How to Reset Microsoft Surface RT back from 8.1

[msdugn]

From Microsoft MVP Steve:

How Steve Got Burned Today: How To: Reset a Microsoft Surface RT back to Windows 8.0 after installing Windows 8.1 Preview

This post is an elaboration on the Microsoft Support Article Remove Windows 8.1 Preview from Surface. I felt that this post was needed because of some confusing, missing and incorrect entries in the Microsoft article.

 

[stmav]

I've been going back and forth on getting 8.1. A tested and documented way to reset might be the final push. Thanks for the info.