When the Surface logo appears release the volume-down button.

Boot Surface using USB recovery media by pressing and holding the volume-down button while you press and release the power button.

If you were not able restore to an earlier restore point or you did not have a restore point then continue to step 2 below. If you were able to restore to an earlier restore point, you should now be able to use your Surface again, no additional steps are needed.

After moving to an earlier restore point, you should boot into Windows.

Click Yes when asked if you want to continue.

Please use a restore point 9/28 or earlier.

Click on a system restore point that was prior to applying the System Firmware update.

Select Troubleshoot, then Advanced Options, followed by selecting System Restore, then select the target operating system.

When prompted, select the language and keyboard layout you want.When the Surface logo appears, release the volume-down button. Press and hold the volume-down button while you press and release the power button.Note: The USB drive must be formatted to FAT32 (not NTFS) in order to work correctly. Once you have recovery media proceed to next steps. If you do not have recovery media you can download from here.

Boot Surface using USB recovery media.If you receive a blue screen error after installing the Surface Firmware Update please start at step 1 to address. 29 firmware update, Microsoft engineer Josh_F has posted this workaround: Most Surface Pro 3 units shipped with Windows 8.1, and those machines at least have the ability to hold off on Microsoft's updates.įor those of you stuck with unending blue screens after installing the Sept. Pulling the patch is particularly important for Windows 10 users, who have no control (other than the metered connection hack) over when the Surface Pro 3 decides to upgrade its firmware.

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