Surface RT owners are now able to recommence downloading Windows RT 8.1, the update that brings Outlook 2013 and a host of other new features and refinements to Microsoft’s Modern-style operating system.
After launching Windows RT 8.1 last Thursday, Microsoft was forced to yank the update over the weekend because it caused a small number of users’ tablets to toss up a Boot Configuration Data error and refuse to start up. Microsoft says that only 0.1% of all Surface RT owners were affected. Windows 8.1 for traditional PCs did not succumb to the error, though it did have some hiccups of its own, albeit also on a relatively small scale.
Yesterday, Microsoft released a recovery image that helps users restore their borked Surface RTs to working order. The announcement appeared as a pop-up on Microsoft’s Answers forums announcing the return of Windows RT 8.1 to the Store.
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