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Just bought the new i7 16gb 512 gb HD with performance base. With a full charge the tablet without dock gets less than an hour of battery life and this is on power saving mode while I am simply sketching. Not to mention it gets hot, like almost to hot to hold hot. Right now I am just surfing...

So, my original surface that I got about three years ago is now pretty much bricked. Here's the issue: Every time I turn it on, it gives me the option to disk check or skip. If I let it disk check, it stops at 36%, and stays there for about 20 hours until going to the UEFI screen (most likely...

Hello, I bought used Pro 3, and I'd like to clean install fresh Windows 10, because it turned out is's originally chineese version. Is there any way to clean flash Windows 10 from USB like on normal Laptops, of Windows 10 for surfaces is slecially modified?

Has anyone found a single instance of a successful screen removal or done so themselves ? I got a really good deal for my Surface Pro 3, Its perfectly usable but it need a little love. New hinges and a battery while your in there... grand total of $50 if you can get the screen off. I have...

Now, this Surface (which I borrowed, for an international trip, btw, not completely sure if it's Pro2 or 3. I have to return it in less than 3 weeks. Or ...ig might as well not go back, haha) anyway, the Surface now has a black screen. device was on the charger, fully charged, keyboard is...

Hello! I bought my parents a present surface. and so it turned out that the tablet is unfortunately not earned. Here's how it looks: I know that you say: "download a recovery image from the official site" but I cant Please help. Tried chkdsk /f (and r) - x Repair Windows - x Repair...

I just got everything sorted out for a replacement for my surface. All I know is I have to print a shipping label and drop it off at my nearby UPS location. However the instructions for what to send are a bit vague. Do I have to include the Surface packaging when sending it in? I don't have to...

Running into an issue with Surface Pen when annotating (inking) in either Microsoft Word 2016 and/or Excel 2016. When touching the pen to the screen and making an annotation, the document is marked in a completely different area of the screen nowhere close to where the pen is touching the...

hi there, I'm new to the forum I'm hoping someone can help! I have a brand new SP4 (i5, 4gb, 128gb) that won't accept the above update. i keep getting the error code 0x80073712, i have tried downloading the update as a standalone update, instead of relying on the automatic downloader, and i...

Just bought a brand new Surface Pro 3 from Curry's for £700. Couldn't wait for it to arrive, but now that it has I must say I'm underwhelmed. Firstly, as with so many Windows PCs, the damned Windows Update service doesn't work despite my trying all the usual stuff I've gleaned over the last 3-4...

Hello, i would like to buy a surface pro device for developing opengl and unity when i am mobile. In general i am programing in C/C++ and Java via Visual Studio 2013 and Eclipse. So my choice is one of the following two devices: 1. Surface Pro 3 i5/128GB/4GB RAM 2. Surface Pro 4 i5/128GB/4GB RAM...

Hey guys, Finals are coming soon and i got a quick question. What is in your opinion the best program to read texts like summaries and pieces from books? I am looking for a program which supports the surface pen so that i can highlight important things and take notes, and to set bookmarks to...

I have had a number of issues with my Surface Pro 4, but there are 2 issues that have not been fixed. The screen flickering when I dim the screen so I can prolong battery life, and the USB port on the charger can't charge the Surface Pro 4 and my cell phone at the same time. I have contacted...

Hi, Can we change the program startup when you click in the button (OneNote) ? I have installed the Microsoft Office 2016 software but when I click the button, the OneNote of Windows 10 start and not the OneNote of MS Office 2016. Can we change this ? Thank's in advance.

I have a question relating to the on-screen keyboard on my Surface Pro 4. When detatching the tablet screen from the keyboard on my Surface Pro 4, the on-screen keyboard appears as expected in text-entry instances (notepad, Word, Internet Explorer). However, I have created an ActiveX Text Box...

Last Saturday my SP3 was running fine. I could play videos no problem and sound was good. There has been no video or sound issues since I received the SP3 last xmas. Come Sunday I turned it on and went on Facebook. Noticed one of the videos I was accessing directly from the page seemed to be...

Hi, yesterday I was handed the Surface Pro 4 i5 256gb 8gb (version: eu), but since the first start I had the first problem, the Wi-fi did not work well, the connection with wi-fi was slow and it continued to drop the connection, was not a problem of my modem/router or my connection, indeed my...

Hello from me. I cant decide which of the two i'll buy! An Ms Surface pro 4 (i7 256GB 8GB ram) cost almost 1650 euros with the type cover with a 10% discount or a mid range cheap laptop at about 500euros with i5 proccesor with an ipad air 3 when is released on march ... I'cant decide guys...

I was wondering if anyone has figured out how to further customize the surface pen. I love that I can assign different functions to back button however, at least for me, the default functions are kind of useless. I've already assigned one click to launch my web browser as I feel OneNote is kind...

Hi to everyone, I am very interested in the new Surface 4 pro, but I have some doubt about it. First of all, and probabibly the most important question, can the surface replace an ultrabook? What loses, what earns more? My question is due to the fact that I am an university students...