That could mean wiping all personal files and restoring the system and all apps back to their out-of-the-box state. Remember, we’re talking about a full reset. First, a noteīefore jumping straight into resetting your Surface, be sure to troubleshoot the device and see if your issues can be solved in another way. We’ve mapped out the steps in three ways: From within Windows 10, at the Windows Sign-In screen, and using a USB device.
However, there are a few methods you can use to reset your Microsoft Surface device. Luckily, resetting Windows 10 is generally easy on any PC. Whether it’s a clogged system or corrupt files, the best thing to do is set the device back to square one by resetting the OS. Once in a while, even our trustiest devices get bogged down or run into errors that require drastic measures.