Windows 10: make a surface pro recovery USB

Are there any certain concernsabout making an image USB for Surface Pro 8

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Boot Surface Laptop to USB - no Volume button

Hello Jimmy,

This doesn't list the "Surface Laptop", but you might give it a try to see.

*Arrow Boot Microsoft Surface from a USB device

Otherwise, you should be able to use OPTION ONE below to boot from the USB from advanced startup.

*Arrow Boot from USB Drive on Windows 10 PC Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials

 

Problem updating Windows Surface Pro 4 with Windows 10 feature updates

Hi,

I have manage to install image for Microsoft Surface Pro 4 by going to https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...erecoveryimage and download a recovery image for Microsoft Surface Pro 4.

What I did to reset your Surface from a USB recovery drive was:
Step 1: Make sure your Surface is turned off and plugged in (hold down the power
button for 30 seconds).
Step 2: Insert the USB recovery drive into the USB port on your Surface.
Step 3: Press and hold the volume-down button while you press and release the
power button on your Surface.
Step 4: When the Surface logo appears, release the volume button.
Step 5: When prompted, select the language and keyboard layout you want.
Step 6: Select Troubleshoot > Reset your PC.
If prompted for a recovery key, select Skip this drive at the bottom of the
screen.
Step 7: Select the target operating system you wish to reset. This
refers to the current operating system installed on your Surface.
Step 8: Select Yes, repartition the drives, and on the next page, select Next.
Step 9: Choose Just remove my files.
Step 10: Select Reset.
Surface restarts and the Surface logo displays while the reset process continues
(this can take a while).

This always fails and I have to do the below which continues installation.
Windows 10 Installation Media:

1. Insert the Media (DVD/USB) in your PC and restart.
2. Boot from the media.
3. Select Repair Your Computer.

Select Troubleshoot.

1. Choose Command Prompt from the menu:

Type in the command:
Diskpart
Type in the command:
List disk (Note which disk is your Boot drive number mine is 0)
Type in the command:
Sel disk 0
Type in the command:
List vol (Note which volume is the EFI partition mine is 4)
Type in the command:
Sel vol 4
Type in the command:
assign letter=V:
Type in the command:
Exit
Type in the command:
V:
After you have assigned a drive letter Using Diskpart You can format the EFI partition:
Example: if you assigned a letter V to the partition the command would be:
format V: /FS:FAT32
Type in the command:
bcdboot C:\windows /s V: /f UEFI


Now I have an issue that I cannot install Feature Updates. They keep failing to install.
Any ideas how to resolve issue?

 

Reset Surface Pro without Password or Recovery Key

Hi Beth Barentsen,

Thank you for reaching Microsoft Community.

May I know first the exact model of your Surface Pro since the post was moved under Surface Pro 1stgen by another moderator? See this page for reference: Find out which Surface model you have - Microsoft Support. You may also enter the serial number here to get the Surafce model that you have: Check Warranty Page - ROBO SelfServe Portal (surface.com).

Anyway, to reset the Surface without the recovery key or password, you can do a clean install of Windows on the device using the Surafce Recovery Image through USB Recovery. This option will reimage the entire device and reload Windows including the drivers and firmware. It is the most complete form of Reset and it will wipe out everything on the device. You will need also a 16GB/32GB of flash drive that must be formatted into FAT32 prior to downloading the Recovery Image. See the steps below for guidance.

How to Download, Create and Use a USB recovery drive



To download the Recovery Image:

• You'll another working device running on Windows.
  

1. Visit the page to Download the recovery image for your Surface
   
2. Sign in with your Microsoft Account
   
3. From the list of Surface devices available, select the device that you need a recovery image for
   Please note that while you will only be presented with devices that are currently registered on your account, you will also be presented with the option to get an image for a different type of device. If you try to use this option, you will be prompted to enter the serial number for that device
   
4. Download the recovery image using the button on the page
   
5. When the download bar pops up at the bottom of your screen, save the file in a location you will be able to find it.
   

Format USB Drive:

• Note: Formatting a recovery drive will erase anything that is already stored on your USB drive. Make sure to transfer any important data from your USB drive to another storage device before using it to create a Surface USB recovery drive.
  

1. Insert your USB drive into the USB port of your PC.
   
2. From the desktop, open File Explorer
   
3. Tap and hold or right-click on the USB drive and choose Format
   
4. Select FAT32 as the file system and enter a Volume label to name the USB drive, such as RECOVERY, and then tap or click Start
   
5. Tap or click OK to erase the contents of the USB drive
   
6. Tap or click OK when the format is complete
   

Create a recovery drive:

1. On your Surface or PC, open recovery image that you downloaded by double-clicking it or right click then select Extract and then Extract all.
   
2. Select the USB drive you formatted earlier for the location and click Extract.
   

Use a USB recovery drive to reset your Surface:

1. Shutdown the Surface
   
2. Insert the USB recovery drive into the USB port
   
3. Press and hold the volume-down (-) rocker
   
4. Press and release the power button
   
5. When the Surface logo appears, release the volume-down (-) rocker
   
6. Surface will start the recovery software on the USB recovery drive
   
7. When prompted, choose your language options and keyboard layout
   
8. Select Troubleshoot
   
9. Select Recover from a Drive. Choose Remove Everything and Fully Clean the Drive. Recovering this PC.
   
10. If prompted, select Repartition the drives
    
11. If prompted for BitLocker Key, tap Skip this Drive
    

Kind regards,

Marrion