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I'm gonna go back out there and say that feeling a tingling sensation from any device is NOT NORMAL. Any tech that tells you that should be fired. Some of the SP3's have had an issues with this-where they are leaking electrical current into the device. Most, including mine, do NOT emit an...

Sassi, you got a bad unit!!!! Return. ASAP!!!!!!! For real. Search other threads, but, this is an issue. Never let your device electrocute you!!!

That's kinda awesome, actually. I would love to have a spare SP3 pen!!! :)

Hi phill. Not sure where you are, but here in the states I was able to contact Microsoft Support and complain about how quickly the pen nib was wearing down and they didn't hesitate to send me 3 nib replacements for free. They do wear quickly, but happy they sent the replacements. I imagine...

Yes, follow Lobo's advice. I've had to do this twice since owning my SP3. It is a little scary, but holding the volume and power for 15 seconds has brought my SP3 back to life both times and it has worked great after.

Damn. Was hoping that was maybe it for you, too. :) Oh, well. Best of luck. I would try and investigate further what processes occur when the system goes idle. I fully know how hard this is since as soon as you move the mouse or touch the screen it stops, but that's where you will find the...

Just make sure that Windows Defender is completely off, too. If they are BOTH running that could be even worse. I wish I could tell you exactly where to go, but am on my phone so will have to check from home. It's worth a look because this sounds really similar to what I was experiencing...

Hi Enrico. Are you using Windows Defender as your Antivirus by chance? The only reason I ask is because this exact same thing was happening to me, but ultimately it was Defender that was ramping up every time the system went idle. As soon as you move something, it stops (since the system...

Hmmmmm, this is very interesting as I normally apply my updates in the dock. Come to think of it, I think this last one did happen after the unit had been undocked and used a day with the keyboard cover. Can't say for sure about the other times. Hmmmmmm.....

Hi gang. Well, it is still happening. Once again, my SP3 has successfully reinstalled a firmware update today that my history shows as already previously successfully installed when it originally comes out. I am so confused as to why this is happening because it makes me not trust when a...

Hello all. The title basically says it. I have seen that the new Intel drivers look like they are offering some very promising improvements for our lovely SP3's. I even started to install the driver from the Intel website from the .exe file but go the message that the driver had not been...

Congrats! I would love to hear your views on how the units compare. Differences in heat and fan? Any real performance differences in casual use? Performance differences in heavy use? You have the very unique opportunity to actually compare the units side-by-side and I know that myself and...

This is good to know as I was planning at some point using the One Note audio to record lectures. Please let us know if you find ways to improve the audio quality. Thanks!

Absolutely. Many times. :)

I think that there are definitely power users and folks who travel a great deal who would gladly add an extra pound or more for doubled battery life. Even folks who just want to watch several movies on an 8 hour plane flight could benefit. I think that MS actually lost a TON of sales for the...

No, haven't changed or installed anything since the original install of the firmware on 8/20.

Can you elaborate? Things seem to be working fine, but curious if I should be keeping my eye out for issues. Thanks!

Hi all. I just made a thread about this, but wondering if anyone else here had the 8/19/14 firmware update REINSTALL!? today. I'm very confused as my system shows that it successfully installed on 8/20 and I honestly have felt some issues that I was having have been fixed. Then, today my...

Thought I would take a picture so people didn't think I was nuts. What's this about?

I woke my SP3 i7, 256gb today and noticed it said it needed to restart to apply a windows update. I went ahead and restarted and went to go look at my update history to see what updated. It is saying that it installed the 8/19/14 firmware update.....again?!? My history also shows that the...