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Microsoft Surface Pro 8: Tastiera guasta, come ripararla?

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:44:35 -0700

Buongiorno a tutti, oppure buonasera.

Sono un felice possessore di un pro 8 versione 1983. Purtroppo da qualche settimana la tastiera ha deciso di abbandonarmi e nonostante varie prove empiriche non ne vuole sapere di tornare in vita.

Grazie alla gentilezza di un commesso di una nota catena di elettronica ho potuto constatare che il problema non è il pro 8 ma la tastiera, infatti ho collegato un'altra tastiera al mio pc e la riconosce perfettamente.

Leggendo in giro ho scoperto che presto o tardi (più presto che tardi) succede a tutti, forse a causa del cavetto piatto alla base della cerniera che, a furia di chiudere e riaprire, si spezza.

C'è qualcosa che posso fare io senza ricorrere al centro di assistenza oppure all'acquisto di una tastiera nuova?

Sono molto grato per qualunque aiuto, e ringrazio in anticipo.

Microsoft Surface Pro 4: Problema sostituzione schermo Surface Pro 4

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:01:02 -0700

Ciao a tutti, ho bisogno di aiuto nel tentare di capire qualcosa in questa stramba situazione. Sono possessore di un Surface Pro 4 acquistato 8 mesi fa da un privato (garanzia scaduta a Dicembre 2019). A gennaio 2020 (che fortuna!) mi cadde il tablet e lo schermo presentava degli aloni bianchi ma con touchscreen perfettamente funzionante, così come tutti i pixel.

Portai il tablet in un negozio di zona per farmelo riparare e, dopo lunghe attese, ecco il casino. Mi contattano dal negozio, dopo aver ordinato lo schermo di rimpiazzo del surface pro 4 dicendomi che, dopo averlo smontato si erano accorti che, in realtà, il mio tablet monta lo schermo del Surface Pro 5 (con esattezza il 1796). Non sanno come sia possibile, per di più lo schermo montato (quello del 5) è proprio originale Microsoft, non sostituito precedentemente.

Inoltre mi girano anche la foto dei 2 diversi attacchi del connettore del 5 (montato sul mio) e del 4 da loro acquistato per la riparazione (nel caso potrei allegarla).

Di conseguenza, a tal punto, sarebbe necessario inviare indietro lo schermo del 4, prendere quello del 5 e procedere alla sostituzione. Ovviamente mi si chiede un contestuale aumento del prezzo sul preventivo inizialmente concordato (dai 180 ai 230…quindi 50 euro di differenza).

Ora, da inesperto, secondo voi è possibile una roba del genere? E se si, non ci sarebbe un modo per poter chiedere una delucidazione anche alla Microsoft per un errore di costruzione?

⟐ Edited by author marzo 02, 2020 at 17:01 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Pro 4: problemi dopo anniversary update

Sun, 07 Aug 2016 23:35:40 -0700

Salve dopo l'aggiornamento a Anniversary Update del 3 agosto 2016 il mio surface pro 4 non funziona più bene. si blocca spesso e non riesco a comunicare con cortana inoltre sembra che si scaldi molto di più rispetto a prima. cosa mi consigliate di fare?

Asus VivoTab Smart: reinstallare sistema operativo su asus

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 00:21:05 -0700

buongiorno qualcuno mi sa dire se esiste un programma per reinstallare il sistema operativo in asus vivotab smart ....Microsoft a un programma di reinstallazione si chiama windows device recovery tool..ne esiste uno anche per asus con sistema operativo windows ? grazie

Dell XPS 18: How to replace toucscreen digitizer

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:10:12 -0700

Hi, have you got a guide on how to replace the Dell XPS 18 touchscreen digitizer? Thanks!

Panasonic Toughpad FZ-G1: Won’t start up

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:16:08 -0700

Won’t start up

⟐ Commented giugno 27, 2026 at 0:16 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Pro 11: Where can I find the kikckstands hinge replacment piece?

Wed, 27 May 2026 07:44:54 -0700

does any one know where i can buy this?

Asus Eee Slate EP121: Touch is not working. Unsteady when it comes to touch

Sun, 24 May 2026 05:23:21 -0700

Screen unsteady when I trying to touch

Microsoft Surface Pro 7: Still not powering on after battery replacement

Mon, 18 May 2026 15:05:45 -0700

I replaced the battery on my surface pro 7 and before the swap, The charger would double blink indefinitely until it was disconnected, After the battery replacement it blinks 1 - 2 - 2/3 -2 and then stops until I press the power button again, Both before and after the replacement there is a red light that stays on solid on the motherboard next to the SSD, The red light only goes out when I disconnect the battery or have the surface connected to the adapter only, I tried button combos to no avail, The display just stays off and the fan doesn't move either. I also tried multiple different adapters and USB-C charging at 65w.

Microsoft Surface Pro 5: touchscreen stopped working after I connected a Bluetooth keyboard.

