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Microsoft has once again made the Windows RT 8.1 update available via the Windows Store, following an earlier boondoggle that left some owners of ARM-based Surface RT tablets unable to boot their devices. According to Microsoft, about one in 1,000 Surface RT owners who tried to install the update ended up with their …

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  1. Steven Raith
    Joke

    Has anyone done the....

    ...."1 in 1000 users - ho ho, that'll be twelve then" bit yet?

    Twelve of them have you say?

    But how could they, when their devices woudn't boot?

    Ok, Ok, I'll get my coat and put a pound in the charity box on my way out....

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  2. Winkypop Silver badge
    Joke

    Hello

    It's looks like you are trying resurrect this device.

    Would you like help?

    [ ] Get help resurrecting this device

    [ ] Just help me toss this device

    [ ] Tips on buying other devices

    [ ] Don't let me use this device ever again

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  3. Dan 55 Silver badge
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    "We take immediate steps to ensure a quality experience for every single customer"

    So they too can type "ms-windows-store:WindowsUpgrade" into their browser's URL box of their Surface RT.

    Because that Just Works.

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    1. Dunhill
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      Re: "We take immediate steps to ensure a quality experience for every single customer"

      i thought it was like "if it is not clickable, it does not exist" for the common windows user

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