Surface devices get updates through Windows Update. Find out what's included in each update and how to manually update your Surface. Select your device from the following list to see its update history.

Live captions helps everyone, including people who are deaf or hard of hearing, better understand audio by providing automatic transcription. To make more content accessible to more people, live captions now has the ability to provide translations and will turn any audio that passes through your PC into a single English-language caption experience.

Use USB or Bluetooth audio accessories. You can connect external USB speakers, headphones, or a headset to a full-size USB port. You can go wireless by using Bluetooth headphones or speakers with your Surface.. To get the best sound from USB or Bluetooth speakers, turn up the volume on your Surface and in the app (if it has its own sound control), and then adjust the volume on the external USB ...

How to open the Camera app in Windows. To open up your webcam or camera, select the Start button, then select All apps, and then select Camera in the list of apps. If you have multiple cameras, you can switch between them by selecting Change Camera at the top right once the Camera app is opened.. Open Camera

Game/Chat balance (6): These two buttons adjust the mix of game audio versus chat audio.Pressing the controller icon will increase game audio and pressing the player icon will increase chat audio. A tone will sound when you reach 100-percent chat or game audio.

The device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device. (Code 31)

To change the default app, you can do either of the following: Set a default for a file type or link type In the search bar, enter the file type or link type you want, then select it from the list of results.

Here's how to turn Bluetooth on or off in Windows 11: Do one of the following: On the taskbar, select the Network icon. Select the Bluetooth quick setting to turn it On or Off.

DirectX is a set of components in Windows that allows software, primarily and especially games, to work directly with your video and audio hardware. Games that use DirectX can use multimedia accelerator features built-in to your hardware more efficiently which improves your overall multimedia experience. Check which version of DirectX is installed

Learn how to update Windows to ensure your device operates smoothly and securely with the latest features.