Looking for ways to boot your Surface Pro using a USB flash drive? Well, it is a bit complex process and following the steps correctly is essential if your device can’t boot to Windows. But don’t worry; we’ve got you covered.

Step by step process to boot your Surface Pro using USB flash drive

  • You can set up your Surface Pro to boot via a USB drive through boot configuration under Surface UEFI.
  • Using USB to boot will not reset or refresh your device, it will start your Surface via the OS on your flash drive.
  • Booting from USB can be helpful if you want to change Windows startup or firmware settings.

 

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This guide will walk through the detailed steps and all the possible scenarios related to the process. Let’s begin!

How to Boot Surface Pro using a USB flash drive?

Before diving into the solutions, we need to ensure that we have some things in order:

  • Create a backup of your data.
  • Disable secure boot.
  • Working bootable USB drive.
  • Connect your device to a charger before starting.
  • Keep a Wired keyboard and mouse handy.
  • Remove all the USBs (keyboard, mouse, or storage device) before beginning the process.
  • If your Surface Pro is frozen or can’t boot up Windows, try these first:
  • Next, try to do a force restart. Press and hold the power button till the Microsoft logo appears.
  • Press the Windows logo, then press Ctrl + Shift + Win + B.

1. Boot Surface Pro using a USB drive

➡ Windows 11

  • Insert a bootable USB flash drive into the USB port.
  • Press Windows + I to get Settings.
  • Go to System and choose Recovery.
  1. Navigate to Advanced startup and click Restart Now.
  • Next, try to do a force restart. Press and hold the power button till the Microsoft logo appears.
  • Press the Windows logo, then press Ctrl + Shift + Win + B.
  1. You will see Choose an option screen; click Use a device>USB storage.

➡ Windows 10

  • Press Windows + I to get Settings.
  • Go to Update & Security.
  • From the left pane, click Recovery.
  • Under Recovery, navigate to Advanced startup and select Restart Now.

2. Configure boot device order

  • Turn off your Surface.
  • Press and hold the Volume Up button
  • With the Volume Up button pressed, press & release the Power button.
  • Keep holding the Volume Up button till you get the Microsoft logo, or the Windows logo disappears.
  • You will get Surface UEFI.
  • On Surface Pro UEFI from the left pane, click Boot configuration.
  • Select USB Storage, drag it, and place it on top of the list.
  • Click Exit, then Restart Now.

3. Format USB as a bootable drive

  • Take a USB drive (at least 16 GB) and plug it into your Surface Pro’s USB slot.
  • Press the Windows key and type CMD and click Run as Administrator.
  • On the Command Prompt, type the command mentioned below and hit Enter : diskpart
  • Next, paste the command mentioned below and hit Enter. This will show you all the disks on the computer. list disk
  • Type the following command and hit Enter (where X is the drive letter or number assigned to the USB drive). select disk X
  • Type the following commands and press Enter after each of them: clean create part pri select part 1 format fs = fat32 quick active

That’s it. This is how you can make your Surface Pro boot from a USB drive. Try these steps and let us know in the comments section below if the methods worked for you.

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