User guide
Table Of Contents
- Meet Surface Pro
- Setup
- The basics
- Get to know Surface
- Touch, keyboard, mouse, and pen
- Accounts
- Sign in and out
- All about apps
- Install apps
- Personalize your Surface
- Connect devices
- Storage, files, and backup
- Networking
- Built-in apps
- Additional info you should know
- Keep Surface up to date
- Windows Defender and Windows SmartScreen
- Windows Firewall
- BitLocker Drive Encryption
- Accessibility
- Speech recognition
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Take a screen shot
- Default programs
- Work with files and apps on another PC
- Restore, refresh, or reset Surface
- Add Windows Media Center
- Surface Pro BIOS/UEFI
- BitLocker recovery key
- Clean and care for Surface
- Get Help and Support
- That’s it!
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Software
And there are plenty of apps for work and play.
Apps
Surface Pro comes with a great collection of pre-installed apps, plus more
from the Windows Store.
Programs
Run the programs you’ve been using with Windows 7. Run the full Office
suite and your specialized business programs.
What is Windows 8 Pro?
Surface Pro come pre-installed with Windows 8 Pro, which is Windows 8 plus:
Data protection with BitLocker and BitLocker To Go.
Domain join, so you can connect to your corporate or school network.
Remote Desktop Connection hosting, so you can connect to Surface Pro from another PC.
Surface accessories
Accessories add to your experience with Surface.
Keyboards
Add a unique click-in keyboard that doubles as a cover.
There are two types to choose from (sold separately):
Touch Cover is a super-thin, pressure sensitive keyboard
and trackpad. Express your personal style by choosing a
color or design. To have a look at what’s available, see
Covers on Surface.com.
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Type Cover is a slim version of a traditional laptop
keyboard with moving keys and trackpad buttons.
Both keyboards work with Surface Pro and Surface RT.
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Colors and designs vary by market.