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.

Open Internet Explorer. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options, and then click the Content tab. Click Certificates, and then click the Personal tab. Important: If you digitally sign a document by using a digital certificate that you created, and then you share the digitally-signed file, other people cannot verify the authenticity of your ...

Create and format a hard disk partition. To create a partition or volume (the two terms are often used interchangeably) on a hard disk, you must be logged in as an administrator, and there must be either unallocated disk space or free space within an extended partition on the hard disk. If there is no unallocated disk space, you can create some ...

Under PC settings, tap or click Update and recovery, and then tap or click Recovery. Under Advanced startup, tap or click Restart now. Once your PC restarts, on the Choose an option screen, tap or click Troubleshoot. If you don't see the Startup Settings option, tap or click Advanced options. Tap or click Startup Settings and then Restart.

To open the System Recovery Options menu on your computer. Remove all floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs from your computer, and then restart your computer using the computer's power button. Do one of the following: If your computer has a single operating system installed, press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts.

These device signatures are the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) device signature that is in the extended boot record (EBR) and the device signature that is in the master boot record (MBR). Resolution Hotfix information. A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is ...

An upgrade can take place on your existing device, though Microsoft recommends using Windows 10 on a new PC to take advantage of the latest features and security improvements. This FAQ is intended to answer questions about upgrading to Windows 10. An update ensures you have the most recent features and security improvements for your current ...

In the search box on the taskbar, type System Information, right-click System Information in the list of results, then select Run as administrator. Or you can select the Start button, and then under Windows Administrative Tools, select System Information. At the bottom of the System Information window, find Device Encryption Support.

Here’s how to reset your Surface: Select Start > Settings > System > Recovery. Open Recovery. Next to Reset this PC, select Reset PC and choose an option: Keep my files —Reinstalls Windows 11 but keeps your personal files and any apps that came with your PC. This option removes changes you made to settings, as well as apps and drivers you ...

Solution 4: Reset Surface. If you’re still having a problem with your touchscreen, try resetting your Surface. To learn how, see Restore or reset Surface for Windows and follow the recommended steps for "Reset this PC.". After the reset and device setup, use touch to open an application like Microsoft Edge or another web browser, and try to scroll pinch to zoom, swipe in from the right, and ...