This article also applies to Surface Laptop 3 15" for Business (Intel CPU).
Summary
This article lists the versions of Windows that are supported on various Microsoft Surface devices.
Supported Surface systems
Surface Book
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Surface Book 3 13.5” |
Windows 10, version 1903 build 18362 and later versions |
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Surface Book 3 13.5” with dGPU |
Windows 10, version 1903 build 18362 and later versions |
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Surface Book 3 15” |
Windows 10, version 1903 build 18362 and later versions |
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Surface Book 2 |
Windows 10, version 1703 build 15063 and later versions |
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Surface Book with Performance Base |
Windows 10, version 1607 build 14393 and later versions |
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Surface Book |
Windows 10, version 1507 build 10240 and later versions |
Surface Go
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Surface Go 2 |
Windows 10, version 1809 build 17763 and later versions |
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Surface Go |
Windows 10, version 1709 Build 16299 and later versions |
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Surface Go with LTE Advanced |
Windows 10, version 1709 build 16299 and later versions |
Surface Laptop
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Surface Laptop Go |
Windows 10, version 1909 build 18363 and later versions |
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Surface Laptop 3 13” |
Windows 10, version 1809 build 17763 and later versions |
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Surface Laptop 3 15" (AMD CPU) |
Windows 10, version 1903 build 18362 and later versions |
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Surface Laptop 3 15" for Business (Intel CPU) |
Windows 10, version 1809 build 17763 and later versions |
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Surface Laptop 2 |
Windows 10, version 1709 build 16299 and later versions |
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Surface Laptop (1st gen) |
Windows 10, version 1703 build 15063 and later versions |
Surface Pro
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Surface Pro 7+ |
Windows 10, version 1909 build 18363 and later versions |
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Surface Pro X (SQ2) |
Windows 10, version 2004 build 19041 and later versions |
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Surface Pro X (SQ1) |
Windows 10, version 1903 build 18362 and later versions |
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Surface Pro 7 |
Windows 10, version 1809 build 17763 and later versions |
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Surface Pro 6 |
Windows 10, version 1709 build 16299 and later versions |
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Surface Pro with LTE Advanced model 1807 |
Windows 10, version 1703 build 15063 and later versions |
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Surface Pro (5th gen) |
Windows 10, version 1703 build 15063 and later versions |
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Surface Pro 4 |
Windows 10, version 1507 build 10240 and later versions |
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Surface Pro 3 |
Windows 8.1 and later versions |
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Surface Pro 2 |
Windows 8.1 and later versions |
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Surface Pro |
Windows 8 and later versions |
Surface Studio
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Surface Studio 2 |
Windows 10, version 1803 build 17134 and later versions |
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Surface Studio (1st gen) |
Windows 10, version 1607 build 14393 and later versions |
Surface 3
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Surface 3 |
Windows 8.1 and later versions |
Note The product key in the firmware activates only the operating system that is included together with the device. If a different operating system is installed, you must indicate the current product to activate it. For example, if the device is running on Windows 10 Home, you can restore or install only Windows 10 Home by using the available product key. Although you can install another system, such as Windows 8.1, you must supply a valid product key for that system to be able to activate it.
More information
Surface Pro devices are optimized for 64-bit versions of the operating system. On these devices, 32-bit versions of Windows are unsupported. If a 32-bit version of the operating system is installed, it may not start correctly. This may occur if you try to start from external media, such as an attached USB or DVD drive. This may also occur if you try to start to an image that was applied to the local disk.
For additional information about LTSC support see Surface device compatibility with Windows 10 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC)