3,219 questions
3,219 questions with Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen tags
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Screen locks of every few seconds
Surface pro 7 / windows 11 For few days screen locks off after few seconds even when actively working. Extremely frustrating. I have updated display driver settings amended battery power settings reversed last windows update - used troubleshoot…
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
asked 2025-07-10T16:52:03.4633333+00:00
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Anna Podlasek
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edited a comment 2025-07-12T01:07:30.09+00:00
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Ian Trinh
640
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how to use upper keywords
how to use at the rate keyboard on surface keyboard in or upper letter in key boards
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2025-07-09T03:25:12.2066667+00:00
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Mrityunjay
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answered 2025-07-10T11:00:39.3+00:00
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Kai Ho
770
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SurFace Pro 8, (technical service contact)
Hola. I have a SurFace Pro 8. It was working very nice (I was very happy with it; previously I had SurFace Pro 4, also excellent). Some days ago, it turned off, and since then, not able to switch on back. Every time I try, the screen tries to start,…
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
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Surface Pro 7 randomely going black
Hi, Sometimes my surface screen goes black and unresponsive when I try and change the brightness. I have noticed before it does go black, on the scale of brightness the settings 0, 1 and 2 are very bright, even though they should be very dim. Settings…
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2020-02-20T22:05:14+00:00
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Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
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Surface Pro 3 USB Drivers
...Hello title is clear enough I have a surface Pro 3, the detection for needed driver updates is horrendous. Fortunately HTC provides HTC Sync so getting those drivers wasnt an issue, but Yifang doesnt exactly make their drivers easy to track down. Can…
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2017-05-16T19:08:07+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers
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Surface Pro 7 Brightness Issues
I am having an issue with my Surface Pro 7 and the brightness of the screen. When I lower the brightness down, sometimes the screen will suddenly become much brighter and stay there and the computer thinks it is still at 0. Also, the backlight sometimes …
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2020-09-22T05:05:32+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows Hello doesn't work after restart. Need to set it up every single time(Surface Pro 11 - Arm64)
This has been asked about 1,000 times. I setup Windows Hello, on a domain-joined device and went through all the necessary settings to approval. But after 10-15 min everything is reset once I restart or awake the surface from sleep mode Windows Hello…
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2024-12-04T16:03:29+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
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Refurbished or New? (Surface Pro warranty 1 week)
There is a dead pixel near the centre of my Surface Pro (2017). It is permanently green and is most visible on black. I am covered under warranty and wish to send my device in to get replaced, however I don't know if this will get me a new or…
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2018-02-24T09:07:46+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
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Surface Pro 6 Lit Sleep Black Screen with Red and White Camera Lights, Will Not Wake, Requires Hard Shut Down
Hello Within the last week or so, I've noticed an issue where my computer has been asleep after use for a few to several hours. I'll notice the screen is black but lit, so semi awake. As well, both the red and white camera lights are lit and stay on. No…
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2021-02-06T04:18:04+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
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Display cut off
Hello, I recently downloaded the sims and I changed my resolution in game. When I left the game, the sides of my screen are now black bars. How do I reset/fix this? I tried going back into the game and going onto the default res but it didn't change…
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2019-06-21T01:18:26+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
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how to restart your surface pro without having a keyboard and you’re on screen keyboard not responding
I don’t have a keyboard and my onscreen keyboard is unresponsive when I touch it
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2024-07-08T06:28:03+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
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The screen freezes and feels with Blury round and square spots
Hey good day for all... I own a Surface tablet and lately some weird blurry spot are showing freezing the screen and the mouse disappears. The spots bare square (transparent) or round in the background. Does anyone have suffered from something similar,…
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2020-12-15T14:34:18+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
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Three monitor to Docking station Setup
Good afternoon, Is there a driver I have to download, in order to have my Surface Pro 7 be able to connect to 3 monitors? Current hardware configuration: 3 Monitors, connected to a 3 way monitor extender (via 3 DisplayPort cables), connected to a…
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2021-08-27T20:00:17+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
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Tablet Mode to Desktop
When I take the keyboard off and use the Surface pro 7 I do not know how to go back to my individual desktop from the windows desktop. I can do it easily with the Keyboard but not without it. Suggestions please. Thanks
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2020-07-18T19:09:43+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers
highlighting PDF with Surface Pro
I bought the Surface Pro so that I can highlight text on PDF's Its not working. Do I need a specific app? One Note is a disaster for me. Thank you.
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2017-09-12T18:35:58+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
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Surface won't connect to external monitors properly.
Hello, I am working with a Surface connected to a Surface dock 1. It recently started experiencing a problem connecting to the external displays. The only way to get the displays on is to unplug both of the mini Display Port cables at the same time…
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2024-07-05T18:57:15+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
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Can't connect surface as a second screen to PC.
So I wanted to use a Surface Pro 4 as a graphic tablet to another Windows10 PC. I looked in the internet and found out, that I can use screen mirroring. I looked at thousands of Tutorials, but I always had a problem. With the PC I couldn't find the…
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2021-03-18T17:19:28+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
19 answers
Surface Pro 4 touch screen
Starting a few weeks ago the touch screen stopped working. I tried twice to restore form a recovery image (using USB) but that still has not restore the touch screen. In device manager under Human Interface Device there is no touch screen listing so…
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2018-10-28T13:08:09+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
7 answers
My surface pro screen is warping and buckeling I think it may be battery. Can battery be replaced and screen fixed? Is this a dangerous situation?
Re surface pro 4. Screen is warping. Is this a dangerous condition? It is unattached on one side.
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2019-01-24T18:21:17+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers
Surface pro screens different colour temperatures
My wife and I have the same spec'd surface pro 8s. Her screen is much more crisp white than mine. Can I get that too? I've gone through all the settings I can think of and made sure both surfaces are the same settings. Also, is it possible to swap the…
Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
3,219 questions
asked 2023-02-07T11:37:40+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-07T16:28:16.88+00:00
Anonymous