Windows 8.1 Update Error Code: 0x80240031

I tried to fix the problem using your instructions, but I still with the problem... I CAN'T UPGERADE MY WINDOWS 8 TO WINDOWS 8.1

I don't know what happen but I follow all instructions and I still with the problems. I can't upgrade the WINDOWS 8.1.

The bottom line is...

If you are not on a touch enabled device, Windows 8 is a bad use if time.   Win 7 is far superior.  If you ARE on a touch enabled device that runs Win 8 (Surface) I guess you're stuck with it, but I would have to ask why go with an inferior interface?

I have tried to embrace the whole Win 8 thing (Lenovo Ideacentre - returned it...was horrible) and went with an SSD Dell Optiplex with Win 7 and have never been more productive.

I use my iPad religiously, it works well with my Win 7 platform through iTunes, and I spend time doing productive stuff as opposed to chasing software gremlins.

Just sayin'...

Spent the whole evening with tech support and still have no luck.

I just got my surface and right out of the box it wouldn't let me update any of the 15 app updates that it said I needed.  I tried going through the settings to do the windows update and received another error saying it couldn't update.  It sent me to Microsoft support links that were complete unhelpful.  Shut down/restarted a couple times with no change.

The next morning I went through the desktop to control panel and updates.  It listed about four or five critical updates that had failed and pupped up saying that I had outstanding windows updates.  I told it to update through the desktop and it finally started to update to 8.1.  2 hours later I was at 28 of 38 updates before I had to head to work.  I have high hopes for when I return.  I hope that this will allow me to update the pre-installed apps and download new ones.

This is extremely frustrating to deal with right out of the box, especially since my wife is anti windows 8 and told me it was a mistake to get the surface.  She was pretty  heavy with the "I told you so's."

I tried to fix the problem using your instructions, but I still with the problem... I CAN'T UPGERADE MY WINDOWS 8 TO WINDOWS 8.1