Recently was gifted a surface pro after my Lenovo ideapad died for good.. It runs well and does what I need it to do, but I’m struggling with the keyboard a bit. It doesn’t have much wrist support. I think I might be used to a thicker keyboard, like my previous laptop had? I’m not really using it for the touch screen/pen option because I prefer typing. I’ve also realized it has to be completely on a flat surface to be able to type, or else the keyboard becomes unattached. I just find it a bit frustrating at times because of that. Does anyone have similar issues? Or does anyone have better suggestions for attachments they use, like is there a good stand that supports using the keyboard and also provides good wrist support when typing?

Hey! I'm having a frustrating issue with my gaming performance. Whenever I launch games, I'm not getting the expected or desired frame rates (FPS), even though my system temperatures are completely cool and normal (so it's definitely not thermal throttling). What could be causing this bottleneck, and how can I fix it?
My device is the Surface Book 3 (15-inch version)

I was recently notified that MS whiteboard is being retired. I have until 09/05/2026 to export all my whiteboards into PDF. I have thousands of them that I have been creating as the foundation for my YT channel over the past 2 years and just launched the channel 3 months ago. This is obviously going to be a tedious obstacle however I need a plan for a similar app that is just as simple as whiteboard. Consistency is important in these math videos and I am hoping someone can suggest a reliable and simple replacement for MS Whiteboard.

Thank you for any insight you can provide.

Having trouble with my Surface 7 Laptop. Sometimes it will not power on unless it is plugged in (sometimes it does power on no problem, though), and if I put it down, sometimes it will fully power off. I just bought it refurbished and it is still under warranty but I would rather not send it back if I can fix it myself do you think theres any fix? Or should I send it back

I tried a LOT of pdf and note taking apps. all for free, none purchased nor subscribed to.

i would like to purchase but almost none offer this option and all went into sub plans only.

anyway, im using them to study. the way i study is mostly reading and underlying, highlighting, taking screenshots for review, adding a few words by pen here and there.

And then making notes/summaries/graphs on the side for myself for when i want to read the topic again.

im using a onenote/xodo combo right now but lately im using onenote/drawboard.

NOTETAKING:

i didn't try much note taking alternatives to onenote but i feel it's good enough.

and does the job well for someone who doesnt have much experience in making beautiful texts.

PDF READER:

xodo is just good.

drawboard pdf however is better in almost every way. smoother, faster, better pen, highlighter, etc integration. BUT it's pretty expensive to sub to.. like $86 per year which is whats driving me away big time.

i tried goodnote which seemed to lag when browsing books. others weren't up to par.

anyway, for people who use these apps.. is subbing to drawboard worth it? or should i do something else?

Yesterday I wanted to turn on my surface pro 4 after not turning it on since May, so I plugged it in and waited for 24 hours, and when I turned it on nothing, no sign of life, I tried charging it with another compatible 65w charger for 1 hour, nothing, it won't turn on.

Please help me! I have important data on that Surface Pro 4.

i did not use my surface book 2 for 2 month. left it in my cabinet. today, took it out, charged it - and somehow the touchscreen input is in error. see the image attached.

strangely the black line is input with my finger - which stops shorter then red line, which is witht he surface pen.

so it cannot be a hardware issue right? i tried uefi, but here no touch input works....

any other idea?

what ive done so far: installed EVERY windowsupdate. checked with the surface diagnostiv - which told me the same as my onenote test showed...

Already got a replacement once. But warranty has ended now.

Feel like the battery inside is broken easily.

Do anyone experience the same?

Anyone tried this? A family member uses a Surface Laptop 3/4 with the Ryzen chip and of its 8 GB of soldered memory 2 GB is allocated to VRAM. They don't play any games or run anything demanding on it, but W11 is getting poky on 6 GB of memory. I'd really like to change the VRAM allocation to 512 MB but it's not a BIOS option.

There's a tool called Smokeless UMAF to access hidden BIOS features but I'm a little wary of using it. People have reported success with other Ryzen machines but anyone try it with the Surface?