Note: If you don’t want to start your Surface from your USB drive, make sure the drive isn't inserted in the USB port on your Surface when you start it.

If you’re having sound or audio problems, the following suggestions might help. The tips are listed in order, so start with the first one, see if that helps, and then continue to the next one if it doesn’t.

If the USB recovery drive doesn’t work on your Surface. If you can’t boot from your USB recovery drive or don’t see the Recover from a drive option, you may need to ensure that the boot-from-USB function in the Surface BIOS is enabled or configure the boot order so the USB drive is the first option. For more info, see Boot Surface from a USB device.

To create the installation media, here's what you'll need: A PC with a reliable internet connection. The download time will vary, depending on your internet connection.

Surface model. Link. Surface Pro X. Use Windows Update to keep your Surface Pro X drivers and firmware up to date. Select Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update .Commercial customers can learn more about servicing Pro X at Deploying, managing, and servicing Surface Pro X.. Surface Pro (11th Edition)

Select Close to acknowledge settings choices and go back to Device Manager.The webcam will now appear under the Cameras category in the Device Manager list.

The Medium text filter aims for a balance between Friendly and Mature.This setting recognizes that people often use harsh words even when they’re not speaking with harmful intent. Accordingly, Medium allows certain vulgar words so long as they’re not used to bully someone, and they don’t target protected characteristics (such as race, gender, and nationality) or reference sexual acts.

Note: If a compatibility issue has been identified on your device that would disrupt your experience using Windows 11, we will temporarily delay your upgrade until the issue is resolved.Compatibility safeguard holds help ensure you have the best experience possible when upgrading and your productivity is not disrupted if critical apps or drivers are not yet compatible.

At Microsoft, we're guided by our AI principles, our Responsible AI Standard, and decades of research on AI, grounding, and privacy-preserving machine learning.Data privacy and security is a key principle of responsible AI. We aim to help our customers use our AI products responsibly, sharing our learnings, and building trust-based partnerships.

Virtualization lets your PC emulate a different operating system, like Android™ or Linux. Enabling virtualization gives you access to a larger library of apps to use and install on your PC.