

So I resorted to deploying Windows 8.1 from an ISO. From what I can tell, that’s a graphics drivers (Intel) issue that requires some McGuyver hacking to work around (not fix).


I had the commonly encountered (during the Preview!!!!) issue where the machine would perform the install, including device detection, and then hang on the final boot up with a black screen and busy mouse cursor. Last week I tried twice to perform the online update of Windows 8.1 on my Samsung ATIV Smart PC 500T.
