New Surface Pro 3 User

[GreyFox7]

It's probably still registered to him as well... so if there's any warranty left I would expect you'll have trouble claiming it. He should remove the device from his Microsoft account.

 

[leeshor]

Yes that would but you also need a bootable USB drive to put the ISO on. There are several options. Check out Rufus, that's a program that will help you to make a bootable flash drive.

 

[macmee]

will be to load windows 10, any other suggestions.

Do not recommend going to W10. I would wait a few months and see if Microsoft fix some annoying bugs first. Deeply regret updating to W10 myself, I may invest time this weekend going back to 8.

 

[GreyFox7]

Yes that would but you also need a bootable USB drive to put the ISO on. There are several options. Check out Rufus, that's a program that will help you to make a bootable flash drive.

The media creation tool will make a bootable USB, brain dead simple.

 

[From A Buick 8]

The media creation tool will make a bootable USB, brain dead simple.

I like brain dead simple lol

Are there any tricks to getting the surface to boot to the USB.

 

[leeshor]

The media creation tool will make a bootable USB, brain dead simple.

Forgot about that. My USB drive has several different ISOs so I do it differently.

 

[ScottyS]

I like brain dead simple lol

Are there any tricks to getting the surface to boot to the USB.

Yes.
Step 1: Attach a bootable USB device to the USB port.
Step 2: Press and hold the volume-down button.
Step 3: Press and release the power button.
Step 4: When the Surface logo appears, release the volume-down button.
Surface will start the software on your USB device.