Microsoft Pulls Windows RT 8.1 Update

Story Updated 10/19/13 4:25PM

Microsoft took its Windows RT 8.1 update offline until further notice on Saturday, after users reported that it resulted in bricked devices and lost data.

The Redmond, Wash. company posted the following a message to its website:

Microsoft is investigating a situation affecting a limited number of users updating their Windows RT device to Windows RT 8.1. As a result, we have temporarily removed the Windows RT 8.1 update from the Windows Store. We are working to resolve the situation as quickly as possible and apologize for any inconvenience.

Mashable Editor-in-Chief Lance Ulanoff offered an early warning regarding the problem on Friday, when he tweeted the following message and screenshot: Read more...