Windows 8.1 Update Error Code: 0x80240031

Anonymous
2013-10-17T16:50:33+00:00

I am getting error code 0x80240031 during download of Windows 8.1 for 50% of Downloading. Can anybody help me fix this?

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-10-18T17:03:17+00:00

    I am getting the same error at around 50%, tried many, many times, very consistent though ...

    Microsoft. please explain what is this error about and please do something as this is a problem that occured also in the preview, judging by some old posts.

    Thank you

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-18T16:47:03+00:00

    Wow, I didn't expect to see it uniformly failing at 50% for everyone else as well.  Immediately after reaching 50% I get the error message.  I've tried 5 times so far with no success, and have done the sfc /scannow, chkdsk, clearing the store cache, running the update troubleshooter...

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-10-18T15:46:24+00:00

    Update after trying all of my Windows 8 Machines:

    I'm 1 for 5 with the 8.1 upgrade.  3 of the failed upgrades were Windows 8 Pro Media Center 64bit devices.  1 failure was on Windows 8 RT (Dell XPS 10).  All of the failures were attempted over my home ISP (Comcast).   Tried the update multiple times on each machine (cleared store cache, clean boot, etc).  All with same error code.

    My Surface Pro with Media Center succeeded while I was at Work (though, off topic, appears to have killed my Type Cover, which works on another Surface, but no longer on mine, while my Touch Cover continues to function on my upgraded Surface ....)

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-10-18T14:57:24+00:00

    same issue

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-10-18T14:36:53+00:00

    still failing on a few 64bit Pro w/Media center wrkstns.. 

    Google Chrome browser > Enter/Type: ms-windows-store:Windowsupdate

    this will bring up the Store/Download page. whats funny is that doesnt work in IE (not haha funny)

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