Surface Pro 3 Wont Update

• Surface Pro 3 Won T Update
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If all goes well, your Surface should re-install the needed drivers and resolve your Surface Pro 3 not charging problem. If not, proceed to Solution 4. Surface Pro 3 not charging: Solution 4 – Two Button Shutdown. It’s possible that your SP3 just needs a two button (or hard) shutdown. Kiwikish Surface Pro 3 i5/4GB/128GB 0 points 1 point 2 points 4 years ago Download the windows update troubleshooter here. Click the 'run now' button, it'll download, run it, should fix any windows update related issues fairly quickly.

Surface Pro battery charge icon in task bar. This is not the same as when the battery is too low to start.When your Surface won’t turn on, it is likely to be power problems or cable connection problems. From dead batteries, to battery symbols, to charger problems, to cable connection faults and more, the fixes below are all quick things you can do. It’s happened several times that my wife’s or my Surface won’t turn on. I know from experience that when it first happens the feeling one has is FEAR! Fear that something is seriously wrong.

I have found how to fix this so that doesn’t need to be the reaction. Jump to the first fix for when your. Don’t skip this for other Surface devices, as it can fix a common problem. Click. If it but otherwise does nothing, you’re in luck.These fixes can be tried much faster than taking your Surface Pro into a Microsoft store. Keep calm and read on below to learn what to do.

If you have the opposite problem, then use the link just below.). Yes it’s happened to me that my Surface Pro won’t turn on, but I know what to do now and I can help you too. I have several tips that others won’t think about unless they have genuine experience with this issue.I am sure of a high success rate because it has happened to me once and to my wife’s Surface Pro on for I’d say more than three separate occasions. So we’ve encountered it quite a few times.Note: If your problem is that your for that fix.Due to the nature of the problem and some research, plus through personal experience I can say for 90% or more of the time there is a straight forward cause.

The first solution below should fix it. Keep reading further below if the first method doesn’t work for you. Symptoms of this problem. My Surface Pro won’t turn on at this point; shown with a blank screen. Also try flipping the cable at the transformer block.If your battery charger problem is locked up somehow there is no way to tell except if you do this and it starts to work again! Notes and Tips:Note: You might think that your surface pro should start the instant that you connect the power, even if the battery is flat.

This is not the case. I believe there is a prioritized hierarchy and there must be a minimum battery charge before anything else will function.TIP: Leave the surface charger connected for a few minutes before you make a judgement that your Surface has sufficient battery to start.Another thing to look out for as a cause when your Surface Pro won’t turn on is the battery charger cable itself.Okay, now onto some other solutions in case your Surface won’t turn on still. Quick Fix 3 – For When Your Surface Pro won’t turn onIf your Surface won’t turn on still, the next common issue is cable connection problems. Both internal and external.

I’ll explain what to do for both.My Surface Pro battery charger cable developed an intermittent bad connection, as i already mentioned in the first supporting information for the first quick fix above.This meant I had expected it to be charging when it was just wearing down the battery.You might identify this type of problem when above when you check the battery charging indicator light (see the photo above). How ever if the problem is intermittent the problem is difficult to see if the connection is working at the moment you check the charging light.You need to wiggle the cable all the connecting points and perhaps even in the main cable part, and look to see if the charger light goes off at any time. I admit it can be difficult to strain your neck to see the light while wiggling the cable joins, especially if down under a desk or over at the wall.I have is a great trick to help solve this this problem. The nice thing about it is that is makes finding an intermittent connection problem quicker!It is difficult to wiggle the cable (to find the loose wire) and watch the charging indicator light at your Surface Pro at the same time. Most Microsoft Surface Pro chargers have a USB connection in the transformer box in the charger.Plug in your smartphone or any USB device that can beep when the power is connected. For example, my iPhone beeps (when not in silent mode) when it starts charging.Now as you wiggle the cable at different points all you have to do is listen for a beep.

(Unfortunately it only works up to the point your USB device is connected, but from there it is a shorter distance to your Surface Pro and easier to see.)TIP to save money: If your cable is damaged on the supply side there is some good news. This part of your charger cable is just a version of a ‘kettle plug’. Doesn’t matter what you call it – the good thing is they are standard and used by many devices and so are very common.

Surface Pro 3 Won T Update

You can simply buy a replacement cable without the need to buy a whole new charger! If your Surface won’t turn on still, hang in there. There are more quick fixes to try below.

Surface Pro Won’t Turn On Quick Fix Number 4Are you kidding me?! You tried all these things and it still won’t turn on?If this is you, please don’t worry, there is the (potential) internal wiring connection problem to fix.Now, don’t get me wrong, I use my Surface Pro all the time and it is great! However it is a thin tablet that only the manufacturer can open. In general use it seems some people have the misfortune that internal parts and connections come loose.Well, yes you can’t open it (under warranty anyhow) but there are a couple of things to do that have helped some people who have internal connection cable problems. Surface Pro Won’t Start CPR MethodScoff, go on!

This is the view from your Surface Pro that won’t start when you summon the courage to try the CPR method!But it does work in some cases!Take off any cover you might have over your surface pro.Face it screen down on a sturdy flat surface. You might want to remove the Type Cover for this and make sure the screen is well supported and not going to get scratched.Press lightly on the back in the center off the surface. Dress warmly before you chill down your Surface Pro that won’t start! LOL!However as a last, last ditch effort and if you have nothing to lose, try cooling the device by putting it in a cool place.Warning: Make sure you put your device in an airtight bag with desiccant (drying agent or if you don’t have any perhaps try dry rice) for an hour or so before you place it in the cool place.I’ve read some silly stories about “how my Surface froze” and you definitely do not want to be able to tell one of those stories! Still can’t turn on Surface Pro 3 or Surface Pro 4?If your Surface cannot turn on still, make sure you have tried all the suggestions in this article. I can understand you will be worried, but I suggest maybe take a break and then come back so you can think clearly. Then really you can work through all the ideas and things to try as set out above.When you have rechecked, look for our next related article, which will cover more of the potential things that can go wrong and how to fix them in a longer and more detailed article.Now onto Surface Book problems of a similar nature.

