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Don't forget to back up your PC before trying Windows 8.1 |
June 30, 2013
Release previews are never for the faint of heart. Trial software is prone to dealing out all sorts of bumps and bruises, and if something goes really, truly rotten, you could wind up with a complete (and inadvertent) system wipe on your hands.
Now, the Windows 8.1 preview seems remarkably stable as far as these things go, but that doesn’t mean you should throw caution to the wind before you install the software. In case Microsoft’s stern THIS MAY GO SO BAD THAT YOU MIGHT NEED TO CONTACT YOUR PC MANUFACTURER warnings when you try to install the update wasn’t alarming enough, we’ve heard several reports of people running into repeated Windows 8.1 installation problems. Heck, we’ve run into installation failures on multiple machines.
@bradchacos I’d be happier if I could actually install it. Failing on 5 machines. Three unique error messages. #bldwin
— Patrick Moorhead (@PatrickMoorhead) June 27, 2013
None of them were disastrous, but why tempt fate? Get your proverbial ducks in a row before you try to run Windows 8.1. You know—just in case.
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Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2043146/dont-forget-to-back-up-your-pc-before-trying-windows-8-1.html#tk.rss_howto
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