Can't install Visual Studio 2014 CTP on Windows 8.1

Question

When I try and install Visual Studio 2014 CTP on Windows 8.1 I get the following error:

"This version of Visual STudio requires the April 2014 update to Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Known as KB2919355. Please install KB 2919355 before you install Visual Studio on these operating systems".

To try and resolve I have checked both for new Windows updates and installed Windows updates and the KB2919355 does not appear on either list.

My next port of call was to manually download the update from Microsoft however when I try and run it I get the error message "The update is not applicable to your computer". Which is confusing considering I've just been told to install it by the Visual Studio installer.

I checked the eventlog and the WUSA.exe gave the following error message: "Windows update could not be installed because of error 2149842967 "" (Command line: "C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe C:\Users\kevin\Downloads\Windows8.1-KB2919355-x64.msu")".

I have tried searching for the error code 2149842967 but all of the solutions say to run the Microsoft fixit application which I've tried but to no avail.

Answer 1

I found your question when i was trying to solve this problem and i tried to install using Microsoft download center and i got the message "The update is not applicable to your computer" then tried to get other updates from windows update and install about 40-45 updates then i checked again for any availabe update then three update show up and last of them was KB2919355.Finally i could install Visual Studio 2015. KB2919355 requires 2919442.Before earlier updates installed some updates cannot be installed.You should check available updates even if it says there is no update.Just check after each restart.Finally you can get it.

Answer 2

On Windows 8.1, if you want install: + Visual Studio 2013 community edition + Visual Studio 2015 preview

Download and install step by step: with Windows 8.1 x64:

1. Windows8.1-KB2919442-x64.msu
2. Windows8.1-KB2919355-x64.msu
3. Windows8.1-KB2932046-x64.msu
4. Windows8.1-KB2934018-x64.msu
5. Windows8.1-KB2937592-x64.msu
6. Windows8.1-KB2938439-x64.msu
7. Windows8.1-KB2959977-x64.msu

And have an exist simple solution, update Windows to lastest version, using Windows Update.