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
    2013-10-18T22:11:59+00:00

    IMPORTANT - It worked this time and now I have 8.1 installed and functioning.

    See my post right above this post.

    Just to be clear my computer is set the exact same way it was the first ten times I tried to update. 

    Not sure what it means other than MS fixed something.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-18T23:57:48+00:00

    same issue here too (surface pro), i'm chating with surface support as I type, will see if they can resole the issue

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-10-19T04:04:49+00:00

    See my earlier post - it's just about my waiting as all of you.

    Subsequently having done everything others have mentioned - scan, store reset, etc., etc! I found this from another site after getting a corrupted file message from scannow.

    Open Administration Command Prompt (rt click the start icon and select command prompt (Admin))

    Type at the cursor

    Dism /online /cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

    I'm a relative novice but I don't think the capitalization matters - perhaps others will tell.

    It takes a while to go through. But it said finally it had fixed a store issue.

    Then I found after a reboot I had 13 updates. And I'd already checked thoroughly earlier that there were no more updates needed. Can't explain that, sorry! So I'm now having a go at another download, probably number 10 or so.

    If this was any other business offering such a service in any country in the world, it would (and should) be drummed out of business.

    Now I'm waiting to see if my download attempt will get past 50% presently at about 45%!

    SORRY - folks just checked - it's bombed out at the same point again.

    As a novice again, I think a lot of this may be from the lengthy time of the downloads and ISP responses. I might just wait a few more days.

    A pity there's not a disc purchase option, because relying on bytes across the ether must be prone to errors in data.

    I'm sorry - but its back to the drawing board. The trouble with universal downloads is that you can't get a quiet time to download!

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-10-19T05:44:02+00:00

    been trying all day yesterday and today had MS Support on remote , still have not solved problem ! the update should be able to find the right disk to load on! it should not try to rename partition or logical disks. it should not try to set active partitions I am getting three codes 0x80072ee2, then 0x8007002, and the last at 49% 0x8024003 ( thanks MS for a well thought out product!

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-10-19T12:48:19+00:00

    I have the same problem

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