Questions tagged [microsoft-surface]
Microsoft Surface is a series of Windows tablet computers by Microsoft. For the table-sized interactive touch device, see the [microsoft-pixelsense] tag.
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Surface Pro 2 / Windows 8.1 - Charging Issue
I purchased the Surface Pro 2 a few days ago (release day) and it has been running great, but over the last 3 days I have encountered a weird charging issue.
I like to drain my battery down to near 8%...
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Selecting entries in boot manager without using keyboard
My goal is rather simple to put in words: I want to install Windows and Chrome OS in dual boot on my Surface Go 2 and be able to select entries in the boot manager without having to use a physical ...
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Restore Surface Pro 4
What button combination do I use to force a clean Windows install on a Surface Pro 4?
I’m holding volume up and power for 15 seconds and get a screen that reads Surface UEFI at the top. There are a ...
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Touchpad Smooth Scrolling Obliterated In Windows 10 Creators Update
I love the Creators Update to an extent-- it has a good amount of features that are applicable for me on my Surface Pro 4. However, trackpad scrolling has just been completely obliterated. It's really ...
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Install Windows 10 from scratch on surface pro
I accidentally cleaned everything on Surface Pro.
Now, I want to install Windows 10 on my surface, using the USB drive I bought. I can install it, however, when entering the system, the touch screen/...
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Wake-on-LAN
Is there any method to enable Wake-on-LAN (WoL) option in Windows 8.1 of Surface Pro 3, connected to the Ethernet via original Docking Station?
I tried almost everything, what is a somewhat related ...
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Managing multiple types of devices
I'm not really a sysadmin, it's more like I got asked to manage a few devices the organisation has.
We got surface gos, ipads, Andriod tablets and VR headsets. About 10 to 15 sets of each type and ...
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Will my Surface 3 work with no battery installed?
I have a surface 3 and the battery has swollen causing g the screen to bulge if I remove the battery will it work from power supply cable without battery I installed
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Is it possible to use SurfaceBook as a monitor?
I got a desktop computer and a SurfaceBook(with performance base), but don't have an extra monitor(even if I have, it'll be difficult for me to find a place to place it...), so I want to use the SB as ...
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Surface 3 boot from USB
I'm trying to boot my surface 3 from a USB in order to install Xubuntu.
I have already held down Volume up + Power while booting in order to disable Secure Boot Control. I think went to Configure ...
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How do I disable (or replace the effect of) "overscrolling" in Windows 10?
I'm an OSX user and don't like that the scrolling feature moves the entire window on Windows 10. This creates a jarring effect on the entire screen, when I'm dealing with only a particular document.
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Recoding volume very low when using RHA MA750i headset with Microsoft's Surface Book
I have an RHA MA750i headset which work perfectly as a headset with my Android phone, and to listen to music on my Core i7 Surface Book. However, when using them with Skype or Skype for Business on my ...
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Use Surface Pro as a digitizer with another laptop preserving pressure sensitivity
I have a first generation Surface Pro (third generation Core i5 processor, 4GB RAM, Wacom touchscreen with pen).
I bought it for drawing and sketching and it works great.
The problem is that the it ...
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Encrypting and Resetting Surface Pro Tablets
Is it more secure to wipe a Surface Pro Tablet by first applying BitLocker Encryption drive, logging into the device and cleaning the tablet using "Fully Clean The Drive" option as defined under the "...
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"Win" tooltip appears under Surface Pro 3 pen - how do I stop it from showing up?
Occasionally, when I use the pen with the keyboard folded underneath my Surface Pro 3, a tooltip labeled "Win" will show up under the pen's pointer.
This tooltip doesn't show up under my finger when ...
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Surface RT doesn't show PIN pad on lock screen if keyboard detached in sleep
I've been seeing behavior with my Surface where if the keyboard is detached before the screen comes on (e.g. it is "asleep") then it never seems to recognize that the keyboard is no longer attached.
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Can I expand the haptic feedback capabilities of the Surface Pro?
