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I left the checkbox UN-checked (so I kept the current device driver). A checkbox appeared to “delete the current driver” for the device. I right-clicked the Surface Pro Touch Controller firmware and selected “uninstall device”.
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Here is where lies the real fix of the problem.
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I was then able to sign in and get to the Windows desktop, from where I went back to Device Manager. I had to repeat the steps described above a few times, but then finally the Surface booted to the Windows signin screen. Unfortunately, the Surface Pro 3 got stuck at the “Surface” screen again. When the Surface audibly shut down (the subtle humming of the fan stopped), I pressed the power button again. I didn’t select any of the options but rather pressed and held the power button again (this time only the power button) to power-off the Surface. I was able to move the mouse pointer by touching the screen, however the bottom part of the screen was not responsive. Soon after that I got a black screen with several menu options and a mouse pointer. If you press both these buttons long enough (30-35 seconds), the screen will flash.
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When that happens, Windows sometimes cannot load USB drivers for peripheral devices because of a time-out.Īnyways, with all that being said, they way I managed to get past the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 frozen screen is by pressing and holding the volume UP key together with the power button. Turns out this is caused by a timing issue in the Inter-Integrated Circuit bus that messes up the Touch firmware and puts it in an invalid state.
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And yet another symptom of the faulty device driver is that whenever a USB peripheral was connected (external keyboard in my case), the Surface Pro 3 started acting really weird.
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(The code 10 or 14 is visible if you right-click the device and select "properties".)Īnother symptom I noticed was the appearance of a small circle on the Windows lock screen, where the mouse pointer seemed to rest. I also managed to capture a screenshot of that warning in Device Manager, which is in Dutch (I apologize) but clear enough to show the yellow exclamation point next to “Surface Pro Touch Controller firmware”. I saw a code 10 or 14 for Surface Pro Touch Controller firmware on the Surface Pro 3 when I finally managed to bypass the Surface Pro 3 frozen screen and start Windows. Oh, there's one more thing I should add, so you can better evaluate whether or not the symptoms you are seeing are the same as what I experienced with the device. Plus, if somewhere along the line someone else comes up to me with a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 frozen black screen, I can refer to my own article in case I forgot how I solved it. In the end I was able to fix the problem and I immediately decided to quickly write up this little article in the hopes that it can help whomever else is having the same issue. What I did find were a whole bunch of suggestions that didn’t work and also a whole lot of cries for help from other poor individuals like me with the same problem. How I Fixed The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Frozen ScreenĪfter quite some Googling trying to get the Surface Pro 3 to boot again I got pretty frustrated as I didn’t find any real solution to the problem.
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The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 was stuck on this screen, simply frozen. As stated above, the symptoms were a completely black screen with the word “Surface” in the middle.