Resetting Surface RT in NOV 2016. Cannot get Windows RT 8.1 Update 3. [Solved]

Anonymous
2016-11-15T05:47:14+00:00

Hi

I reset my Surface RT recently. After resetting, I could not get Windows RT 8.1 Update 3 back like before.

My Windows Update now checking for update forever. I left it open for 24 hours, the process is in infinite loop.

  1. I tried the method reset the Windows Update components (Stop services, delete Windows\SoftwareDistribution). It doesn't work.
  2. I check my installed update, I can't find KB2919442.
  3. I can't download or update any apps from Windows Store too. (wsreset.exe tried)

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Updates (JANUARY 2017) *You can skip this to the solution below

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  1. gianpietromerighetti found Windows RT 8.1 update 3 standalone installer
  2. Evan Forrest made a step by step guide to get Windows RT 8.1 Update 3
  3. Windows update and Windows Store issues are still not solved.
  4. According to Barb Bowman, Surface Support is aware of the problem and working to push a fix out quickly but don't have an exact time frame.

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Solution (Issues solved)

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Thanks to one of the community member Stjinchan found a solution and provided a complete guide.

Step 1: Download KB3173424 from HERE.

Step 2 : Download KB3172614 from HERE.

Step 3: TURN OFF your WiFi, and reboot the surface.

Step 4: Install KB3173424 by opening it.

Step 5: Reboot the surface.

Step 6: Install KB3172614 by opening it.

Step 7: Reboot the surface.

Step 8: TURN ON your WiFi, start searching for updates.

▲ Windows Update: I completed every updates using the method above.

▲ Windows Store: My Windows Store is working and got a new interface.

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Anonymous
2017-01-17T19:55:27+00:00

After contacting Microsoft, and doing research for at least a few weeks, I found a solution to this major problem.

Alright, so I got a permanent solution for the Windows Update searching disaster! :)

Step 1: Restore your Surface RT with the recovery image from the microsoft website. (optional)

Step 2: Set up your surface and head to Windows update.

Step 3: Search for updates, after 30m-1h you will see a firmware update, press install without modifying the update list.

Step 4: After the installation succeeded, and your surface rt restarted go ahead and search again for updates.

Step 5: Again you will see a package of updates, this update includes the Windows RT 8.1 Update 1 update (kb2919355).

Step 6: When you finished installing the updates and your surface rebooted again, go to "installed updates" and check if kb2919355 is installed.

Step 7: If not, try to install the updates again. If it did, start searching for updates again.

Step 8: Once Windows Update is searching for at least 4 hours we came at the point where most of us are stuck.

THE SOLUTION

Step 9: Download kb3173424 from HERE.

Step 10 : Download kb3172614 from HERE.

Step 11: Turn off your Wifi, and reboot the surface.

Step 12: Install kb3173424 by opening it.

Step 13: Reboot the surface.

Step 14: Install kb3172614 by opening it.

Step 15: Reboot the surface.

Step 16: Turn on your Wifi, start searching for updates and after 10+/- minutes you will see 180+ updates coming your way :D.

I hope this helps a lot of people, since it was a major problem on the Surface RT.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-12-17T15:38:42+00:00

    OPk here is the realy weird thing i reset my surface Rt back to factory settings like i just bought it from the store and lowe and behold it installed all kinds of updates and i even managed to download a few apps from the microsoft app store with no problem then after it installed a few more updates it has been searching for updates for about an hour to an hour and a half and now i can't download anything from the app store i think there is a couple of updates that is causing this problem but witch ones i do not know it was fine until i installed updates 3 different times and after the last ones now all of a sudden no updates can be found and i can't do anything on the app store so it has to be 1 or more updates causing this problem but since this surface is out of warranty microsoft will more than likely do nothing about it so w are probably stuck with this tablet like it is. and here is pictures of it installing updates and the list of updates that it has installed so far.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-12-12T04:05:35+00:00

                 no installed updates

    Checking how?  No History is a consequence of using the WU troubleshooter.   So, we may have to find other methods of checking on what has been applied.   One method I mentioned is using IE Help About and its link in Update versions.

    HTH

    Robert

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-12-11T23:00:05+00:00

    Hi Mikie,

    You can try to reset Windows update components. After the reset you have to check for and install the updates again.

    Let us know how it goes.

    Regards.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-12-11T22:37:51+00:00

    ok here is something very weird i have installed a bunch of updates and i am still looking for otehrs like the start bar but i checked my update history just now and it says i have no installed updates and i know i have installed some updates.so will somebody from Microsoft please help us .

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