Microsoft has put the Surface tablet's Windows 8.1 RT upgrade on ice until a permanent fix can be found for the botched update.

Microsoft has fixed its Windows RT 8.1 update, which was causing installation issues for some Surface RT users, and made it available again for download from the Windows Store.

Microsoft pushed out a firmware update today (Patch Tuesday) for its hybrid laptop/tablet, the Surface RT. The update brings with it a variety of performance improvements, according to preliminary ...

A firmware update for Surface RT devices was also part of the batch of updates delivered at that time. A Microsoft spokesperson said the company expects to have a fix ready by early February.

Microsoft expects to deliver in early February a fix for Windows RT devices hit by application-updating problems caused by fixes introduced with the latest set of Patch Tuesday updates.

The update, which was causing installation issues for some Surface RT users, is back in the Windows Store.

Microsoft has released a fix for Surface RT users whose tablets croaked after updating to Windows RT 8.1. Over the weekend, Microsoft pulled the Windows RT 8.1 update from the Windows Store ...

Microsoft recently pulled its Windows RT 8.1 update from the Windows Store after a number of Surface owners reported seeing the infamous Blue Screen of Death after installing the update.

Microsoft on Friday yanked the Windows RT 8.1 update from its Windows Store after some Surface RT owners reported their tablets had been crippled.