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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Additional info you should know
This section includes a few more things that would be helpful for you to know.
Windows Updates
Windows Update automatically installs important updates as they become available. If a restart is needed to
finish installing an update, you’ll see a message on your lock screen like this:
Windows Update
Your PC will restart in 2 days to finish installing important updates.
When you see this message, do any of the following:
Open the Settings charm, tap or click Power > Update and restart.
From the lock screen, tap the Power icon and then Update and restart.
Do nothing and Windows will install the updates and restart Surface in 2 days.
Manually check for Windows updates
1. Open the Settings charm, tap or click Change PC Settings > Update and recovery > Windows Update
> Check now.
2. If updates are available, tap or click View details.
3. Choose the updates you want to install, and then tap or click Install.
See your update history
Open the Settings charm, tap or click Change PC Settings > Update and recovery > Windows Update
> View your update history.
If you have questions or problems with Windows Update, see Windows Update: Frequently Asked Questions on
Windows.com.
Firmware updates
Firmware is software that controls how the Surface hardware functions. You’ll see a notification on Surface when
a firmware update is available. When this happens, follow the on-screen instructions to update Surface.
Important Plug Surface into an electrical outlet before updating your firmware.