Support for Microsoft Surface

Key resources

• Visit the Microsoft Surface product home page
  Learn more about what Surface is and who is using it.
• IT Professionals: Learn more about Surface in the TechNet Library
  Learn how to set up, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot the Surface software and hardware.
• Developers: Learn more about Surface in the MSDN Library
  Find Surface architecture and concept overviews, API reference pages, and code samples.
• Developers: Download the Microsoft Surface SDK 1.0 SP1 Workstation Edition
  The Microsoft Surface SDK 1.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Workstation Edition enables you to create and test Microsoft Surface touch-enabled applications on a workstation instead of on a Microsoft Surface unit.
• Designers: Download the Microsoft Surface User Experience Guidelines
  The Microsoft Surface User Experience Guidelines aims to help developers and designers create Surface applications and user experiences that best exploit multitouch interaction principles through quality, multitouch-oriented design.
• Partners: Join the Microsoft Surface QuickStart Program
  Become a Microsoft Surface Partner to take advantage of benefits such as marketing and events to help you deliver Microsoft Surface solutions for your customers.

Ask the community

• IT Professionals: Ask a question in the Surface TechNet forums
  Ask a question or find if it has already been answered in the forum.
• Developers: Ask a question in the Surface MSDN forums
  Ask a question or find if it has already been answered in the forum.

Blogs

• Surface Team blog
  Read the latest posts from the Surface Team blog.

Self Support

• Ask a question in the Surface forums
  Post questions or browse answers. See our “Ask the Community” tab for a list of useful forum links.
• Search the Knowledge Base
  Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base for technical solutions to common issues with Surface.

Assisted Support

• Contact a Microsoft Surface Partner
  There are a number of Microsoft Partners to engage with, including Independent Software Vendors, System Integrators, Value Added Resellers and Design Agencies. They are able to address a wide range of business needs and create custom solutions for your business.
• Developers: Microsoft Surface SDK Support is available. Contact a Support Professional
  Developers, contact Microsoft for support (for a fee), by e-mail, on-line or phone. We’ll ask you a few questions in order to serve you efficiently.