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Does Surface Diagnostic Toolkit fail to recognize my Surface because of its Insider OS version?
My Surface Pro 9 Surface "SMF Core Driver" does not load. In troubleshooting it, I discovered Surface Diagnostic Toolkit does not recognize my hardware as a Surface device, and the downloadable driv...
Your situation with the Surface Diagnostic Toolkit not recognizing your Surface Pro 9 and the "SMF Core Driver" not loading could indeed be related to running an Insider Release Preview OS. Insider builds often introduce changes that can affect hardware detection, driver compatibility, and diagnostic tools.