Windows 8.1 RT preview has now been withdrawn

[Dos101]

The Windows RT 8.1 image leaked, so if one is so inclined they can inject the drivers into the image and upgrade that way (which is what I'm doing right now).

Windows RT 8.1 RTM leaks to the web - Neowin

 

[quantum tao]

The Windows RT 8.1 image leaked, so if one is so inclined they can inject the drivers into the image and upgrade that way (which is what I'm doing right now).

Ditto, and working good so far. I was worried about bricking it but couldn't resist. ie11 desktop did crash while making this post but recovered nicely.

 

[Dos101]

Ditto, and working good so far. I was worried about bricking it but couldn't resist. ie11 desktop did crash while making this post but recovered nicely.

Got mine working late last night and so far so good. Just need to see if there's any battery life improvements.

IE has been solid for me so far. Crashed repeatedly in 8.1 Preview when using gmail and google docs. Right now multiple docs open and no crashes.

 

[Jazmac]

Doh! Just sent back a work Surface RT I had because my sister got me a $199 Surface RT. It's still in the box and I was going to put 8.1 preview on it tonight. Worst. Timing. Ever.

The first RT I got was a 16 gig version when it first dropped. I sent it back too but I missed having it. A lot. So when the Ebay sale came around, I grabbed another but the 64 gig version. Its good to have it back. Love it.

 

[Coreldan]

The first RT I got was a 16 gig version when it first dropped. I sent it back too but I missed having it. A lot. So when the Ebay sale came around, I grabbed another but the 64 gig version. Its good to have it back. Love it.

I'm pretty sure the smallest Surface RT was 32gb.

 

[spaulagain]

I'm pretty sure the smallest Surface RT was 32gb.

Minus 16gb for the OS ;-)

 

[Rico]

Given all the problems I had with 8.1b, I'm fine with it being pulled. I'm back on 8.0 and despite the fact that it's step back in terms of usability, it's actually usable and stable, something 8.1b wasn't, despite twice freshly installing it.

 

[Dos101]

Given all the problems I had with 8.1b, I'm fine with it being pulled. I'm back on 8.0 and despite the fact that it's step back in terms of usability, it's actually usable and stable, something 8.1b wasn't, despite twice freshly installing it.

I'm running 8.1 RTM on my Surface RT and I've already encountered some issues, which I'm sure is one of the reasons why Microsoft hasn't made it publicly available.

 

[Rico]

I'm running 8.1 RTM on my Surface RT and I've already encountered some issues, which I'm sure is one of the reasons why Microsoft hasn't made it publicly available.

8.0 is so much better in terms of just being able to use my RT without hanging and crashing apps that I don't mind losing features. Specifically IE and Twitter are faster and more reliable. Add in OneNote MX and Office (no issues on 8.1b with them) and that's most of my usage on RT.