I notice that, when I touch the Windows logo area on the Surface Pro, it vibrates some. However, this vibration is never utilized elsewhere in the experience. Is there any way I can expand this haptic ...
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HDMI needs reset after boot -- Surface Pro Dock w Projector
I have a Surface 7 Pro with the Microsoft Dock. Plugged into the two video ports are a projector and a monitor.
The monitor always works, never any issues.
The Epson projector almost always needs me ...
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A surface book 2 that is terribly slow - is it due to the missing battery?
So I have a Microsoft Surface Book 2 which still today has reasonable specs (8th gen i7 CPU, Nvidea GTX 1050 graphics card, and 16 GB memory), although it is above 3 years old. Unfortunately it got ...
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Removing Bitlocker fom Surface Pro
I am new here. I am using a Microsoft Surface 5th generation and it was not going further after the login screen and it will not let me enter the password.
When i tried to reset it using Shift+restart ...
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Windows 10 on Microsoft Surface acting up. Windows closing, right click not working
Windows10 on MS Surface is acting really weird.
Symptoms:
I open Putty. As soon as I click on the UI or type anything in there, it shuts down. this happens to various apps: they close as soon as I ...
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how to install New-LocalUser and read the help file from PowerShell
Looks to be a 64 bit OS but 32 bit powershell, if I'm reading this correctly:
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Windows PowerShell transcript start
Start time: 20200329133946
Username: DESKTOP-9AKB65V\thufir
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Can I speed up the tablet detaching for my Surface Book?
I have the surface book with the i7, GTX 965m. When I press the button to detach, it takes 5-10 seconds to do. I end up removing and replacing the tablet half quite often in class, so these delays add ...
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GnuPlot how do I plot a wireframe surface with uneven grid data
I am trying to plot a set of grid data with specific axis values where the y-axis is uneven (eg ... 150 180 195). Believe it or not, it's the deformation in an concrete ceiling that I want to level ...
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Right click button on surface pen (linux mint)
I've installed linux mint 19 on my surface pro 2017. I also bought this pen because it was half the price on the offical microsoft pen and it was stated that it was fully compatible. It actually works ...
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Trying to boot Surface 4 Pro to WINPE - USB
I've been trying to boot up to WINPE on 2 different Windows 10 tablets from an external USB hard drive. The tablets won't boot from USB. Strange enough, the same external hard drive with the same ...
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Is there a way to restore pen functionality in Windows 10?
Not too long ago, Windows changed how the pen functions in web browsers, Windows Explorer, and many other apps, forcing a screen drag with a basic tap (like a hand tool), rather than selecting text. ...
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Windows 10 automatically unmounts virtual drive on MS Surface
I'm using dokan to create a user mode file system and mount this to a NTFS volume mount point. On Surface Books I noticed, that this file system frequently gets unmounted when the display is put to ...
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How do I write a kanji with the pen on the Surface Pro 4?
In a previous Windows 10 version I could select to handwrite English words or Japanese kanji from the on-screen keyboard after tapping the keyboard icon in the right-hand corner. That option appears ...
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Windows 10 Home with BitLocker encryption - OK to allow updates
I recently began using the Bitlocker encryption that comes with my Windows 10 Home.
I would like to try to allow the Redstone/Creator's update + a list of security updates that I postponed, but I ...
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How do I create a second mouse cursor on Surface 3 (not pro)
I would like one cursor for my touch pad / external mouse, and a second one for the touch screen, both operating independently of one another.
I use both simultaneously quite often and am irritated ...
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Windows "Settings" ("Managed By Windows") insane power usage
I just rebooted Windows, and it suggested I look at how much battery I was using on the Surface Book, telling me that "running too many applications will reduce your battery life".
So it popped me ...
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How do I select which folders I want to sync on OneDrive on Windows RT?
I've got an old Surface RT that I just restored to factory settings. It's trying to set up OneDrive automatically, but I've got 900 MB of music in the cloud that I don't want to download onto this ...
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How to format Surface pro 4 encrypted with Bitlocker?
my surface pro 4 is encrypted with bitlocker and I dont now the password and can not get it....
