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    Fall Creators Update (1709) & Pen

    I had this issue too on a first-generation Surface Book with initial Fall Creators Update builds but it seems to have been fixed by the 7 December driver updates. There was a workaround for the issue, although pretty tedious to repeat each time the SB woke from sleep: in Device Manager, disable...
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    £499 for Surface Pro 128GB in UK at Pc World

    Remaining stock of the 128GB Surface Pro is being cleared out at PC World at a price of £499: MICROSOFT Surface Pro 10.6? Tablet - 128 GB Deals | Pcworld Try a price match with John Lewis if you want to pick up an extra year of warranty, but this offer looks pretty irresistible.
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    Strange Sound Issue

    I had something similar today with my 1st gen SP - a weird background noise, very disconcerting until I realised it was the soundtrack from today's Bing Halloween image!
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    Bluetooth mouse will MURDER your WIFI speed!

    I think you are right that it is only certain Bluetooth devices: using a Nokia 360 Bluetooth speaker with my SP halves the Wi-Fi speed, but there is no discernible impact with an Apple Bluetooth keyboard and Magic Mouse; I didn't have the problem prior to the 8.1 update. It's not a major problem...
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    Any way to install Office 365 and keep Access 2003?

    In principle, the 365 installer should be compatible with earlier versions of Office. You might want to try something like this workaround: Can not install other Office (RTM) product after installing Office Professional Plus 2013 RTM It solved a similar problem I had when trying to...
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    Faulty Surface Magnet - This Is Becoming a Nightmare

    Thank you - I think you are pretty safe: it's the kind of problem that shows up immediately or not at all!
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    Faulty Surface Magnet - This Is Becoming a Nightmare

    From the UK - I spoke to MSFT support this morning and they are sending out a replacement. So far, support has been helpful and quick to respond. Apparently, the magnet problem still exists but it is extremely rare. I guess I'll feel much more reassured if the replacement manages to last for...
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    Faulty Surface Magnet - This Is Becoming a Nightmare

    I was hoping that this was a problem with early batches only, but having just acquired a Surface Pro last week, I found the same problem when I removed my Touch Cover for the first time: the strip covering the magnets at the bottom of the Surface Pro became detached and buckled. It's rather...
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    How many people are actually using Windows 8?

    Hi Mitchell, it's an interesting question but I think if you have followed Charles Arthur's posts over the last couple of years you will know that his use and understanding of statistics are very questionable. The figure of 100m represents real licence sales (not including Enterprise licensing)...
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