Ultimate Tips and Tricks for Mastering Microsoft Surface Book

If you have no experience with Microsoft Surface products before, you probably have many things to catch up. Microsoft Surface Book is the first laptop created by Microsoft, released on October 26, 2015. The Surface Book is an Ultimate laptop with a detachable screen and discrete NVIDIA graphics processor.

When you’ve finished unboxing your Surface Book, you will go through the first device setup. The process will lead you to set your language, computer name, connecting to WiFi and setting up your Microsoft account. Now everything is ready, and it’s time for you to dig into it.

1. Featured Surface Book Tips and Tricks
2. Basic Surface Book Tips and Tricks
3. Advanced Surface Book Tips and Tricks
4. Latest Surface Book Tips and Tricks

Featured Surface Book Tips and Tricks

Here are some of the most popular Surface Book tips & tricks that you probably interested in:

Microsoft Surface Book Specs – Full Technical Specifications

Microsoft Surface Book is the first laptop created by Microsoft, released on October 26, 2015. The Surface Book is an Ultimate laptop with a detachable screen and discrete NVIDIA graphics processor.

Microsoft Surface Book FAQs: Everything you need to know!

Looking to learn more about Microsoft Surface Book? We've got you covered, here are our comprehensive Microsoft Surface Book frequently asked questions that should clear up all your queries.

How to take a screenshot on Surface Book

Need to gear up your Surface Book? Here we have covered everything you need to know about buying the best accessories to power up your Surface Book.

How to improve your Surface Book battery life

Are you getting stuck to take a screenshot on your Surface device? Check out our 4 best methods you can take screenshots on your Microsoft Surface, Surface Pro, and Surface Book.

How to use your Surface Book as a portable wireless display

This is the ultimate tips to max out your Microsoft Surface battery life as long as possible when you are in the class, meeting or working on the site.

How to Use Your Surface PC as a Portable Display

Having a Surface PC? You can configure your Surface as a beautiful portable wireless display or secondary monitor with the mouse, keyboard, touch, and pen support.

Basic Surface Book Tips and Tricks

Here are some of the basic Surface Book tips & tricks that you should know:

How to manually download Surface Book drivers and firmware

Here we have a list of all download links for each Surface tablet, laptop, PC, and accessories. It is really easy to download and install the latest drivers and firmware on Microsoft Surface devices.

How to download Surface Book recovery image

In this article, you will find out how to download a right recovery image to create a recovery drive for resetting your Microsoft Surface device.

How to access Surface Book's battery report

Battery report allows you to learn more about your Surface's battery information and usage history. Read on for more information and how to generate and access the report.

Advanced Surface Book Tips and Tricks

Here are some of the advanced Surface Book tips & tricks that you should know:

How to reset your Surface Book with USB recovery drive

In this article, we will walk you step-by-step through how to create a USB recovery drive, loading recovery image, and resetting your Surface using the USB recovery drive.

How to set a custom resolution on Surface Book

In this tutorial, we will guide you how to add and set a right custom resolution to resolve the display scaling issues on your Surface when you working with old applications, multiple displays, and gaming.

How to unlock all power plans on Surface Book

In this tutorial, you will learn about what is Connected Standby, Modern Standby and how to unlock all power plans and advanced settings on Microsoft Surface devices.

How to Configure Surface Book UEFI/BIOS Settings

In this article, you will find out how to enter the Surface Book UEFI/BIOS settings and how to manage devices, boot order, security and more.

How to manage Battery Limit feature on Surface Book

In this article, we will walk you through how to enable and verify the battery limit feature on supported Surface devices.

Here’s how to disable secure boot on Microsoft Surface Book

In this article, you will find out how to disable Secure Boot on Microsoft Surface Book so you can install a different OS or do a clean Windows installation.

Latest Surface Book Tips and Tricks

Below you will see all our published tips, tricks, and tutorials over time since the product announced. Those guides available from basic to advanced and complex instructions. If we missed something, please let us know in the comments section below:

How to Check Your Surface Warranty Status

Have trouble with your Surface devices and want to get support from Microsoft? Here is a quick and easy way to check your Surface's warranty status before you make a support request.

How to Connect Xbox Controller to Surface with Xbox Wireless Support

Having Xbox Controllers and Surface with Xbox Wireless Support? Here is how you connect both devices to take full advantage of Xbox Wireless.

How to Claim Surface Exclusive Offers on Microsoft Surface

Getting Adobe Creative Cloud Photography, Adobe Premiere Rush, and Adobe Fresco for free with an exclusive offer for Microsoft Surface owners.

How to Connect or Pair Microsoft Surface Pen

In this tutorial, we will walk you through how to pair or connect Microsoft Surface Pen to your Surface PC.

How To Boot Surface Book 1-3 From A USB Drive

In this article, we will show you how to boot your original Surface Book, Surface Book with Performance Base, Surface Book 2, and Surface Book 3 from a USB Drive in three different methods.

The 3 easy ways to adjust Surface Book’s screen brightness

Are you getting stuck to lower, increase, turn up, brighten, or change screen brightness on your Surface Book? In this tutorial, we will show you the 3 easy ways to adjust screen brightness on your Surface Book.