When you’ve finished unboxing your Surface Laptop 3, 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. Below you will see all our published tips, tricks, and tutorials over time since the product announced. Those guides are available from basic to advanced and complex instructions.
Table of contents
- Surface Laptop 3: Featured Tips and Tricks
- Surface Laptop 3: Basic Tips and Tricks
- Surface Laptop 3: Advanced Tips and Tricks
- Surface Laptop 3: Troubleshooting Tips
- Surface Laptop 3: Buyer’s Guides
- Surface Laptop 3: Common Questions
- Surface Laptop 3: Specs Comparisons
- Surface Laptop 3: Latest Tips and Tricks
1 Surface Laptop 3: Featured Tips and Tricks

Surface Laptop 3 Specs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 is the third generation of Surface Laptop lineup, introduced by Microsoft on October 2, 2019. It uses the latest 10-Gen Intel and AMD processors with a new USB-C port.

Surface Laptop 3 USB-C Charging Test
To help you find out which USB chargers are compatible with your Surface Laptop 3, we have tested all chargers we can gather to charging test with the laptop.

How to Claim Exclusive Offers for Surface Laptop 3
Getting Adobe Creative Cloud Photography, Adobe Premiere Rush, and Adobe Fresco for free with an exclusive offer for Microsoft Surface owners.

How to Take a Screenshot on Surface Laptop 3
In this tutorial, we will show you the 5 different ways to take a screenshot on Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 by using the keyboard, Surface Pen, and built-in Windows tools.

How to Turn a Surface Laptop 3 into a Wireless 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.

How to Maximize Surface Laptop 3 Battery Life
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.
2 Surface Laptop 3: Basic Tips and Tricks

How to Shut Down a Surface Laptop 3
Don't know how to shut down your Surface Laptop in a proper way. Here are the recommended practices to correctly shut down your Surface Laptop.

How to Download & Install Surface Laptop 3 Drivers & Firmware
You can now download the cumulative Surface Laptop 3 drivers and firmware from Microsoft Download Center. Here's how you can download and install the updates.

How to charge Surface Laptop 3 via USB-C
It's simple and easy to charge your Surface Laptop 3 via USB-C. What you need to have is a supported USB-C PD charger and a USB-C to USB-C cable.

How to Check Surface Laptop 3 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 Check Surface Laptop 3 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.

How to Download Surface Laptop 3 Recovery Image
In this article, we will show you how to download Surface Lapytop 3's official Recovery Image, in case you want to create a USB recovery drive for resetting your device.

How to Download Service Manual for Surface Laptop 3/4
Have hardware issues with your Surface Laptop 3 and Laptop 4? Here is how to download the official service guide for the laptop with guided information on how to remove and replace hardware components.
3 Surface Laptop 3: Advanced Tips and Tricks

How to Configure Surface Laptop 3 UEFI/BIOS Settings
This article will show you how to enter Surface UEFI/BIOS on Surface Laptop and manage device boot orders, devices, security, and more.

How to Create Custom Resolutions for Surface Laptop 3
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 Hidden Power Plans on Surface Laptop 3
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 Limit Maximum Battery Charge on Surface Laptop 3
In this article, we will walk you through how to enable and verify the battery limit feature on supported Surface devices.

How to Disable Intel Turbo Boost on Surface Laptop 3
In this tutorial, we will briefly introduce to the Intel Turbo Boost Technology and how to disable the feature so your device will run cooler and stay longer when you needed.

How to Disable Secure Boot on Surface Laptop 3
In this article, you will find out how to disable Secure Boot on Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 so you can install a different OS or do a clean Windows installation.
4 Surface Laptop 3: Troubleshooting Tips

How to Fix Surface Laptop 3 Brightness Issues
Have an issue with your Surface Laptop's display brightness? Here is a workaround that might fix your laptop brightness issue when it's in the lowest brightness setting.

How to Fix Surface Laptop 3 that Won’t Turn On
Why is your Surface Laptop won't turn on or waking up from sleep? Here are the top solutions to fix your laptop's power problems and unresponsive deep sleep.

How to Remove Red Bar from Surface Laptop 3 Boot Screen
Got an annoying red bar and an unlocked lock icon on your Surface when it startup. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to get rid of that.

How to Boot Surface Laptop 3 from USB Drive
In this article, we will show you how to boot your original Surface Laptop, Surface Laptop 2, Surface Laptop 3, Surface Laptop 4, and Surface Laptop Go from a USB Drive in three different methods.

How to Create and Use a USB Recovery Drive to Reset Surface Laptop 3
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.
5 Surface Laptop 3: Buyer’s Guides
6 Surface Laptop 3: Common Questions

- Can you add RAM to Surface Laptop 3?
- Can you charge Surface Laptop 3 via USB-C?
- Can you upgrade Surface Laptop 3 SSD?
- Does Surface Laptop 3 have Ethernet port?
- Does Surface Laptop 3 have HDMI port?
- Does Surface Laptop 3 have SD Card Slot?
- Does Surface Laptop 3 have Thunderbolt 3 port?
- Does Surface Laptop 3 have USB-A port?
- Does Surface Laptop 3 support External GPU (eGPU)?
- Does Surface Laptop 3 support WiFi 6?
- Does the Surface Laptop 3 have Face ID?
- Does the Surface Laptop 3 have headphone jack?
- Does the Surface Laptop 3 have USB-C port?
- How long will the Surface Laptop 3 be supported?
- How to charge Surface Laptop 3 via USB-C?
- How to disable secure boot on Microsoft Surface Laptop 3
- Is Surface Laptop 3 fanless?
- Is Surface Laptop 3 keyboard backlit?
- What are the Specs of Surface Laptop 3 Power Supply?
- What’s is the battery capacity of Surface Laptop 3?
- What’s ports on Surface Laptop 3?
- What’s processors on Surface Laptop 3?
- What’s new in Surface Laptop 3?
7 Surface Laptop 3: Specs Comparisons
Popular Comparisons for Surface Laptop 3 13.5”
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Popular Comparisons for Surface Laptop 3 15”
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8 Surface Laptop 3: Latest Tips and Tricks
Here are all related Surface Laptop 3 tips & tricks you should know:

How to manage asset tag on Microsoft Surface devices
Microsoft made an easy tool for system administrators to manage asset tags on Microsoft Surface devices, and here is how to do that.

How to Enable Battery Limit Feature on Microsoft Surface
In this article, we will walk you through how to enable and verify the battery limit feature on supported Surface devices.

How to Properly Shut Down a Surface Laptop
Don't know how to shut down your Surface Laptop in a proper way. Here are the recommended practices to correctly shut down your Surface Laptop.

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 Download Surface Laptop 3 and Laptop 4 Service Manual
Have hardware issues with your Surface Laptop 3 and Laptop 4? Here is how to download the official service guide for the laptop with guided information on how to remove and replace hardware components.

How to Check Surface Warranty Information with Surface Diagnostic Toolkit
Want a nice short summary report about your Surface's warranty information, the Surface Diagnostic Toolkit from Microsoft lets you do it in simple steps.
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