Adobe Application Manager won't update on Win 8.1 - cannot install apps

Since updating this PC to Windows 8.1, the Adobe Application Manager which manages the Creative Cloud apps will not update itself, hence we cannot install or update CC apps (specifically, Acrobat).
On clicking the download button on the Acrobat page of CC, the Adobe Application Manager starts to update itself, then quits with the error:
We've encountered the following issues:
Adobe Application Manager failed to install.
[Quit]
Repeated attempts fail. We urgently need to admin several CC apps so to be forced to use the App Manager causes us substantial business interruption.
/src Illuminant NYC

Hi illuminantpartnersnyc ,
Please close all the Adobe application, browsers running at the back and try to install again. If still the same error please follow the mentioned steps:
1. Please navigate to C/Program Files(X86)/Common Files/Adobe/OOBE and rename to OOBE.old
Please go to C/User/User Name/App date/Local/Adobe/OOBE and rename it to OOBE.old
Log to to CC desktop: https://creative.adobe.com/products/creative-cloud and run as admin to install it.
If still the same error then please enable hidden admin: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9650-built-administrator-account-enable-disable-windo ws-8-a.html and try to install again from hidden admin account.
Please review the log : http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/troubleshoot-install-logs-cs5-cs5.html if still the error persists.
Regards,
Romit Sinha

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