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https://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/getting-started/get-started-with-surface-pro-4
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as admin,
"... powercfg /batteryreport /output “C:\battery_report.html” ... Create a new folder anywhere you like on your system (the desktop works well) and name it GodMode?.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} (you can replace “GodMode” with anything you like). A double-click on your newly created folder and you’re in business, able to play around with settings for devices, networks, attached displays and more. ... Click the notifications icon to bring up the Action Center sidebar, then choose Tablet mode to make the change. To tweak the change that Tablet mode makes, go to the main Windows 10 Settings app and pick System then Tablet mode. ... Windows 10 comes with its own screen recording software. ...Launch the Xbox app from the Start menu or taskbar, then navigate to the settings pane (via the gear icon) to get the Game DVR options suitably configured.
Switch to the program you want to record, then use the Win+G keyboard shortcut to bring up the recording console (you can also use the keyboard shortcuts listed to start and stop recordings). Recording activity is limited to the current window but it’s still a useful way of capturing a how-to video, something bizarre that’s popped up on Twitter, and so on. " -- http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/5-hidden-windows-10-features-you-should-use-1778051073
sudo chown USERNAME /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness echo 50 > /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness echo 937 > /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness xrandr --output eDP1 --brightness 1 xrandr --output eDP1 --brightness 0.3
If you are trying to run a script in Powershell and instead the script is opening in Notepad, see here:
I havent managed to solve this. I've given up on it, and on my Surface, and possibly on Surfaces in general. Here are some links in case i want to try again later:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/surfpro3-surfupdate/surface-pro-3-keyboard-not-working/78999122-d298-4c59-b3c4-9de5a0a432db#LastReply https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/surfpro3-surfupdate/surface-pro-type-cover-filter-device-missing/f27200d1-978b-42af-a653-bf5c029ccc01?page=2 https://superuser.com/questions/1365930/surface-pro-not-recognizing-keyboard https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/all/surface-pro-4-keyboard-drama/5db3e5bd-7bfa-49a2-b927-d4fefd939a1b https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/surface-keyboard-not-working-solved/#c https://superuser.com/questions/1344556/surface-keyboard-suddenly-stopped-working https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/update-surface-firmware-and-windows-10-49add390-66e6-f764-5ea5-15a7e46d74dc?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us https://github.com/linux-surface/surface-firmware-old https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/all/surface-type-cover-filter-device-missing-in-device/96224eb9-ca19-463c-861f-c41f11d29dc0?page=13 https://www.google.com/search?channel=fs&client=ubuntu&q=surface+linux+type+cover+firmware https://superuser.com/questions/1264490/microsoft-surface-pro-4-uefi-firmware-driver-installs-but-firmware-does-not-upda https://www.windowscentral.com/how-try-resolving-firmware-installation-issues-surface-book-surface-pro-4 https://www.google.com/search?channel=fs&client=ubuntu&q=surface+pro+firmware+not+recognized https://adrianba.net/2017/12/15/fix-surface-type-cover-after-firmware-update/ https://appuals.com/fix-surface-pro-4-keyboard-not-working/ https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/all/surface-pro-3-type-cover-not-working-in-biosuefi/b923c993-c055-4893-a834-04d077d02069?page=6v https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/9f7py1/psa_surface_pro_3_type_cover_not_working_after/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/8tp801/type_cover_not_detected/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/a8m5uk/pro_6_type_cover_stopped_working_after_latest/ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49498 https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/8fik6j/help_required_type_cover_stopped_working/ https://www.google.com/search?channel=fs&client=ubuntu&q=type+cover+not+working+after+update+reddit https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/surfpro4-surfupdate/surface-pro-4-type-cover-suddenly-not-working/c9658061-c4bf-4fdc-8f72-116e075eeb1c?page=4 https://windowsreport.com/surface-pro-4-type-cover/ https://www.google.com/search?channel=fs&client=ubuntu&q=type+cover+not+working+after+update https://www.reddit.com/r/surfacepro/comments/ifuvw8/surface_type_cover_4_no_longer_connecting/ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/surface-pro-4-update-history-bc6b3a9b-a2a7-5d29-7590-46290d69218b https://www.google.com/search?q=20.034.43185.0 https://www.reddit.com/r/surfacepro/comments/ihmqtc/surface_pro_6_type_cover_mouse_click_not_working/ https://www.reddit.com/search?q=20h2&restrict_sr= https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/all/my-cursor-has-disappeared-and-my-attached-keyboard/7d41039b-fe7e-4915-b4b2-37118e75d204 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/whats-new-windows-10-version-20h2 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/feature-update-through-windows-10-version-20h2-enablement-package-02d91e04-931e-f00d-090c-015467c49f6c https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/get-the-windows-10-october-2020-update-7d20e88c-0568-483a-37bc-c3885390d212