What to do when your Surface Book will not turn onIf you have a Microsoft Surface Book that won’t turn on, make sure you try all the above. If it still won’t turn on, disconnect and clean all the connectors.To do this use an eraser or the eraser end of a pencil, then if you have alcohol for cleaning (AKA rubbing alcohol) you can dip a cotton bud and rub it along the pins.Let it dry (this won’t take long).Reattach everything and then return to the above steps. If your Surface Book won’t turn on immediately, then give it time to be charged before testing it again. Summary of Fix for when your Surface won’t turn onWhen a client’s or your Microsoft Surface won’t turn on you can suspect power problems. You can use the above brief steps as an initial test and to fix it. There are at least 5 fixes given above, and some are quick fixes you can try fast.

If it helps you it is important to share this article with friends and colleagues as the problem is more widespread than you realize – sharing is caring! Please let me know of any experiences or further tips you have found when yours or a client’s Surface Pro won’t turn on, in the comments below. Jeff (Surname withheld for family privacy) BE. First learned to program in Fortran 77. Most of you will not have heard of that.

'Ahh, correction; the very first time I wrote a program it was copied from a book from the school's library into the school's only computer at the time (an early Apple), to make a game using ASCII characters to make a little skier racing down the ski slope and you had to avoid hitting trees!' But it goes to show how old he is! An engineer for over 25 years, as he became more experienced, Jeff was required to review other engineers' work and naturally gravitated to teaching and mentoring others.

Jeff grew up and went to college/university before social media could capture it all, he'd prefer to keep it that way now too, for his own and family's privacy. He consciously avoids 'sharenting' too (sharing one's kids photos and life before they determine what they want for themselves). 'I don't feel the need to promote myself after a career of more than 26 years. I've done just fine without a Linkedin profile so far, I don't want to start one now.' So if the battery is at 0%, the Surface wont start even when it is plugged in?

This is so bad design it baffles me how this passed by any rudimentary kind of quality control. But then why should I be surprised? Put in a USB 3 stick and the 2.4 GHz wifi gets wonky due to interference with the USB. Or hibernate you Surface in portrait tablet mode, then attach the keyboard cover and start it up again; you have to detach the keyboard cover to be able to get back to landscape mode. There’s so many bad design decisions with this device (at least my Surface Pro 3, 8/512) that every day I get exhausted dealing with it. I wish I had bought an Android tablet for a quarter of the price, instead.

So kind of you to try to help folks like this. I just found my husband’s Surface 2 in his office, which really needed organizing. He is technologically way behind the times, and only bought the Surface at the suggestion of our daughter, thinking it could help him when traveling, without access to a printer, so he could make fixes to his speeches. Unfortunately, he never used it, and it is now 4 years old. I plugged it in, and it said it needed to do updates (I bet), so I let it do that, and noticed when it was at 30% installing. When I came back to check on it, though, it was “dead.” The little battery black screen thing came up and showed an empty battery (still plugged in). So, I’m guessing it is not able to take a charge.

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I tried all the techniques you listed above (including the cleaning), but no change. I see online that the Surface 2’s had battery charging issues that were a known problem back in the day.

Many had to have their Surface exchanged (sometimes multiple times). Is there ANYTHING I can do, or is this just a waste of $500 bucks? Well, you might have found that the Surface 2 can just take quite a while to charge. If that is the case, then no problem.If you have left it plugged in but it still doesn’t charge, there is another trick you can do:If your Surface is not charging, you can reset the charger in a surprisingly simple way. Remove the charger plug at the power source, then turn it 180 degrees (i.e.

Swap it around) and then plug it in again. This solves many charger problems. Your Surface 2 might then charge properly so it can start up normally.

Surface Pro 3 Update Stuck

I have a strange issue after letting my Surface Pro 4 go completely dead. It is two years old and will not charge with my factory charger or my co-worker’s factory charger; (we bought at the same time).The LED doe not come on with either factory charger and my charger works on my wo-workers fine.A cheap Amazon replacement charger charges my Surface but the LED on that charger doesn’t come on when connected to mine but does when connected to my co-workers.Leads me to think there is a problem with the sensing pin(s) that I read a little about. I am not sure how it works but think if the signal on that pin isn’t there, the factory charger won’t supply power whereas the cheaper Amazon one doesn’t care.The Amazon charger will charge to 100% then stop and works fine.Why?

What is going on? How do I get the factory one to work?. Hi Joe,it is a little difficult to identify what exactly is going on there. Certainly cleaning all the pins might help, but I suppose you already tried that. I’m sure you have tried unplugging and re-plugging numerous times, so likely at some point you turned the pin at the power 180 degrees which can act a reset in some cases.

I would check the firmware for an update.The closest thing I have for that already written is how to update the firmware on the docking station – I guess something similar could work for the charger instead of the docking station. That article is here:.

It seems my Surface Pro 3 never took down the 9/9 firmware update. I've since gone to the Microsoft site and run the suggestions for what to do for Windows Updates issues - but it still won't download the Firmware update, and it cleared out the list of installed updates.So the question I have is this -1) How can I verify if I have the firmware update installed?2) How can I manually install the firmware update and ensure I have all available updates?I do seem to get the updated security definitions each day, but it seems I missed out on at least some of the big ones.Thanks.