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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The desktop is where you’ll go to run desktop apps, like Office, and use Control Panel or File Explorer (formerly
called Windows Explorer).
To open Control Panel and more: Right-click the Start button in the lower-left corner of the screen.
What moved or changed in Windows 8?
If you’re familiar with Windows 7, here’s the scoop on what’s moved or changed in Windows 8.
Task or item
How to do it in Windows 8.1
Searching
The Search charm is the new way to search. See How to search in this guide.
Start menu
The Start screen replaces the Start menu in Windows 8.1. You can start any app or
program from the Start screen. See Find and open apps for more info.
To access items that used to be on the Start button, right-click the Start button in the
lower-left corner.
Shut down or restart
Open the Settings charm, tap or click Power, and then choose Shut down or Restart.
Control Panel
(changing settings)
Control Panel is still available, however, many settings are available in PC Settings. For
more info, see the Change your settings section in this guide.
Print
Printing from desktop apps hasn’t changed. To print from a Windows Store app, open
the Devices charm, and select your printer. For more info, see How do I print? in this
guide.
Close a program
Closing desktop apps hasn’t changed. To close a Windows Store app, drag the app off
the bottom of the screen. For more info, see Use apps and programs in this guide.
See all your apps and
programs
To see all of your apps, swipe up from the center of the Start screen.
Install apps and
programs
Windows 8 has a new app store called the Windows Store. For info about this, see
Install apps and programs in this guide.
Change date and time
Open the Settings charm, tap or click Change PC Settings > Time and language.