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Step 7: If no, try to install the updates again. If yes, start searching for updates again. Step 8: Once Windows Update is searching for at least 4 hours we came at the point where most of us are stuck. Step Turn off your Wifi, and reboot the surface. Step Install kb by opening it. Step Reboot the surface. With the right set of accessories, you can boost your Surface's productivity to the next level.

Here we have some of the best accessories you should get for your Surface devices. Those are the top must-have accessories for Microsoft Surface devices so far. Evan Forrest is Editor-in-Chief of Surface Tip, researching and writing articles about Surface-related news, tips, and accessories. He has been using Surface devices since the first release of the original Surface Pro.

He is currently using a Surface Laptop 3 as a full-time daily-driver machine. Rather I got it going with a local account. Only then was I able to get the updates installed and even then I had to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter once to fix after the first round of updates. That last big update was still waiting for a restart even though the machine had restarted to install it.

So I did a manual restart and then continued on with Windows Update — always via the control panel. And the my Windows Updates also checking forever. What should I do? You may need to reset your tablet one more time. However, this time, make you sure you keep your device plugin and change power setting to prevent your Surface from sleep.

Leave it to download and install all updates until you can find the KB update in the list. For me, it takes 1 day and 1 night to finish all required update. Hope you get luck with that! Have this issue and very frustrated as i cant download Drawboard PDF, an essential for my work. I reset my Surface2 a few days ago after experience multiple software issues, only to encounter worse ones now!!!

Now you need to let it run until it shows an error message. It may take up to 1 or 2 hours. This time, it will work. This is great! Love having the Start button! Then follow the section 7 of this post. Hi, works perfect.

Thank you for the hint. I just needed to repair the updare function as Administrator between each downloaded update instead of rebooting. I was having problems with updating, but reading the comments convinced me to do multiple instances of step 2.

After sitting on the phone with MS support for 3 days the dumb people told me it was fully update and i knew it was not…thank you so much you are a life saver bro!!! I have been trying to do this, but i noticed that the Windows store doesn work anymore. And then it sends me to get Windows 10, which its ironic since Surface rt isnt capable of update to Windows Any help with this? Same here. So… I have a really expensive screen.

Or update. Well, I think I found an aceptable solution since I tried all last week. Thats a downgrade since the Tablet on 8. The steps are those ones:. Select recovery from usb and chose the option erase the partitions.

Even when it says select operating system 8. Wait until the instalation its complete and after the setting its done with your Microsoft account you will be able to access to the store.

You probably wont have the options to install all the apps on Windows store like Facebook and games but, you will have a better operating Tablet that just a screen. Like an extra observation.

I did it and the only two aditional apps that i got after installing games and all were Netflix and Claro video and they didnt even work cause they closed. Do you still use Microsoft Surface? Do you still use the operating system Windows RT 8.

Have you found an alternative to the browser Internet Explorer? Now I have updated the guide and I think it will help you to fix your problem now. I have a Surface RT, I tried following this guide, reset to factory settings using image from Microsoft and tried again, same issue. Update searches forever, I turn off WiFi and install KB which goes fine, I then restart and try to install kb but that fails and I cannot go any further with the guide.

Any suggestions? First you need to have KB installed. Though I admit, before it used to boot all the way to the desktop before going ballistic and restarting and erroring all over the place. So, from bad to worse, please, do you have any advice on how to end this cycle of surface torment. Great Article. Finally am able to update to Windows 8.

I installed the first 2 KB files and Windows update debugging. So downloaded and installed the Standalone Windows Update 3 package and it worked fine. Now searching solution for Windows update endless search issue. But Greatly disappointed! So I did all the steps and finally got to the Update 3 step when the Surface 2 crashes! Sad face. The screen will be entirely black, and a small wifi indicator will blink in the lower part of the screen.

Br, Prince. Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Toggle navigation. Make sure you have the Latest Windows RT 8. Download the windows8. Restart your computer. Make sure your Wi-Fi is turned off. Turn on your Wi-Fi. Install all those updates and restart your computer to finish Windows update.

Click Apply. Sign out and Sign back in to see changes. You may need to reset your tablet one more time. However, this time, make you sure you keep your device plugin and change power setting to prevent your Surface from sleep. Leave it to download and install all updates until you can find the KB update in the list. For me, it takes 1 day and 1 night to finish all required update. Hope you get luck with that! Have this issue and very frustrated as i cant download Drawboard PDF, an essential for my work.

I reset my Surface2 a few days ago after experience multiple software issues, only to encounter worse ones now!!! Now you need to let it run until it shows an error message. It may take up to 1 or 2 hours. This time, it will work. This is great! Love having the Start button! Then follow the section 7 of this post. Hi, works perfect. Thank you for the hint. I just needed to repair the updare function as Administrator between each downloaded update instead of rebooting. I was having problems with updating, but reading the comments convinced me to do multiple instances of step 2.

After sitting on the phone with MS support for 3 days the dumb people told me it was fully update and i knew it was not…thank you so much you are a life saver bro!!! I have been trying to do this, but i noticed that the Windows store doesn work anymore. And then it sends me to get Windows 10, which its ironic since Surface rt isnt capable of update to Windows Any help with this? Same here.

So… I have a really expensive screen. Or update. Well, I think I found an aceptable solution since I tried all last week. Thats a downgrade since the Tablet on 8.

The steps are those ones:. Select recovery from usb and chose the option erase the partitions. Even when it says select operating system 8.

Wait until the instalation its complete and after the setting its done with your Microsoft account you will be able to access to the store. You probably wont have the options to install all the apps on Windows store like Facebook and games but, you will have a better operating Tablet that just a screen. Like an extra observation. I did it and the only two aditional apps that i got after installing games and all were Netflix and Claro video and they didnt even work cause they closed.

Do you still use Microsoft Surface? Do you still use the operating system Windows RT 8. Have you found an alternative to the browser Internet Explorer? Now I have updated the guide and I think it will help you to fix your problem now. I have a Surface RT, I tried following this guide, reset to factory settings using image from Microsoft and tried again, same issue. Update searches forever, I turn off WiFi and install KB which goes fine, I then restart and try to install kb but that fails and I cannot go any further with the guide.

Any suggestions? First you need to have KB installed. Though I admit, before it used to boot all the way to the desktop before going ballistic and restarting and erroring all over the place. So, from bad to worse, please, do you have any advice on how to end this cycle of surface torment.

Great Article. Finally am able to update to Windows 8. I installed the first 2 KB files and Windows update debugging. So downloaded and installed the Standalone Windows Update 3 package and it worked fine. Now searching solution for Windows update endless search issue.

But Greatly disappointed! So I did all the steps and finally got to the Update 3 step when the Surface 2 crashes! Sad face. The screen will be entirely black, and a small wifi indicator will blink in the lower part of the screen. Br, Prince. Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Toggle navigation. Make sure you have the Latest Windows RT 8.

Download the windows8. Restart your computer. Make sure your Wi-Fi is turned off. Turn on your Wi-Fi. Install all those updates and restart your computer to finish Windows update.

Click Apply. Sign out and Sign back in to see changes. Download the Windows RT 8. Here is what you need to do: Download the Windows RT 8. Update: an Official Fix is Coming!

Alright, so I got a permanent solution for the Windows Update searching disaster! I hope this helps a lot of people, since it was a major problem on the Surface RT. Not Available.

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