Ultimate Tips and Tricks for Mastering Microsoft Surface Pro 5

If you have no experience with Microsoft Surface products before, you probably have many things to catch up. The new Surface Pro (2017) is the most versatile laptop Microsoft’s ever built. It now comes with the more powerful Intel Kaby Lake processors and battery life is up to 13.5 hours.

When you’ve finished unboxing your new Surface Pro (5th Gen), 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.

Table of contents

1. Featured Surface Pro 5 Tips and Tricks
2. Basic Surface Pro 5 Tips and Tricks
3. Advanced Surface Pro 5 Tips and Tricks
4. Latest Surface Pro 5 Tips and Tricks

1 Featured Surface Pro 5 Tips and Tricks

Here are the most popular Surface Pro 5 tips & tricks that you probably interested in:

Microsoft Surface Pro 5 (2017) Specs – Full Technical Specifications

The new Surface Pro is the fifth generation of Surface Pro series, introduced by Microsoft on May 23, 2017. It has an improved design, supports the new Surface Pen, optional LTE Advanced support, lasts up to 13.5 hours of battery life, and more.

Surface Pro 5 FAQ: Everything you need to know!

Looking to learn more about Microsoft Surface Pro (2017)? We've got you covered, here are our comprehensive Microsoft Surface Pro 5 frequently asked questions that should clear up all your queries.

The 6 easy ways to take a screenshot on Surface Pro

In this tutorial, we will show you the 6 fast and easy ways to take a screenshot on Microsoft Surface Pro by using the hardware buttons, keyboard, Surface Pen, and built-in Windows 11/10 tools.

Ultimate Tips to Max Out Microsoft Surface 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.

How to improve your Surface Pro 5 battery life

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.

2 Basic Surface Pro 5 Tips and Tricks

Here are the basic Surface Pro 5 tips & tricks that you should know:

How to Download and Install the Latest Surface Pro (2017) Drivers and Firmware

You can now download the latest Surface Pro (2017) drivers and firmware from the Microsoft Download Center. Here is how you can download and install that.

How to download Surface Pro (2017) Recovery Image

In this article, you will find out how to download a right recovery image to create a recovery drive for resetting your new Surface Pro (2017).

How to screenshot on Surface Pro 5

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 access Surface Pro 5'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.

How to adjust screen brightness on Surface Pro (5th Gen)

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

3 Advanced Surface Pro 5 Tips and Tricks

Here are the advanced Surface Pro 5 tips & tricks that you should know:

How to Configure Surface Pro UEFI/BIOS Settings

Check out our step-by-step tutorial on how to configure Surface Pro 5-9 UEFI/BIOS including managing device boot order, security, and more.

How to reset your Surface Pro 5 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 Pro 5

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 Pro 5

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 manage Battery Limit feature on Surface Pro 5

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

4 Latest Surface Pro 5 Tips and Tricks

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. If we missed something, please let us know in the comments section below:

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 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 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 or compatible PCs.

The 3 easy ways to adjust screen brightness on Surface Pro

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