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But if youвЂ™re a Linux user, youвЂ™re probably already in the advanced category, and there is no greater sense of glory than planting a Penguin on a Microsoft-branded device.

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Just remember youвЂ™re on the hook to track down the drivers for the Surface device before you proceed. The final option is вЂњnone,вЂќ which should let you load any Linux OS of choice. You can set it to вЂњMicrosoft only,вЂќ whichВ obviously limits it only to signed Microsoft operating systems, or вЂњMicrosoft & 3rd party CA,вЂќ which boots to third-party UEFI software. More importantly: you can disable Secure Boot from here too.Д«y going into the UEFI, you can disable Secure Boot, which tells the Surface Book whether to check for a certificate from the OS before booting.

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Keep holding the volume rocker and it should boot directly into the UEFI, where you can see the asset tag, the firmware information as well as the serial number of the laptop. Now press the button to increase the volume and hold it while pressing and then releasing the power button.

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If youвЂ™re curious about how to enter the systemвЂ™s UEFI to muck around with the boot order or turn off the cameras, you can do that by shutting down the system. This is the Surface 3 dock, but you get the idea.

You can reserve your place in line by pre-ordering it here.ДЄlthough unclear, Microsoft has said previously it would issue a spacer to let the older Surface Pro 3 dock work with the Surface Pro 4.

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The company has plans to make a spacer to let the the thinner Surface Pro 4 work in the older dock with full functionality. The new Surface Pen has a secret button just under the end of the plastic strip.ДЄlthough Microsoft stores weвЂ™ve spoken with say Surface Pro 4 will not work with the older Surface Pro 3 dock, weвЂ™ve been told by Microsoft it will. At the very end of the plastic strip just above where your finger would rest when using it, however, thereвЂ™s a hidden button that acts as right mouse click. The Surface Pen doesnвЂ™t look like it has any buttons besides the вЂњeraserвЂќ at the top. You can indeed remove the AAAA battery from the new Surface Pen by rotating it slightly counter-clockwise until it clicks. You should be able to carefully slide out the AAAA cell now. To pop it open to change out the AAAA battery, grasp the shaft and then turn the end with the pocket clip on it counter-clockwise about an eighth of an inch until it clicks. The pen on the Surface Pro 3 and Surface 3 easily unscrewed but the newer Surface pen isnвЂ™t quite as straight forward. Or you can open the built-in Surface app, it is listed under Your Surface Device.If youвЂ™re on an older Surface Pro 3 or Surface 3, you can set the pen button functionality, but thatвЂ™s not available right now for the newer devices.ДЄ free app from Microsoft will let you change the pressure levels of the Surface Pen. The serial number is under identifyingNumber tab of the result. * Within the Command Prompt, type the command:ДЄnd press Enter to execute it and get name, vendor and identifyingNumber. IN Windows 10, right click on Start menu, and select вЂќ Command Prompt (admin)вЂќ * Type command in searching box, select Command Prompt from results. Within Windows 8, you can also try this method in system. If you are using the Surface Book Hub, it is on the bottom edge of the Clipboard whihc you use to attach to the keyboard.ДЇor the original packaging for your own device, the serial number is on the barcode label. The right column is either 32GB or 64GB storage space, and the left column is the word вЂњSurfaceвЂќ and the 12-digit serial number (look like XXXXXXXXXXXX.) There is a Windows logo and two columns behind the kickstand.

The serial number on the back of the Surface Pro/RT tablet under the kickstand. Note: Registering your product or requesting service requires serial Number which are always used in network protocols. Where is the serial number located on my Surface Pro for requesting service? Any way to find it and resolve the problem? Somebody say that it is on the box the device came in, but I have threw the packaging away.

I need to register the device with its serial number, so I can get Microsoft tech support.