Microsoft Windows 8.1 Update Pulled Due To Blue Screen Of Death; Advisory To Uninstall Patches: Microsoft Windows 8.1 update Problems: According to emerging reports Microsoft has decided to remove the recently released Windows 8.1 update. Microsoft has been trying to fix some of the deficiencies from the Windows 8 issues, when clients were complaining of switching from Windows 7 to Windows 8. The main reason for taking Windows 8 update 1 down is that it was causing clients to experience blue screens of death and restart loops.

The foregone conclusion remains that Windows 8 updates may not carry the sought out solutions like the Start Menu found on Windows 7 and Windows 9 is possible the fix-all type update that will finally get the job done.

Since Microsoft does not release many updates, this is the first for the Redmond, Washington based firm.

Microsoft has identified the following patches:

• "·2982791 MS14-045: Description of the security update for kernel-mode drivers: August 12, 2014″
• "2970228Update to support the new currency symbol for the Russian ruble in Windows"
• "2975719August 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 "
• "2975331August 2014 update rollup for Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012″

Microsoft also offers directions to check the patches you may installed:

If you want to check and see if you have any of these patches installed on your Windows 8.1 PC, head over the the Metro UI and type "Programs." Then, click "Programs and Features." From there, click "View installed updates" in the upper left hand corner of "Programs and Features." This screen will allow you to identify whether you've installed any of the updates that have been causing problems for Windows 8.1 users by matching them up with the identification numbers in the list above.