updates to Windows 8 on brand new computer

Hello

I just unpacked a brand new Acer Aspire.  I understand that it is preloaded with 8 64-bit windows.  The windows store said I could upgrade to windows 8.1 but I should update windows 8 first. I changed the settings, update manually and searched the updates of windows 8 that were a little more than 100. I asked to install 87failed them, but about.  I could get on the desktop and the glance at the history of the update - clearly says update failed.  Tried troubleshooting windows update which said it corrects a problem with admin rights and tried again.  Same result - impossible to download anything, just stuck on the download screen.  Searched your forums and have now tried a system restore before the effort to update at all.  I'm a little afraid of what to do then - seems like my brand new computer is screwed up in 4 hours!   Grateful for the advice...

System a i5 processor, 500 GB hard drive... Seems to have McAfee on this too - have not disabled because it would be on automatic updates.  The only thing I did on this topic before you try the updates was to set up my windows account (I have already one and if it was just a matter of putting on this computer that worked)

Please see "answer" below for more information - do not seem to be able to edit this post until I had posted a response...?

Hello

You only really need the KB2871389 update... Upgrade to Win 8.1 will take care of the rest...

BTW... Be sure to create some Recovery\Reinstallation support that is available on your machine...

Once you go to 8.1 win the built-in functionality your machine to FACTORY Recover\Restore most likely will not work...

Since you already had to do a system restore, you may just want to factory restore now, but burn the media first... Then you will start fresh.

Also... more pre-installed OS are the original version, so the more you buy a machine after the first version you can expect to need updates for each month that goes by...

Once a Service Pack is released the latest machines can have, and update the counter starts again.

8.1 win is not called a Service Pack, but it's basically the same thing...

One more thing... it is a very bad idea to try to install 100 updates at a time. It should work, but in reality, it is a disaster to delay... Especially when the .net Framework updates are in the mix...

Do first in groups of the same version and let your CPU usage back to 0%, before doing anything.

Don't even make a required reboot until it happens. There is a background installation that spans a long time after their installation that same Windows Update says that they are finished. They are not

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