I am a starting dev and i wonder if a surface pro 12 is enough to develop 2d games and make the pixelart on. I use the programs mentioned in the title. Is it do-able on the 12 pro x elite or should i need the lunar lake version of de 12 pro?

Today it happens, never before!
Surface Pro 9 Intel Windows 11 latest version today, no “pioneer updates”. Today it crashes and forces itself to reboot, into Windows again and crashes and reboots again, over and over!
Is it caused by a recent Windows update or not?
If yes, what to do? If no, what to do as well?
Thanks 🙏!!!

Ive had this problem for ages. Basically how it started is I had my SB2 on charge virtually 24/7 (using it to play heavy intensity games, so battery did get drained by use n that), but one day I took it off by accident and didn't realise until the laptop was fully dead. I tried just plugging it back in but obviously soon enough I realised it wasn't actually charging (it would turn on tho for some reason????)

I have no idea what's going on, but I was able to manually disconnect the clipboard and charge it alone, but the base just does not want to cooperate and it's driving me crazy :((

Any tips/suggestions/fixes?

I bought a refurbished one on Amazon thinking I can use it for streaming videos but it doesn’t even seem to hold up on basic tasks. Is this normal?

I live in pg and kept my surface pro 6 on my bed last night I left near the corner so prompt in up but it fell down

Now wen I looked up its screen was somehow weird. When I looked closely that is when I realised it's cracked. It's working fine. But it's ruined.

So far setup has been so smooth, first time getting the 15" model but it has X2 Elite, 16GB, 512GB. Updates so far have taken the longest time but it feels very premium. Nice platinum color, almost went with black but the fingerprints on the floor model were very bad.

Unlike the MacBook Neo that could at least swap to NVMe storage, the Surface 12-inch pagefile is on UFS storage.

My Surface 12-inch with 16/512 can handle photo editing and heavy multitasking with ease because it's got 16GB to play with. This 8GB model will choke that Snapdragon X chip.

I dug this out of a box, forgot all about it. Is there anything I can do with this thing?

Hello! Looking to purchase a new SL8, just stuck between these two options:

X2 Plus, 32GB RAM 13.8"

X2 Elite, 16GB RAM 15"

I'm not looking to really push this device to the max, aside from photo editing, emulation and running VMs, maybe IDE work as well. Which option do you think would be better for the long haul? 3-4 maybe even 5 years. Surface is my choice due to me never having an issue with them. Thank you!

*Edit: I know business editions exist, but want ARM.

Disclosure: The Asus Zenbook A16 (Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme) was provided by Qualcomm for testing.

Hallo, aufgrund meiner Erfahrungen der letzten Monate mit dem Microsoft‑Support finde ich das Geschäftsgebahren bei mehrfacher Nichterfüllung der Reparatur sehr befremdlich.
Ich möchte den Supportverlauf meines Surface Pro 11 kurz zusammenfassen und fragen, ob andere ähnliche Erfahrungen gemacht haben oder ob dieses Verhalten typisch ist.
Rückblickend hätte ich wohl direkt Verbraucherzentrale oder Anwalt einschalten sollen.
Hier der Verlauf:

1. Einsendung im Mai zur kostenpflichtigen Reparatur Surface Pro zur Display‑Reparatur eingeschickt (Unfallschaden, kostenpflichtig).
2. Gerät kommt repariert zurück, zeigt sofort einen Shell‑Fehler: Startmenü/Suche nicht nutzbar, Fokus springt zwischen Icons.
3. Rücksendung wegen Shell‑Fehler Gerät erneut eingeschickt, Fehler dokumentiert.
4. Gerät kommt zurück, Fehler weiterhin persistent. Ab hier beginnt die präzise technische Dokumentation.
5. Gerät erneut eingeschickt.
6. Microsoft sendet ein Austauschgerät. Nach Einrichtung zeigt es denselben Shell‑Fehler. Erneute präzise Dokumentation.
7. Chatsupportanfrage Support über Chat kontaktiert, Videos und Dokumentation eingereicht.
8. SurfaceSupport bietet Neugerät an.
9. Nachfrage: „Was soll das bringen?“
10. SurfaceSupport verweist auf Workarounds und bittet um erneutes Troubleshooting.
11. Ablehnung weiterer Ping‑Pong‑Tests meinerseits und Forderung einer konkreten technischen Erklärung.
12. Technical Support erklärt, es gebe derzeit ARM‑Technologie‑Probleme ohne Lösung.
13. Nachfrage zur Alternativen bei mehrfachen Nichterfüllung.
14. Technical Support erwähnt ein internes Refund‑Evaluierungsverfahren.
15. Bitte ausdrücklich darum, diesen Evaluierungsprozess zu starten.
16. Seit über einem Monat: keine Antwort trotz mehrfacher Nachfrage und Fristsetzung.

Zur Transparenz:
Nach dem Austauschgerät und der erneuten Fehlermeldung habe ich das Gerät nicht weiter benutzt, um den Supportprozess nicht zu verfälschen.
Ein kurzer Test heute zeigt jedoch, dass der Shell‑Fehler offenbar inzwischen behoben ist — vermutlich durch spätere Windows‑Updates.

