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    Windows 8.1 on Surface Pro 4?

    I am using my sP4 in a dualboot with Win8.1/Win10. I backed up my Surface Pro drive using Storagecraft Shadowprotect then restored it to my Surface Pro 4. Win8.1 is working and I get ane xtra 1-1.5hr battery life. It booted up with a standard VGA driver, and 5-6 drivers with an...
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    SP4 m3 squealing electrical noise

    I bought the SP4 since it was fanless. To me fanless with SSD would imply totally silent. In the past week, I've noticed an electrical / squealing noise that seems like it is coming from the lower right corner of the SP4. No change if I unplug the Type4 keyboard.... Can anyone else hold...
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    Display Driver Crashing

    I have blocked all Firmware and Windows updates on Win10 Pro on my Core m SP4. In 10 days , 12 hrs a day, I have never had a single display driver crash. Then, I installed Win8.1 in a dual boot config. I allowed the Windows update to load the Intel HD515 driver (since the Staqndard Display...
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    SP4 battery life much better with Win 8.1 dual boot!!

    bugelrex-- I do have a Surface Power cover. No mouse/keyboard input at all with it plugged in, and no new hardware found prompt in the Win8.1 image that I restored to the SP4. kontrol1--I have unused Win8.1 enterprise licenses from my corporate license. However, Microsoft typically offers...
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    SP4 battery life much better with Win 8.1 dual boot!!

    Cliff notes version of long article below: SP4 CoreM: Out of box, Win10: 6hrs Highly tweaked Win10: 8hrs Win8.1 10hrs 30min ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I've been using a SP4 Core-M for the past 10 days. INITIAL BATTERY LIFE...
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