Several Windows 8.1 users have reported that the fix doesn't work for them, but for many it does. It's a complicated, eight-step process, first proposed by Marek Kusmierski. The main Microsoft Answers forum thread regarding the ongoing problems installing Windows 8.1 Update has a customer-submitted fix that seems to get around the majority of installation errors. There's a bit of good news for consumers, which is to say people who patch Windows 8.1 but aren't tied to a WSUS server. No new updates will be visible to them until they install the Windows 8.1 Update.
For customers managing updates on their devices manually who haven't installed the Windows 8.1 Update prior to May 13th, moving forward they will only see the option to install the Windows 8.1 Update in Windows Update. The vast majority of these customers already have Automatic Update turned on, so they don't need to be concerned since the update will simply install in the background prior to May 13th. It will need to be installed to receive new updates from Windows Update starting on May 13th. As announced before, Microsoft has always promised to keep Windows 8 machines patched.įor our consumer customers, the Windows 8.1 Update is a required update to keep Windows 8.1 devices current. Presumably the "separate security updates" are for Windows 8.1 machines. For those that decide to defer installation, separate security updates will be published during the 120-day window. In order to receive future updates, all customers managing updates using WSUS, Windows Intune, or System Center Configuration Manager have until August 12th to apply the new updates. As a result, we've decided to extend the timeframe for enterprise customers to deploy these new product updates from 30 to 120 days. All future security and non-security updates will be built on these latest product updates, so existing Windows 8.1 customers (as well as Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry customers) will need to be running these latest product updates in order to continue to receive future product improvements and security updates.Īs we've been monitoring the release, we've been actively discussing this new approach to servicing with enterprise customers and listening to their feedback regarding managing the deployment timeline.
More than ever, these updates are driven by customer feedback and the need to refine and innovate to meet their growing needs. Windows 8.1 Update along with the new Server and Embedded updates reflects Microsoft's commitment to providing a more rapid cadence of feature improvements for our customers.
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