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Category Archives: Microsoft Surface
How to USB boot a Microsoft Surface Laptop 4
Introduction I wanted to capture the (Intel based) factory image from a Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 before testing the equipment, and to do so I had to figure out how to boot from USB. This was a little bit tricky … Continue reading
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Surface Pro X – PXE-E16: no valid offer received
Introduction I decided to write this blog post to explain what happens if you try to image a Microsoft Surface Pro X using PXE boot (booting over the network) with Configuration Manager (Endpoint Configuration Manager) or MDT (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit). … Continue reading
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Got a Surface Pro 4 with a flickering screen, try these hacks.
Update: Microsoft has confirmed the problem here. Introduction I’ve got a Surface Pro 4 and use it daily as it’s light and easy to work with, I bought it in Bellevue, Seattle. Problem The Surface Pro 4 has developed a … Continue reading
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How can I use PowerShell to deploy Windows 10 x64 to the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 using MDT 2013 Update 2
Introduction In a previous post I showed you how you can deploy Windows 10 x64 (version 1507) to the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 using MDT 2013 Update 1. This script has been updated with the following changes: Windows 10 … Continue reading
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Today I got a nice surprise in the post, my book arrived !
Today I got a phone call from DHL saying that they had a delivery to make, luckily I was WFH due to the snow outside. 20 minutes later a truck arrives and offloads 6 boxes of books. The book is … Continue reading
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What to do if your Surface Pro 4 is hanging during OSD via System Center 2012 R2 SP1 Configuration Manager ?
Problem During Windows 10 TH2 Enterprise x64 deployments (1511) you may notice that the Surface Pro 4 is hanging when getting devices ready at around the 30 % mark (see photo). Leaving the device alone will probably not help as … Continue reading
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How can I setup Windows Hello on the Surface Book or Surface Pro 4 ?
Introduction This short post is to show you how easy it is to setup Windows Hello (login to the device using facial recognition) on your new surface Pro 4 or Surface Book. To setup Windows Hello on the Surface Book … Continue reading
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Why is the Windows Hello option missing on a Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book ?
Introduction After powering on a brand new Surface Pro 4 or a Surface Book, you might be interested in testing out the really cool feature called Windows Hello which allows you to login to Windows using facial recognition. Awesome. Problem … Continue reading
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Where can I find the official drivers for the new Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book products ?
Introduction With the release of Microsoft’s Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 products today (October 26th, 2015) administrators will want to start imaging them with their corporate image right away. Download the drivers One of the first questions they’ll have … Continue reading
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How can I deploy Windows 10 x64 Enterprise to the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 using MDT 2013 Update 1 ?
Introduction In a previous posts I’ve shown you how you can deploy Windows 8.1 x64 to the Surface Pro 3 with MDT 2013 or Configuration Manager 2012 R2. In this post I’ll show you how to automate the deployment … Continue reading
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Updated Powershell script with June 2015 drivers for deploying the Surface Pro 3 with MDT 2013
On June 25th, Microsoft released another driver update for the Surface Pro 3 here. As usual, i’ve updated my PowerShell script to allow you to deploy this awesome device using minimal effort via a MDT 2013 solution all built with … Continue reading
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Updated Powershell script with May 2015 drivers for deploying the Surface Pro 3 with MDT 2013
Microsoft has recently released new updated drivers for the Surface Pro 3 (May 2015). About the drivers Here’s a breakdown of what those drivers are, the README below describes the versions of the components found in the … Continue reading
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Updated Powershell script with March 2015 drivers for deploying the Surface Pro 3 with MDT 2013
Microsoft has recently released new updated drivers for the Surface Pro 3 (March 2015). Here’s a breakdown of what those drivers are, the README below describes the versions of the components found in the Surface Pro 3 cumulative firmware … Continue reading
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A list of Surface Pro 3 resources for both MDT 2013 and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
Introduction I’ve done quite a few blog posts and sessions on the Surface Pro 3 in the last few months and I thought it would be a nice idea to gather them all together in one place for your benefit, … Continue reading
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The CM12 UEFI BitLocker Frontend HTA – Part 1. The features.
This is version 4.0 of the original windows-noob FrontEnd HTA, and this time it has evolved to support System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager using UEFI (or legacy capable) hardware running Windows 8.1 Enterprise with Update. For the … Continue reading
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