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Cannot install Windows 8.1 Update Kb2919355. Windows Update Error 80073712
I'm running Win 8.1 Pro x64. On April 9th, I was offered two updates from Microsoft. Usually, updates install automatically through Windows update but the following two updates, I noticed today (April ...
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Windows 8.1 update keeps failing
I know this has been covered a little in previous questions, but I still can't pinpoint what is wrong or what is preventing the 8.1 update. First time on the forum, so please correct me if I'm in the ...
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Windows 8.1 update stuck on update 16 of 23. Toshiba Z830 doesn't have a hard reset button. What do I do?
My Toshiba Z830 running Windows 8.1 and I tried updating it today by rebooting. It got stuck on update 16 of 23. I couldn't reboot because my off button is assigned to sleep. Holding it in for 10 secs ...
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How to save Windows 8 update files
Currently I am downloading Windows updates and it is using 2Gb internet. Is there way if I can save it and use it to my other computers? I don't really want to download 10 times.
Thanks for the help!
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Upgrading Windows 8.1 to 8.1 Pro fails with "This key won't work. Check it and try again, or try a different key"
I can't seem to find a way to upgrade my laptop Windows 8.1 (64 bits) OS to Windows 8.1 Pro. I do have a key for the new version but when I input it in the Windows updater, it tells me:
This key ...
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How to check what was installed by Windows Automatic Maintenance?
Windows Automatic Maintenance (on windows 8.1) just finished and during about 2 hours it consumed 6GB of disc space (which is very valuable as I have 128GB SSD only). How can I check what it installed ...
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SSL Error after upgrading to Windows 8.1
After upgrade my Windows 8 to Windows 8.1, I got this SSL Error:
...and this
I have did some research and tried to change my system time up to date, reset my modem and use wireshark to see if ...
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Update to Windows 8.1 without using Windows Store [duplicate]
I am currently using Windows 8 on my desktop PC.
I want to upgrade to Windows 8.1.
I heard that Microsoft provides this update through Microsoft Store for free.
But in My home I don't have a faster ...
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How can I stop Bing Bar from showing up in Windows Update
How can I stop the Bing Bar from continuing to show up in Windows Update. I have selected "Hide update" on it many times, but it eventually comes back. I do not have the Bing Bar installed on my ...
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What is the easiest way to upgrade to Windows 8.1 if you cannot do it via the Windows Store?
I have a MSDN Subscription and have installed Windows 8 Professional using my Volume License version of Windows 8.
The Windows 8.1 update does not show up in Windows Store. This is a known problem.
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How can I upgrade a clean Windows 8 install to Windows 8.1?
When I clean-installed my Windows 8, hoping to start clean when I upgraded to Windows 8.1, I noticed that the Windows 8.1 upgrade was absent from the Windows Store.
It appeared again once I had spent ...
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Windows 8.1 update not showing
I have Windows 8 Pro activated with kms.
when I open windows store, it doesn't show "win8.1 available".
clicking on ms-windows-store:WindowsUpgrade just brings me to windows store main screen
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Is it possible to update from Windows 8 Enterprise to version 8.1 without having to reinstall the OS?
Today we are told that the 8.1 update, (a version which allows you to keep apps, settings, and files), is officially being rolled out worldwide. No longer will you have to do a clean OS install, to go ...
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Windows 8.1 - windows update doesn't work with outbound connections that don't match a rule, blocked [duplicate]
I would like to ask for some support.
I've installed windows 8.1 just to check it a bit.
Within windows firewall i wanted to block all outbound connections which do not match a rule but windows update ...
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