Microsoft
has released a test patch to fix failed automatic and user updates from
Windows 8 to Windows 8.1, and from Windows RT to Windows RT 8.1, for
select markets. The failed update to Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1
issue was widely reported by users for a long time. Microsoft is now
testing these patches in select areas initially and might roll out to
other regions soon.
Windows 8 users can directly visit the Windows
Update (not the Windows Store), and if they are eligible they will get
the test patch and be able to automatically or manually update to
Windows 8.1. Notably, it is not necessary that it will certainly fix the
issue for all, as there is a possibility that it does not work since
the Microsoft is still testing the patch according to a report from
Supersite For Windows.
Also, to enable an automatic update from
Windows RT to Windows RT 8.1, users can download the test patch from the
Microsoft's support page.
"This
(Windows RT) pilot program is an example of ways we're experimenting to
help ensure more of our customers benefit from a continuously improving
Windows experience,"
said
a Microsoft spokesperson while speaking to Supersite For Windows.
On
the other hand, Microsoft is reportedly
planning
an upcoming updated codenamed 'Threshold' aka Windows 9 that will unify
the operating system for all hardware ecosystems - smartphones, tablets
and PCs.
Windows Threshold is expected to get a public preview by
the fag end of this year. However, before this expect Microsoft to roll
out another update called 'Update 2', as stated by multiple reports.
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