Step 4: When the Surface logo appears, release the volume-down button. Step 3: Press and release the power button. Step 2: Press and hold the volume-down button.

Step 1: Attach a bootable USB device to the USB port. Start from a bootable USB device when Surface is off. of China Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kuwait Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macao S.A.R. Microsoft have good documentation for how to boot your Surface from a USB.

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