1 Update are provided with a small 2.6 MB version that only comprises the fixes that Microsoft has recently implemented.
The company confirmed yesterday that everyone will start seeing the new patch in Windows Update, no matter if they downloaded the original version from MSDN on April 2 or from the public channels on April 8.
“The MSDN and VLSC updated ISOs do not contain the complete set of fixes that are offered from Windows Update. Therefore, Windows Update and WSUS will offer the KB2919355 update again to computers that are deployed by using the images in these ISOs. This is expected and does not result in the full reinstallation of the Windows 8.1 Update but only one smaller component of it. The rest of the update will not be downloaded or reinstalled,” the company said in an advisory yesterday.
Windows 8.1 Update is a mandatory update and needs to be installed by everyone running Windows 8.1 in order to receive future patches and security fixes via Windows Update.