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Trouble installing KB2881553

EDIT: The error is back :( These instructions did not help. EDIT 2: The error is mysteriously gone :) I think Microsoft did some magic on their end. I am back on automatic updates! For a long time, I was having trouble installing KB2881553: Update for the English Input Personalization Dictionary on Windows 8.1. These are rough notes on how I resolved it . The problem: KB2881553 is supposed to be only offered on machines that have a touch keyboard with lots of usage. I think it was offered on my desktop accidentally, because I also use a tablet PC with touch on the same Microsoft Account. If you hide the update, it doesn't go away, because a new version of the file is offered on Windows Update within a few days, on the same KB number. The error code was 6B2. The solution: I was mostly guided by this very helpful post . The gist of the problem is that the previous update .msi cannot be found, so you have to convince Microsoft that either (i) your package is up to