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    Surface 3 (not Pro) Can't resurrect it after long hibernation.

    Hi again GreyFox7. I tried HDDScan, HDSentinel and CrystalDiskInfo. All 3 returned the exact same error: "This version of (app) is not compatible with your version of Windows..." So it's officially TOAST! :eek: I must say that I still like that cheese tray suggestion; no harm in repurposing...
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    Surface 3 (not Pro) Can't resurrect it after long hibernation.

    LOL... OK buddy! you win! :D Cheese tray it is! John
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    Surface 3 (not Pro) Can't resurrect it after long hibernation.

    Hi GreyFox7... No joy! I think that your assessment of the health status of the SSD is most likely correct. I'm not getting anywhere, pretty fast! Diskpart and the "repair" options are not helping. I get errors such as "unable to format", "license key cannot be found", "Your mother-in-law is...
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    Surface 3 (not Pro) Can't resurrect it after long hibernation.

    Hi GreyFox7! I ran into more problems... The MCT starts the install, but stops at 18% and produced an error about some file that could not load, or words to that effect. I tried again but in vain. As a last resort, I chose to format the Windows partition where it should install. That failed...
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    Surface 3 (not Pro) Can't resurrect it after long hibernation.

    Thank you GreyFox7. Mine is cordless. I'll have to try and borrow one, or buy a low cost one and keep on using it instead of the blue tooth one. In case this is more involved, I might come back to you. ;) Thanks again, John
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    Surface 3 (not Pro) Can't resurrect it after long hibernation.

    Hi, The last time I used it was in 2018. I then bought a laptop and stopped using the Surface. I recharged it every 6 months or so. Now I want to resume using it, but it came up with an error, 0xc0000185, telling me that I need an install media. So I put my Media Creation Tool (used on my PC...
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