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The resolutions that are listed in this article may help solve some instances but not all instances of this problem. You may also need to contact your hardware manufacturer for assistance with your hardware. In the Search box in Control Panel , type troubleshooter, and then click Troubleshooting.

Under the Hardware and Sound item, click Configure a device. If you are prompted to enter an administrator password or provide confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. Verify the drive is activated in the BIOS. BIOS systems vary by device. Also, verify with the manufacturer of the computer if the drive came with it, or the manufacturer of the drive if it was purchased separately that the chipset drivers for the device are current.

To update the driver, search for the driver on the device manufacturer's website, and then follow the installation instructions on the website.

To reinstall the driver, follow these steps:. Type devmgmt. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or select Allow. When you are prompted to confirm that you want to remove the device, select OK. After the computer restarts, the drivers will be automatically installed. If your problem is not solved, try the next method.

From Start , search for Device Manager. Open Device Manager from the search results, and select the View menu. Choose Show Hidden Devices. If there are additional entries, right-click them and then choose Uninstall. This problem may be caused by two Windows registry entries that have become corrupted. To use Registry Editor to delete the corrupted Registry entries, follow these steps:.

Type regedit in the Run dialog box, then press Enter. In the right pane, select UpperFilters. Note You may also see an UpperFilters. You do not have to remove that entry. Click UpperFilters only. If you do not see the UpperFilters registry entry, you still might have to remove the LowerFilters registry entry. To do this, go to step 7. In the right pane, select LowerFilters. See what's new. Watch video Meet our other Surface Originals. Shop Microsoft Ocean Plastic Mouse. Designing for adaptability Surface products are built to help people be creative, productive, and connected.

See how. Features and app availability may vary by region. Open a Command Prompt window as an administrator. To do this, right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator. To determine the drive number or letter of the USB drive, at the command prompt, enter list disk , and press Enter. The list disk command displays all the disks on the computer.

Note the drive number or drive letter of the USB drive. At the command prompt, enter select disk X where X is the drive number or drive letter of the USB drive that you noted in the last step , and press Enter. Enter clean , and press Enter.

This will delete all data from the USB drive. To create a new primary partition on the USB drive, enter create part pri , and press Enter. To select the partition that you just created, enter select part 1 , and press Enter. When you have the operating system image that you want to boot to, save it to the root of the USB drive. If you have configured a boot order, check the Advanced options in the UEFI Boot configuration screen to ensure that Enable alternate boot sequence is On.

If you currently have a Windows Insider build installed, you may need to first turn off and then turn on Secure Boot for the USB boot drive to be recognized. Note: This may affect the look of your Surface splash screen. Select Disable.

This will allow Surface to search for an alternate device to boot from instead of from your SSD. Insert a USB drive into your Surface. Surface More Need more help? Join the discussion.