Today I was finally somewhere with my laptop that had a good enough connection to allow the windows store to open...

It took near 4 hours to download and install finishing with asking for a reboot with a timer to do so automatically in 15 minutes...

I clicked to restart and the machine began the reboot, but instead of loading windows, it shut down?

After waiting a few minutes thinking this might be normal, I turned the machine on manually. Again it started up, then shut the machine off...

I manually started it again and this time got a message saying windows 8.1 failed to install and automatically began a restore to the previous version (win8) and shut down again.

When I started it again, I was back in win8 where I left off...

I've been searching/reading all I can find about 8.1 update problems and found some close, but nothing actually what happened to me.

I had considered waiting for win10, but the notice dies not appear in my bin... It does on my DAW (win7), but not on the laptop where I'm willing to try it...

Very frustrating...

I've installed all updates and the system claims all drivers up to date...?

Any ideas?

Thanks...
Keni

If you are running a cd daemon, disable that.
That prevented the upgrade for me in the past.

gustabo
If you are running a cd daemon, disable that.
That prevented the upgrade for me in the past.

Thanks gustabo...

But I'm not familiar with the term "cd daemon".

Would you mind telling me what such is, and maybe the names of one or two examples?

Keni

Probably going to have to download and try the install again.  I had that same problem with the Win 10 Preview on one of the Preview versions.  It downloaded, went through the updating (took about 5 hours) and then failed and ultimately restored to the previous version.  I tried the update again and after going through the 5 hours to update it worked OK.
 
Make sure you have any other updates installed first, before doing the 8.1 update.

Unfortunately, waiting for Win 10 is not an option. You will only be able to  upgrade install Win 10 from a working and fully updated Win 8.1--8.0 will not work. You also need a fully updated Windows 8.0. If you have declined or avoided any important or critical updates these need to be installed before Win 8.1. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/restore-and-install-hidden-updates
 
These instructions purport to be how to clear out the files from a failed update to get a fresh start at re-doing the 8.1 update. http://www.thewindowsclub.com/your-windows-8-1-install-couldnt-be-completed
 
And this is an option for downloading an iso to try a clean or repair install of 8.1. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media 
 
 
 
 

Download and run windows 8.1 upgrade assistant...

http://windows.microsoft....nt-download-online-faq

Wow!

Thanks guys!

Lots of good info, advice and links...

I'll give them a try ASAP...

I did find a few updates that are recent and I hadn't installed them yet. As 8.1 has been out for a while already I was guessing the mire recent updates wouldn't be necessary...

Guess I was wrong again...? ;-)

I installed the updates between 3-8am when I have unlimited download (satellite), but as I don't currently (I guess that could be a pun?) have electric service, I would need to start and run my generator at such nasty hours... And though I can run windows update from here, the store doesn't seem to be able to open. It always tells me I gave no internet connection...

So I will attempt again when I can be at someone's good connection...

In the meantime I will investigate the failure cleanup and look into the update/upgrade assistant...

Thanks again!

I'll post when I gave more news!

Keni

Keni

gustabo
If you are running a cd daemon, disable that.
That prevented the upgrade for me in the past.

Thanks gustabo...

But I'm not familiar with the term "cd daemon".

Would you mind telling me what such is, and maybe the names of one or two examples?

Keni

Alcohol and Daemon Tools are two examples, virtual cd/dvd drives that let you mount an image as a drive.

gustabo

Keni

gustabo
If you are running a cd daemon, disable that.
That prevented the upgrade for me in the past.

Thanks gustabo...

But I'm not familiar with the term "cd daemon".

Would you mind telling me what such is, and maybe the names of one or two examples?

Keni

Alcohol and Daemon Tools are two examples, virtual cd/dvd drives that let you mount an image as a drive.

Thanks again gustabo...

I'm not running anything like that though I imagine it's a handy software to have?

Keni

Keni
I did find a few updates that are recent and I hadn't installed them yet. As 8.1 has been out for a while already I was guessing the mire recent updates wouldn't be necessary...

Microsoft decided that everyone should be on 8.1, so they stopped pushing updates for anyone still on 8.0. If you have pending patches/updates showing in Windows 8.0, you can assume they are needed to fully update 8.0. After you update to 8.1 there will be a bunch of 8.1 patches that you will need to install before you will be able to get 10.