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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change other people’s passwords, see Change your password on Windows.com. To find out if an
account is an administrator account, see What type of account do I have? in this guide.
If you've tried these suggestions and still can't sign in, contact Surface support on Surface.com.
Choose when a password is required
You can control when a password is required to sign in to Surface. Here’s how:
1. Open the Settings charm, tap or click PC settings, then tap or click Users.
2. Under Sign-in options, find the Require a password after the display is off for setting. This setting
may not be available if you’ve added a work email account to the Mail app or you’ve joined a network
domain.
3. Choose an item from the list:
Microsoft account Choose a time frame up to 15 minutes, or select Always require a password.
Local account Choose a time frame, or select Always require a password or Never require a
password.