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I have one of the original Surface Books, purchased Nov 2015 soon after they were first launch. It's about time to upgrade again anyway, but my SB screen layer has starting to come apart and separate from the lid (see pic). I started noticing some strange discoloration in that upper-left...

Following up on this... I installed the 2018-03 Cumulative Update and then my type cover worked again. Problem solved!

Thanks for the replies and suggestions! This is a secondary PC for me so fortunately I can wait until I have a chance to drop by a Microsoft store and give them one last chance to fix my OS and/or see if another Type Cover installs correctly. If not, I will go through the (fairly substantial)...

Sometime within the last 1-2 weeks my Surface Pro's type cover stopped working. Device Manager shows a failed "type cover" device under Other Devices (with an exclamation point on it). I don't think it's a hardware issue because if I hold down Power and Volume Up to get into the UEFI screen...

I leave my Surface Book on all the time, sitting on my kitchen counter. I have to click on the screen to unlock it when I return and I recall it recognizing my face when I do so. Under sign-in options I have "Automatically dismiss the lock screen if we recognize your face" unchecked. It...

I've had zero problems with Windows Hello recognizing my face on my Surface Book or my new SP. It's very convenient and works with/without my glasses.

Yes, I've heard that too. I would leave your nSP on for a day or two, let all the updates get installed, reboot, and then see how things are after the first week. Indexing, etc. can all cause initial Windows laptop delays. Hold off on resetting until it has a chance to settle. Try different...

For anyone looking to get a Surface Dock, Best Buy has it on sale ($69 off MSRP): Microsoft - Surface Dock - Black. I just picked up a nSP and decided to try out the dock too (at this great price).

Do you have an external monitor connected or does it think there's a different monitor? You can also try using the Windows Snipping tool and see if that changes anything: Screenshot - Wikipedia. This page mentions a security program that is preventing screen shots: Black screen appears when...

My SB also doesn't display Maps or Windows Maps in the list of apps after pressing Add. The path I used, but which doesn't work with the second workaround, was: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsMaps_4.1512.3450.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\maps.windows.exe

I was curious and also could not get the 2nd workaround to work. I made sure that I used the actual Maps path shown in Task Manager: Microsoft.WindowsMaps_4.1512.3450.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe, but it seems that the Maps app still opens using the default policy.

I have the MPC-HC shortcut on my desktop and tried right-mousing on it, selecting Run with graphic processor->High-performance NVIDIA processor. But on my i5 I don't seem to notice much difference between NVIDIA and integrated graphics. The first parts with the mountains and the forests seems...

Have you tried disabling Wi-Fi during sleep? That should reduce your battery usage while sleeping: Settings...System...Power...On battery power, stay connected to Wi-Fi while asleep. Others have also complained and disabled Windows Hello to improve battery life during sleep...

Thanks for the JetDrive recommendation -- I got tired of my SD card sticking out and ordered it today from Amazon (Amazon Prime same day delivery!). Here are some pics to show how it looks vs. a regular SD card.

If I detach my screen and type into Notepad, a browser text area, etc. then the on-screen keyboard appears automatically but it doesn't auto-capitalize the first letter after I press the period key. I have Settings...Devices...Typing set with 'Capitalize the first letter of each sentence'...