Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          25 - 45 minutes

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  • How to Reset / Restore Windows Tablet
  • 5 steps

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Introduction

Warning! A reset returns Surface to its factory settings!

Video Overview

Step 1

              How to Reset / Restore Windows Tablet
  • Connect the charger.
  • Select “Ease of Access”.
  • Open “On-Screen Keyboard”.

Connect the charger.

Select “Ease of Access”.

Open “On-Screen Keyboard”.

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Step 2

  • Tab the Shift key.
  • Reset the tablet.
  • After the reset the tablet will start in Troubleshooting mode.

Tab the Shift key.

Reset the tablet.

After the reset the tablet will start in Troubleshooting mode.

Step 3

  • Select:
  • Troubleshoot
  • Reset your PC

Select:

Troubleshoot

Reset your PC

Step 4

  • Follow instructions on the screen to reset your tablet.

Follow instructions on the screen to reset your tablet.

Step 5

  • This will reset and restore your tablet to its factory settings.
  • That’s all.
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  • Did you do it successfully?

This will reset and restore your tablet to its factory settings.

That’s all.

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Did you do it successfully?

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Rjames Tabuzo - May 6, 2016

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thankz for help

Adriane Clark - Jan 10, 2018

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Hi, did you know how to fix Windows tablet stuck in boot? It said that “no bootable device found “. Tablet brand and model : Vulcan Journey.

It started after I erase/format the tablet because I forgot the password.

Thanks

Hjcs - Feb 1, 2018

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Im using a Dell and i erased like you say now im stock on boot loop.

Any solution ?

mircea_pricop - May 25, 2018

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Hello. I have a MPMan with Win 10 installed and the touchscreen does not work anymore.

I’m going to install win 8.1 on it …. win 8.1 was out of production. thank you very much

SantoshKumar subramaniyan - Jul 21, 2018

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while i am reset final step erase everything touch not in work how to fix?