Query on updating to Windows 8,1

Recently purchased an Asus laptop with Windows 8 installed. Would like to update but keep getting messages that its updating existing files. I have not done any work on the laptop yet.
I would like to know if I have to try and get the windows updates (all 101 of them) before I update to Windows 8.1. It has tried three times, Unsuccessfully, to install these updates.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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