by Dave Mroz | Dec 5, 2013 | Windows 8
After trying to install Windows 8.1 from MAPS directly on the Surface Pro, I had a big scare with the battery warning. After one of the many reboots, I suddenly started receiving a black screen with a white icon indicating that the battery was critically low. I left...
by Dave Mroz | Dec 5, 2013 | Windows 8
Can you Install Windows 8 from the Microsoft Action Pack on a Surface Pro? Yep. And here’s how. Why go through all of this? A few weeks ago I corrupted my Surface Pro by trying to install Windows 8.1 GA overtop of Windows 8.1 RTM. I figured it would be seamless...
by Dave Mroz | Oct 29, 2013 | Windows 8
I just found out the hard way that there are major issues upgrading from Windows 8.1 RTM to Windows 8.1 GA. (What is “GA”?) I figured that downloading the 8.1GA and installing it would update everything that needed to be updated, but alas, that was a...
by Dave Mroz | Sep 10, 2013 | Windows 8
After upgrading to Windows 8.1, you may experience failures trying to install updates via Windows Update or any third-party application installer/updater. This happened on my Surface Pro after upgrading from Windows 8.1 Pro Preview to the RTM version and I...
by Dave Mroz | Feb 14, 2013 | Technology
Yes! It sure does! I was skeptical that Microsoft had released any of the 128 GB models, but I got a call today from the Microsoft Store asking if I still wanted one. They had them in stock and one was reserved for me. They were only willing to hold it for a day,...
