Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Update Windows 8 to 8.1

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Since the latest Stable version of Microsoft Windows 8.1 rolled out to the public as an update on April, people are searching for how to update their system to Windows 8.1.

Note: This is only for system having windows 8 already installed. Not for upgrading from windows 7 or other previous versions.

Things To Look Before Updating


  •   For the installation of the update, it is recommended to have a minimum free space of 3GB for 32-bit and 3.8GB for 64-bit in the hard disk.
  •  Check whether you have installed all the Windows Updates. From the control panel
  • Disable your anti-virus. This is to ensure that anti-virus does not make any interruptions in the installation process.


Once the above given steps are done, Continue to the updating process.

Downloading And Installing Windows 8.1


Go to Store in the Start Screen.




In the store you will find a new heading called Update Windows.



If you are not able to find that in the store Click Here!!!



Now click on the Download button. Since the file is having a big size (above 3 GB) it may take a while to complete the download, depending on the speed of your connection.
So wait for the download to complete

After the download is completed, the updates will be installed automatically and you will be prompted for a reboot



Wait for the installation to complete, and configure the windows according to your needs.

Finally


Sometimes after the update process, your metro apps may get uninstalled. But still the tiles will be there in the start screen. You can download them again by clicking on the tiles.