Category Archives: Surface Pro 3

Today I got a nice surprise in the post, my book arrived !

Today I got a phone call from DHL saying that they had a delivery to make, luckily I was WFH due to the snow outside. 20 minutes later a truck arrives and offloads 6 boxes of books. The book is … Continue reading

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How can I deploy Windows 10 x64 Enterprise to the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 using MDT 2013 Update 1 ?

  Introduction In a previous posts I’ve shown you how you can deploy Windows 8.1 x64 to the Surface Pro 3 with MDT 2013 or Configuration Manager 2012 R2. In this post I’ll show you how to automate the deployment … Continue reading

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Updated Powershell script with June 2015 drivers for deploying the Surface Pro 3 with MDT 2013

On June 25th, Microsoft released another driver update for the Surface Pro 3 here. As usual, i’ve updated my PowerShell script to allow you to deploy this awesome device using minimal effort via a MDT 2013 solution all built with … Continue reading

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Updated Powershell script with May 2015 drivers for deploying the Surface Pro 3 with MDT 2013

Microsoft has recently released new updated drivers for the Surface Pro 3 (May 2015).     About the drivers   Here’s a breakdown of what those drivers are, the README below describes the versions of the components found in the … Continue reading

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Updated Powershell script with March 2015 drivers for deploying the Surface Pro 3 with MDT 2013

Microsoft has recently released new updated drivers for the Surface Pro 3 (March 2015).   Here’s a breakdown of what those drivers are, the README below describes the versions of the components found in the Surface Pro 3 cumulative firmware … Continue reading

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A list of Surface Pro 3 resources for both MDT 2013 and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

Introduction I’ve done quite a few blog posts and sessions on the Surface Pro 3 in the last few months and I thought it would be a nice idea to gather them all together in one place for your benefit, … Continue reading

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The CM12 UEFI BitLocker Frontend HTA – Part 1. The features.

This is version 4.0 of the original windows-noob FrontEnd HTA, and this time it has evolved to support System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager using UEFI (or legacy capable) hardware running Windows 8.1 Enterprise with Update.     For the … Continue reading

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Updated Powershell script with January 2015 drivers for deploying the Surface Pro 3 with MDT 2013

Introduction Microsoft released new updated drivers for the Surface Pro 3 yesterday and you can read about what those driver updates contained here. Here’s a breakdown of what those driver versions are: Surface Pro UEFI update (v3.11.450.0) adds support for … Continue reading

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Configuration Manager Community Switzerland user group meeting Feb 9th, in Zurich. Sign up ! !

Here’s a quick post to let you know that I’ll be speaking at a System Center Configuration Manager event in Zurich, February 9th, for the Switzerland User Group, the details are here. There are other cool speakers like Kenny Buntinx … Continue reading

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5 video series on deploying the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 – available now !

  I recently recorded 5 videos in Seattle with Simon May at the Microsoft recording studios on the subject of deploying the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 using Configuration Manager 2012 R2 and MDT 2013 and going into details about UEFI … Continue reading

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Updated Powershell script with November drivers for deploying the Surface Pro 3 with MDT 2013

Yesterday Microsoft released updated drivers for the Surface Pro 3 on their website, I blogged about it here.     I’ve updated the PowerShell script from this post to pull the new drivers and an additional MSU update which was … Continue reading

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New Surface Pro 3 drivers are available today for November 2014

Introduction Having the latest drivers for your Surface Pro 3 is a good idea, particularly if you are experiencing issues that may be resolved with the driver updates. If you’ve followed my guides for deploying the Surface Pro 3 (linked … Continue reading

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how can I add support for Pen Pairing during OOBE on a Surface Pro 3 using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

Introduction In a previous post I showed you how you can deploy Windows 8.1 x64 to the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. The Surface Pro 3 comes with a re-worked pen that has bluetooth … Continue reading

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How can I deploy Windows 8.1 x64 to the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 using MDT 2013 ?

Introduction In a previous post I showed you how you can deploy Windows 8.1 x64 to the Microsoft Surface Pro using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager.   In this post I’ll show you how to do the same thing … Continue reading

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Why is my Surface Pro 3 not BitLockered after OSD via System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ?

Introduction The Surface Pro 3 is awesome, and you can deploy it easily using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, but sometimes things don’t go as planned. If you notice that the hard drive is not BitLockered even though you … Continue reading

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