Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Meet Surface Pro
- Set up your Surface Pro
- The basics
- Get started
- Get to know Surface Pro
- Power states: On, off, standby, and restart
- Charging
- The touchscreen
- On-screen keyboard
- The Kickstand
- Typing Covers (keyboards)
- Touchpad
- Sound features
- Pro Pen
- Use apps and programs
- Search, share, and settings
- Accounts and sign in
- Install apps and programs
- Personalize your Surface
- Connect devices
- Storage, files, and backup
- Networking
- Connect to a wireless network
- Disconnect from a wireless network
- Connect to a wired network
- Join a domain, workgroup, or homegroup
- Get to files on other computers
- Share files and folders
- Connect to a Virtual Private Network (VPN)
- Airplane mode
- Tethering: Use your phone’s data connection
- Mobile broadband connections
- Remote Desktop: Connect to another PC
- Built-in apps
- Additional info you should know
- Windows Updates
- How can I help protect my Surface from viruses?
- Windows Firewall
- BitLocker Drive Encryption
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Accessibility
- Speech recognition
- Take a screen shot
- Default apps
- How to restore, refresh, or reset your Surface
- Surface Pro BIOS/UEFI and starting from a USB device
- BitLocker recovery key
- Accessories
- Care and cleaning
- Help, Service, and Support
- That’s it!
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Charging port and 48-watt Power Supply
Connect the included power supply when your battery is low. See
Charging in this guide for more info.
Software
Windows 8.1 Pro
Windows 8.1 Pro has everything in Windows 8.1, plus BitLocker data
protection, domain join, and Remote Desktop Connection hosting.
Apps and programs
Surface Pro comes with many built-in apps—check out the tiles for
them on your Start screen. And you can install more apps from the
Windows Store. You can also run programs you’ve been using with
Windows 7.
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Surface supports standard Wi-Fi protocols (802.11a/b/g/n) and Bluetooth® 4.0.
This means you can connect to a wireless network and use Bluetooth devices
such as keyboards, mice, printers, and headsets.
Sensors
Surface has four sensors (an ambient light sensor, an accelerometer,
gyroscope, and compass) that apps can use to do cool things.
TPM
TPM 1.2 (Trusted Platform Module – for BitLocker Encryption).
Accessories
Surface accessories add to your Surface experience—check out the Accessories
section in this guide.