Sun, 17 May 2026 07:27:02 -0700

Hi. I have a Microsoft Surface Pro 2017 (Model 1796). My touchscreen stopped working after I connected a Bluetooth keyboard. The keyboard worked, but the touchscreen stopped responding. There was no drop or water damage.

In Device Manager, “Surface Tcon Device” shows a yellow warning sign with Code 10 – This device cannot start. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling drivers, restarting, and Windows updates, but nothing fixed it.

Could a Bluetooth keyboard connection cause a driver/firmware issue, or is this likely a hardware problem?

⟐ Commented maggio 17, 2026 at 7:27 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Pro 4: How do I recalibrate my touchscreen

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 03:19:32 -0700

the screen seems to be touching on its own. and when i touch it it well just go back to the left side of the screen .is there anything i can do to fix thyis

Microsoft Surface Pro 11: Purchase the speaker grille separately

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:09:01 -0700

Only the speaker grille is damaged—can I purchase a replacement separately?

Windows Tablet: Is there any chance of repairing this Xiaomi keyboard?

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:12:59 -0700

Hi, I have a big problem with my keyboard, some time ago I bought a rather unusual Xiaomi Book S tablet with a keyboard and unfortunately the keyboard got damaged due to frequent opening and closing , the ribbon in the keyboard was damaged, I took off the leather around it and it turned out that somehow the ribbon was torn on one side , is there a chance to solder it back so that everything works properly?

⟐ Edited by author marzo 08, 2026 at 13:12 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Pro 9: Is this the right solution?

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:24:29 -0700

Hello, I think I need to buy a Surface Pro 9 kickstand replacement but I'm not 100 % sure.

This is the issue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13CRHgkl...

I want to know if by buying this product: Surface Pro 9 Kickstand - Genuine I can solve it.

Thanks in advance!

Microsoft Surface Pro: On the Surface pro 11 how do I replace the hinges

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:25:36 -0700

The hinges on my surface pro 11 have come out of place is there an easy way to replace them without having to take apart the whole device

Microsoft Surface Pro 7: Replacement Kick Stand Screws

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:00:23 -0700

Where can I purchase replacement (T3) screws for my MS Surface Pro kickstand?

Microsoft Surface Pro 7: Login Screen is coming in black

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:58:41 -0700

My job has this Surface Pro 7 and I turned it on earlier and it worked just fine, got logged in and everything. Now when I try to turn it on again I encounter the same problem everyone else has when they try to use this Surface. It starts up with the windows logo then loads into a black screen and plays the start up noise. I cannot get it to show me the login page at all. If I hold the power button while its on it brings a page that says slide down to turn the Surface Pro off.

I reset the thing and it pulled up the bios screen and everything so its clear that Windows and screen are working besides this one hiccup on the login. I just connected a mouse to it and the mouse even shows up. So for some reason its just not loading up the login page from the looks of it.

⟐ Edited by author febbraio 09, 2026 at 15:58 GMT-7

Surface Slim Pen 2: How do I get my pen to work/charge?

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:46:45 -0700

After not having used my pen for a while and having it sitting in the charging tray of my Signature Keyboard on my Surface Pro 8, it doesn't seem to work anymore. It's not lighting up when the pen is placed in the tray like it used to. What can I try?

I've run Surface Diagnostic Kit which doesn't test for the pen though, and it doesn't indicate something being wrong with the keyboard. Is there a way to check if the keyboard is not charging it anymore?

Quantum View 10.1: Both usb ports dont work

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:15:08 -0700

Hey, so i have a problem with usb, ( both micro usb and normal usb ), i described everything here - https://www.reddit.com/r/tablets/comment...

I have a very similar tablet to this, the only difference is that the battery is 2 cells instead of 1, the voltages are the same

⟐ Commented gennaio 19, 2026 at 2:15 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Pro 9: My surface is stuck on logo

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:36:59 -0700

My surface pro got an upgrade, then when it finished, it said that I can't login to my device via face ID or my PIN. Only password, i had forgotten my password because I barely used it, and i didn't have it written anywhere else. I know this is my mistake. I tried a few things, didn't work. I went to troubleshoot page and tried a few things to perhaps restart my device completely so I can open my surface, this was done by I think holding the power button down (it's been a week so my memory is not the best). Then it no longer started showing the troubleshoot screen, and instead showed just the logo. So now i can turn off and on my surface and can't go beyond the window logo point. I tried doing a usb recovery to reboot it, it wouldn't work. I tried usb c directly plugged into the surface and usb a plugged into an adaptor. I made sure usb recovery drive checked off all that was in the microsoft support website on how to create a usb recovery drive. I'm stuck on what I should do, and how I can get this fixed? I bought my surface off of facebook market months ago (about 5 months ago), and it was working well. It was bought new and barely used as well, so it's not old. It's in a good condition. I'm also in Canada ON, and I'm not sure how I can contact microsoft directly for help, if someone knows please let me know. I've went to a few repair shops already such as Best Buy Geek Squad, and all of them said they don't work with surface pro. I would love some guidance on what I should do to fix this problem.