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How to Update Windows 8.1 From Windows 8

Microsoft release windows 8.1 with more feature. Today i will show

how to update windows 8.1 from windows 8. For doing this follow those steps..

1) You must install Windows 8.1 first in order to install the current update on normal Windows 8 computer. Windows 8.1 is a complete free update which can be downloaded and installed from Windows store, follow this step by step guide for it. In case if you do not see the update from Windows store, you may be running Windows 8 enterprise version, that should be upgraded as shown in this guide.
Confirm the upgrade after installation,





2) Open Windows update from control panel and check for latest updates. You will find several updates for Windows 8.1 32 or 64 bit (depending on the installed version). The actual Windows 8.1 Update is KB 2919355 around 800Mb, if you do not see this update number, nothing to worry. Download and install other important Windows updates (make sure KB 2919442 is listed out which required for KB 2919355 update) then restart the PC to take effect.
Again open Windows update and check for updates, I’m sure this time the actual number KB 2919355 around 800Mb will show up, download and install it. After the restart you will be running the latest Windows 8.1 update successfully.
The computer will directly boot into desktop mode and shutdown and search icons would appear next to user name as shown below.

How to Update Windows 8.1 From Windows 8

Also you could notice other changes which mentioned earlier.
Windows 8.1 users must install latest KB 2919355 to get further security updates from Microsoft, therefore its not recommended to skip this update for any reasons.

            How to Uninstall Windows 8.1 Update

Even though this is a compulsory update, but incase if its giving some trouble due to non compatibility or any issues during the upgrade process or existing applications are misbehaving then you can consider uninstalling it.
Step to Update Windows 8 to 8.1 Update


Go to Control Panel, Programs and Features select ‘View Installed Updates’ on left top corner which will list out the installed updates on your computer. Look for the update number KB 2919355 and click uninstall.

 

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