So if I want to boot from a USB stick, the boot process will be blocked and the bitlocker screen ...
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How to improve Surface Pro 4 resolution when running Linux Mint Mate in a Virtual Machine?
The screen is too small and I can't seem to work out how to fix it.
Can anyone experimenting with or knowing about Linux Mint in a Surface Pro 4 help?
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USB devices (keyboard, mouse, hub) connectivity/ recognition issue due to Power Surge
I recently encountered connectivity/recognition issue with my set of keyboard, mouse and hub. I have some Dell genuine keyboards, used with different computers/laptops running various OS (UbuntuMATE ...
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Surface Pro 4 UEFI Password reset
I have a Surface Pro 4 in which I have never set a UEFI password , but today when I tried to enter UEFI it is promoting me to enter a password which I have never set. I bought it brand new so I am ...
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 - Disable Virtual Desktop Swipe
I have a Surface Pro 4 and I'm left handed.
This means that whenever I try to write something with the pen, I accidentally activate the swipe gesture to see the open tasks / add new virtual desktop.
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Is there a way to disable automatic movement of the pen input window?
I am using a Microsoft Surface 3 with the newer Surface Pen. When using the pen input window, it moves around of it's own accord. It's clearly intended to be "helpful" by moving itself where it thinks ...
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fps drop in maximized windowed mode
I have noticed when I play games in maximized windowed mode that my fps drops by close to 50%. I'm using a Surface Book with the dgpu from Nvidia. I have played with almost every setting I can think ...
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Can I use my Surface 3 as an external drawing tablet?
I have a Microsoft Surface 3 (not pro) with the Surface Pen stylus. I am wondering if I can use my Surface as an external drawing tablet (input device) for my desktop computer (running win 8.1 pro). ...
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Is it possible to create a reference Surface Pro 3 with all the required software and capture to be deploy to 15 Surface Pro 3
I just got 15 Surface Pro 3 from our client. They would like me to configure the tablets with the standard softwares for all of the systems.
The tablet already has the Windows 8.1.
I have configure ...
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Can you screenshot only the focused window using hardware buttons on the Surface 3?
With a regular keyboard when you want to print only the focused window, instead of the entire screen, you use and hold Alt + Prt Scrn keys.
I just learned from this site two different methods to ...
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Is there a trick to pressing the "u" button in the Surface Pro 2 on-screen keyboard?
I find it exceedingly difficult to hit the U on the on-screen keyboard on my Surface Pro 2 running Windows 8.1. Here are the specific symptoms:
very carefully tapping directly over the on-screen U ...
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 prevent sleeping with attached keyboard closed?
Microsoft Surface Pro 3, keyboard attached, placed in Surface 3 docking station.
When the keyboard is unfolded (open) the SP3 operates just fine while docked. When the keyboard is closed (flush with ...
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Visio freezes on Surface Pro 2
Scenario: Visio 2010 in Windows 8.1, or a Surface Pro 2 with all of the current updates.
Problem: Visio 2010 starts without issue, but as soon as you try to open a new template, or a document, it ...
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Save as dialog is not appearing in any "metro" app on Windows 8
I have a problem that Save dialog is not appearing in any metro app. Only save as dialog is not working, I think. For example if I find a download link and press it - everything is fine, but if I ...
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Stream audio from Surface RT to Windows 8.1 PC
I would like to play music on my Surface RT, but have the audio streamed to and actually played on my Win8.1 PC (it has better speakers than the surface, naturally). With Surface Pro I could have done ...
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Can't start Zune software
I can't get the Zune software to start. At all.
A fresh Windows 8 machine (Surface Pro 1, in case it matters) and I've just downloaded the Zune software from Zune.Net, so a brand new installer.
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What can I do with a Bluetooth connection between Windows Phone and Surface Pro?
I have both an HTC Windows Phone 8x and a Surface Pro, each of course with Windows 8. Both of them I log in using my same Microsoft Live account. I can manage to get my phone connected to the surface ...
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