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My surface pro laptop is showing inverted colors when powered on.

I have a new Surface Pro 7th edition laptop that I have only had for less than a week. When I turn it back on after it being powered down, no matter how long it's been powered down for, the whole screen comes in as inverted colors. I can fix this by…

Surface | Surface Laptop | Display and screen
asked 2026-01-18T23:47:34.84+00:00
Alexiss Taylor 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-18T23:47:45.4633333+00:00
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screen automatically scroll back and forth

my newly bought surface pro 11 that comes with keyboard and spen had encounter an issue whereby the screen will automatically scroll up and down (back and forth) and sometime left to right (back and forth) repeatedly and this issue can only be resolve…

Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
asked 2026-01-14T04:53:15.02+00:00
Lie joo Chin 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-01-18T23:41:18.86+00:00
Lie joo Chin 20 Reputation points
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surface pro 12 setup will not except my work email address

surface pro 12. My boss just bought me a surface pro 12 and want to set it up with my work email address, But when i get to the .... Let's add your microsoft account page ".....I am told that the microsoft account doesn't exist" But this…

Surface | Surface Pro | Install and update
asked 2026-01-17T22:20:03.51+00:00
Laura Oliver 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-01-18T23:20:10.02+00:00
Jade Ng 8,115 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Camer front view

My camera does not work on Zoom, though the other member's do

Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
asked 2026-01-18T20:56:57.68+00:00
Elaine Zimmer 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-18T20:57:06.0933333+00:00
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Why are websites blocked that I want?

Why have I been blocked? It says: This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting…

Surface | Surface Laptop | Safety and security
asked 2025-08-01T14:20:52.88+00:00
Robert Metzger 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-18T19:57:31.77+00:00
stephane reynouard 0 Reputation points
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keyboard stopped working

My surface keyboard just suddenly stopped working, it was working fine this whole day but then it suddenly stopped

Surface | Accessories | Surface mice and keyboards
asked 2026-01-18T19:13:06.8+00:00
Vanessa Mok 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-18T19:13:14.4933333+00:00
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Replace my old GoTo

Hi. For a few years now, I have been using the GoTo computer. The battery is practically unusable now. I bought a GoTo Laptop. Both are under MajorDad64. I want to replace the original GoTo. OR, replace the battery because that is all that is wrong with…

Surface | Surface Go | Power and battery
asked 2026-01-18T16:05:59.92+00:00
Brian Westbrook 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-18T18:27:22.37+00:00
Barb Bowman 80,530 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Cannot see my two devices in My Microsoft Account (TraceID: aDrchjM2PkCVOp2y.15.127)

I have two Surface devices, none of which appear permanently in My Account page (sometime they do, but when I click on Device Details I receive an error page with TraceID: aDrchjM2PkCVOp2y.15.127. Besides, now I should remove one of them because I am…

Surface | Other
asked 2026-01-18T17:27:47.2366667+00:00
Rosario Romeo 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-18T17:29:00.6766667+00:00
Rosario Romeo 0 Reputation points
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my mic and my pc

my MIc is not being detected i bought a spilter for it to be a 3.5 i pluged it in every where i thought it could be and its still not being detected

Surface | Surface Headphones | Other
asked 2026-01-18T16:44:31.0066667+00:00
Unknown call By 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-18T16:44:39.81+00:00
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How to fix Exception code: 0xc0000005 Minecraft crashing after playing for 5 minutes Error ID: 1000

Faulting application name: Minecraft.Windows.exe, version: 1.21.132.1, time stamp: 0x695d97e0 Faulting module name: Minecraft.Windows.exe, version: 1.21.132.1, time stamp: 0x695d97e0 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x0000000000247930 Faulting…

Surface | Surface Laptop | Install and update
asked 2026-01-11T02:15:24.0866667+00:00
Angel 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-18T16:09:28.24+00:00
KrakenW 0 Reputation points
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Keyboard letter z after space bar

When I type on my surface pro my key board is going psycho. When I hit the space bar the letter follows it. I can get the / appear mid sentence and lastly the snip appears. Any ideas how to resolve this. Thanks

Surface | Surface Laptop | Performance and maintenance
asked 2026-01-18T13:46:11.5666667+00:00
Ed Croken 0 Reputation points
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My new surface pro 11 laptop has keyboard problems

I have a brand new surface pro 11 laptop. I got it on Friday. I keyboard has been unreliable and now is not working. Im typing this on my phone as I can’t get the keyboard to work.

Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
asked 2026-01-18T10:13:31.4366667+00:00
Christina Verchere 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-18T10:13:39.8666667+00:00
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Nikon Studio will not load on my Surface laptop.

Nikon say problem is with Microsoft as Surface uses a different processor architecture which leads to compatibility issues. So question is, How, What is required to fix?ure

Surface | Surface Laptop | Install and update
asked 2026-01-05T06:35:02.8166667+00:00
Laurie Tonkin 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-18T03:40:28.9666667+00:00
Jian 0 Reputation points
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How to fix error: HTTP Error 500.30 - ASP.NET Core app failed to start

Need help for an older non-tech to solve this problem. Error screen, laughingly, appears when I click on "Contact Us" on Microsoft Support page.

Surface | Surface Laptop | Install and update
asked 2026-01-17T16:20:22.8833333+00:00
Walter Powers 25 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-18T03:32:26.3633333+00:00
SamanthaSamantha-1880 0 Reputation points
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Long booting time on Surface Go 3

Hi, Recently, I’ve been experiencing very long booting times on my Surface Go 3. I tried repairing Windows and even reinstalling the entire system, but the booting was still much slower than before. Finally, I decided to perform a full recovery…

Surface | Surface Go | Performance and maintenance
asked 2025-10-31T07:45:55.44+00:00
Artur_277 85 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-18T02:54:15.7666667+00:00
Xiaoyong Lai 15 Reputation points
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Unable to connect Surface Type Cover to Device Account via Serial Number

Hello, I am trying to connect my surface pro type cover to my devices in my account so that I can send it off to get fixed. I have put the serial number in several times, and each time it tells me that it was successful, but the type cover is not showing…

Surface | Accessories | Surface Type Cover
asked 2026-01-18T00:33:42.84+00:00
Jerby 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-18T00:33:53.5866667+00:00
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Problems starting all new Surface Pro

Hello, I just acquired an all new Surface pro, and I am trying to start it. Unfortunately it only goes to the stage of License Agreememt and than stalls in the download update mode, at Download 1% nothing happens, I can also not use the Microsoft key or…

Surface | Surface Pro | Install and update
asked 2026-01-16T16:19:07.4833333+00:00
Tilman Eichstaedt 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-17T18:45:58.5966667+00:00
Northern German person 26 0 Reputation points
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keyboard issue after update

After updating to Windows 11 25H2, my laptop keyboard sometimes stops responding or types incorrect characters. I already tried reinstalling the keyboard driver via Device Manager and updated the BIOS, but the issue persists. What is the best way to fix…

Surface | Accessories | Surface mice and keyboards
asked 2026-01-16T09:35:26.8933333+00:00
bettylylyb 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-17T14:26:18.1666667+00:00
Vikki-T 2,515 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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surface pro 6

i have a surface pro 6 whit microsoft dock station and i want to connect a portable tri screen monitor, but the surface don't recognize, it's connect to DM port, and I tried on USB port and do not recognized. what can i do?

Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
asked 2026-01-06T19:05:57.1933333+00:00
Mynor De Leon 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-17T14:25:03.8433333+00:00
Vikki-T 2,515 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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C ant register this computer under my account.

I have followed all instructions. Yet computer serial number won't take.

Surface | Surface Laptop | Install and update
asked 2026-01-11T20:37:54.4533333+00:00
Carol Darling 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-17T13:49:57.1366667+00:00
Thomas4-N 7,400 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator