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Surface Go 2 and USB C Hub
Hi - I've just bought a 128GB/8MB Surface Go 2 and to expand ports etc I've bought one of these hubs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07M6R3CPB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I do get a message stating this device may need more power but the USB/SD ports work fine. My issue is the HDMI port does not appear to work. Is this because of a power issue with the hub or have I just bought an incompatible device? Any help is greatly appreciated. Kind regards,
Surface Go LTE... GPS was a useful surprise, can anyone elaborate on it for me?
I recently traveled extensively in areas that had NO LTE or cellular service. I had downloaded some maps for the areas and was surprised that the Surface GO was able to pinpoint my locations. Now that Microsoft has a device that can do this, it would really help to see some expandability of the Maps app to include the ability to download sections of aerial maps. The lack of this ability was quite detrimental to my ability to get around in some very out of the way places. I realize "real people" get to use real devices that can do all this in the form of smart phones, but I need the bigger screen and the Windows OS, I don't want an iPad or Android for my needs. I can handle the fact that I can't use Google Maps, but the Windows 10 Maps App would be FINE if it would just let me download aerial maps. Aside from all of that can anyone tell me how does it know my location in the absence of the Cell Signal? I had thought that assisted GPS only meant that it used cell towers to triangulate or something, I was obviously mistaken. Can anyone tell me what the ACTUAL GPS capabilites of this device are? Is this built in GPS like I would have in a Garmin dashboard device for example? If yes, boy would it be great to be able to have some offroad mapping and trail app capabilities for this, particularly when and if we ever that the Qualcomm version with long battery life. Thanks, I have been slapped around by Microsoft so hard with the Phone fiasco, it would be really nice to see them put some effort into the apps for this very nice GPS capability of this device. JFSurface Go NFC
The surface go has an NFC device in it apparently but info on this thing is incredibly sparse! I have no clue about it at all.. Does anyone have any information on this aspect of the device at all? Microsoft's product pages have hardly even mention it, and searching the internet is not producing any official information. This is potentially very useful for business so what the heck Microsoft, why is it not front and center??the keyboard does not appear
Hello, On my Surface GO 2 with Windows 11, the keyboard doesn't appear when I use my stylus, but it does when I use my finger. For example I open the notepad if I point in the text area with my stylus nothing happens if I use my finger the keyboard appears. I've tested my stylus on another surface and it works fine. I think that my surface thinks that a keyboard is connected (but this is not the case) because if in Settings-->Time and language--> Input--> Touch keyboard : in display touch keyboard I put "When no keyboard is attached" there it is not displayed at all even with my finger I have to put here "always" (and there is no choice of always in stylus management just never or when no physical keyboard is attached") In device manager in keyboard there is Standard keyboard PS/2 which always comes back even if I uninstall it. thank you in advanceWelcome to the Surface 3 Community!
Hello and welcome to the Devices Community! We are so glad you are here and excited to have this forum to collaborate and discuss all things Surface. You will find spaces for each one of our products in the Devices Community, so go ahead and take a look at them all. This one is dedicated to Surface 3. I am a Devices Program Manager at Microsoft and along with my team we want to ensure that anyone with an interest in our Devices has a place to share experiences, questions, and feedback. Even more exciting is the opportunity to network and find others with your same interests. In this community you will find customers, partners, MVPs, and our own Devices product and engineering teams in a single location, all with the objective to create healthy discussions that will help us all improve. The comments here are moderated to ensure we maintain a learning environment were arguments and content matter. It's time to start your own conversations and speak up. Be an active participant in this community, it works best when we are all talking. In doing so, you will earn badges within the community. Check them out by going to your profile and clicking ‘Achievements’. I also invite you to browse existing conversations within the Devices and other communites and share your opinion. One last time: welcome, it is great to have you join us! Nydia
Surface Connect Technology - data rates for Surface Dock 2
Hi all, does any one know what kind of connections/technology is used within proprietary surface connect port? Is this a kind of Thunderbolt 3 connection or is it just a USB-C (3.2 Gen2 or Gen2x2) with extra power connects? Is there an Ethernet pass-through included or what is the expected performance of the ports at the Surface Dock 2: + 2x 4k @ 60 Hz + Ethernet - still 1 Gbit + USB-C 10Gbps still possible in parallel to the Ethernet 1Gbps speed? I am looking for some details of the technical architecture for the Surface Connect Port and therefore the real technical capabilities of the Surface Dock 2. Thanks and regards Carsten
Driver and Firmware MSI suppress reboot in SCCM deployment
I am trying to deploy various Surface Driver and Firmware MSIs through SCCM. However during the deployment the MSI initiates a restart with only one minute timeout. Is there any way to suppress the reboot and let the SCCM client schedule the reboot with an appropriate 15 minute countdown etc. I tried with a /norestart parameter but that did not change the behaviour. Right now I am starting the MSI from a script and issue a shutdown /a after completion. From that point SCCM client is scheduling the timeout. It seems like a dirty solution and I would like to know if there is a better way of doing it. Regards Sascha
