About The Windows 8.1 Update Errors

Microsoft update errors have now become fairly common. Many Windows users these days think twice when it comes to installing any new updates released by Microsoft. They first wait for a few days and then go through the reviews on Microsoft help forum to see if there are any reported errors. Interestingly, there are quite a few defining the issues allied with the particular patch.

Fixing the Windows 8.1 update errors

One such recently reported Windows update errors was about Windows 8.1 OS. Though Windows 8.1 is marketed as a different version of Windows 8 in the market, it is available to Windows 8 users as a free upgrade. However, as it turns out that some of the Windows 8 users face many technical issues when upgrading to Windows 8.1.

Interestingly, it is clear from the reports that not every Windows 8 user, who made the upgrade, faced issues. The Windows 8 machines that were affected reportedly displayed an OS crash, and there was no way out of this error, except to completely reinstall Windows 8 platform, or going for a full OS recovery. As you can imagine, this led many users to lose their valuable data stored in the system hard drive.

As always, Microsoft was quick to respond to these reported errors, and released some useful tips and fixes to deal with the problem. If you are one of the affected users, just visit the Microsoft help forum and search a solution for the error code displayed during your computer crash. You will find the solutions for many complex issues there, along with the necessary steps to execute them.

Keep in mind that such OS updates are not that big problem, if you take the necessary precautions before the upgrade. For example, Microsoft clearly asks Windows OS users to backup all their important data and create a system restore point before going ahead with the update.

However, the system restore point becomes useless if the OS completely crashes, as it did in the case of Windows 8.1 upgrade. So, the best step is to create a recovery disc for your OS before you go ahead with the upgrade. This recovery disc and backup files will come handy in the event of any OS errors in the future. Also, make sure that you update all the Windows 8 drivers before you install the Windows 8.1 upgrade file.

Microsoft Justifies The Installation Regulations On Office 2013 Suite

As the years go on, Microsoft seems to be clinging on to its one-install per computer rule for its new MS Office suite updates. According to a recent blog post published in Microsoft help forum, the software giant asserted that the latest single-copy Office 2013 is tied to the PC on which the software is preinstalled. Microsoft claimed that its stricter regulations on the installation of Office suite are not new. Such regulations were in existence since Office 2010. Below is the full description of the terms and conditions of installing Office 2013 as provided in the Microsoft blog.

Multi-Computer installation of Office suite only applicable for Office 2010

According to the recent blog post from Microsoft, Office 2010 is the only productivity suite that allows users to install it on multiple computers (up to three devices). All Office suites that were released after Office 2010 allowed users to install the same on a single computer. For instance, even if you have the license and the product key for the preinstalled version of an Office 2013 suite, you can’t install it on any other computing devices. If you have multiple computers at home, say a desktop, laptop and a notebook and you want to use a decent Office suite on all these devices, then the best option before you is to get Office 2010. The boxed version of Office 2010 lets you install Office suite on up to three computing devices without any technical glitches.

One install per computer rule and the reinstallation of Office suite

Meanwhile, many users who got Office 2013 preinstalled on their computing devices expressed concerns about whether it is possible to reinstall the application suite after the replacement of the hard disk. Microsoft has not yet given any clear answer to this concern. On an average scale, most users come across a computer failure at least once in a year. The issues they would have to address include removing viruses, replacing hardware components in the machine or even the replacement of the hard disk. According to the reviews found in the Microsoft help forum, users were able to reinstall their Office 2013 after a serious system failure.

It is quite reasonable that Microsoft is tightening its policies on the installation of some of its popular products like Office suite because there has been a clear rise of piracy of Microsoft products. Nevertheless, the software giant needs to be more people friendly while implementing its new terms and regulations.