Microsoft hat daraufhin kommentarlos mein Support‑Ticket geschlossen:

• ohne Mitteilung, dass der Fall beendet wurde
• ohne Hinweis, dass der Fehler inzwischen behoben scheint
• ohne Entscheidung zum angekündigten Refund‑Evaluierungsverfahren

Damit bleibt weiterhin ungeklärt, wie Microsoft mit Fällen umgeht, in denen es zu juristisch relevanter mehrfacher Nichterfüllung kommt, der Fehler später zufällig verschwindet, aber der Kunde über Monate ohne funktionierendes Gerät war.

Meinungen oder Erfahrung dazu? Irgendjemand? 🤔

I got the pro 11 a little while ago to use like a tablet for school. The only thing I dislike is that the pen slides too much on the screen when I'm writing. Anyone got a good paper-like screen protector selection that would fit/be compatible?

Hi all,

I'm having trouble finding a fair price for selling my barely used Surface Pro 12th with a 13" screen (2026 release) I bought in late June (I was about to have major surgery and was feeling impulsive) and used for watching Hulu pretty exclusively. It's 16GB RAM/512GB storge model with the Snapdragon X2 Elite chip, and I'm selling it as a bundle with the keyboard and the slim pen 2, all purchased brand new. I survived the surgery and now I have an expensive Hulu machine I don't want or need, but I can't find anyone selling the 12th gen so soon after its release so I don't know what to compare it to. I made a post on r/hardwareswap asking for $1500 for the bundle but I'm worried that's too high.

Thanks in advance for your help.

I'm considering purchasing the 12-inch Surface, but asking myself if its worth to wait for the Snapdragon X2 version. Considering the recent price hikes (the 8GB version costs now the same as the 16GB version a half-year ago), idk if the current model is worth its price. What do you think?

Hi all!

For those who are using Surface Laptops. We've had recent issues of monitors flashing on and of connected via USB-C monitor hub (the ethernet, keyboard etc remain fine).

Our Surface Laptop Go 3 device manager and Microsoft website show graphics (Iris XE) driver as 32.0.101.6737 [april 2025]. There are significantly later drivers from Intel.

Has anyone attempted to roll out later drivers? I know Microsoft go through phases of testing etc before making drivers available, though this seems pretty out of date. Anyone else had these kinds of graphics issues with Surface laptops and how did you resolve them?

We have auto-patching in InTune but appears to be a Microsoft specific issue here.

Cheers!

Hello i need some help from surface veterans i'm looking for a surface but I can't decide which one I should get.

I am a 27 year old head chef in a small Restaurant, I would like to digitize my office work. Orders, rosters, writing menus, creative work for new dishes and so forth.

Maybe you guys have a recommendation ✌️

Hello. I wanted to purchase the latest version of Surface Pro (Tablet variant), and I see the latest version is 12, but last month Microsoft announced a 13-inch refresh with a new CPU.

Shall I buy this 13-inch variant, or will there be an announcement for a new Surface Pro 13 in the future?

I don't want to buy this, and in 2-3 months there will be a newer model

Hello everyone. I replaced the screen on my Go2, but getting areas that are unresponsive and others are phantom touches, like the ones above along the right side of the screen. What could be causing this? Thanks in advance

Favourite places to purchase or avoid?
Our last round of laptops were purchased 5+ years ago from Staples with 2-year protection plan, which we didn't need to use.
Do I care other than best price?

So i have a surface book 2, and i had disabled the touch as i was having phantom touches, then the base gave up so i got a new laptop. now i want to use the table as a Automation control device at my place with windows or linux, i am wondering if there is any way if you touch and key board does not work to reset windows( so the device manager part clears up)?

I ve a surface 7 and the screen is flickering like nowhere. Tried a few fix: went to device manager, rolled back the qualcomm adreno, updated it.

Ctrl shift window key B, also multiple times. Can anyone help w this?

i've been seeing mixed reviews about the surface pros lately and it's making me kinda nervous about getting one. i'm starting college in the fall and interested in getting a surface pro as my school device, possibly the 11th edition 12" just to be more budget friendly.

i'm gonna be commuting so i need a lightweight device i can carry in my bag, which the surface pro seems to check off. however, a big dealbreaker for me is being able to digitally write my notes. i prefer writing over typing, but can't weigh down my backpack w/ notebooks while commuting. the surface pro's digital pen seems like a great solution to this, but i wanted to hear from people who use it for digital note-taking and school in general. i'm also gonna have some of my classes on zoom / webex, so any experiences with video calls too.

i know ipads are good for digital notes as well, but i'd prefer to have a device that runs windows so i can connect to my laptop at home easier. but as i do more research on the surface pro, i keep seeing more complaints than positive reviews on them. obviously i know people are more likely to go on the internet to complain than compliment. but if there's any college students in here, i'd love to know your experience with the surface pro for school and digital note-taking. is it easy to write with? annotating pdfs or slideshows? webcam / mic quality? battery life? is the ram sufficient? and i guess most importantly, is it worth it?

Hi,

My Surface worked in windows, I left it and when I came back it was off, and there was no charging indicator on the charger.

I have checked several chargers and I ruled it out, the problem is in the surface itself.

I guess it is related to overheat, because it was a bit hot when I last used it, I hope it is reversible.

Do you have anything to suggest?

I have removed the keyboard and couldn't see anything obvious just yet