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The Microsoft Store in Houston, TX also called a couple of days ago to let me know they received two of the 512GB units in stock. When I went there today, they also had two of the 256GB units in stock (lucky me). Guess they're still trickling at various places...

I've been factory resetting an SP2 unit multiple times as well, and here's my similar observations: - Just from resetting each time, Device Manager already showed the "Unknown device" (even before doing any Windows Updates). - The next reboot (perhaps after the firmware update but can't...

Hahaha, easy for the family members, but bleeding us dry not to mention being so time-consuming for me to do every single thing x5 (or x20, having gotten twenty Roku 3 streamers for everyone's households). I kinda have OCD so you can imagine it took me a looong time over the years to set up...

Ohh, finally figured out that I needed to apply more pressure to activate the left/right touchpad buttons, especially with the Touch Cover 2. I had to either tap quite hard, or press with more deliberation and let my finger linger on the touchpad a bit longer. Is this the same way for everyone...

Great points, but I'm so torn... Return them and I'd have to wait month(s), argh :angry: When in fact I was already looking to buy a 5th SP2 soon as my last family member returns to the country (I usually buy each round of electronics in qty 5 for all family members once, so I can set up...

When on my lap I still find even the new 40-degree kickstand angle too upright to my liking (I'm a bit on the tall side). So I've been pushing the unit further away such that the kickstand is resting almost below my knee. So the whole thing is perched at an angle. But then the small screen is...

Confirmed removing Hyper-V brought back the minimum/maximum processor state power management settings (under CP > Power Options > Changed advanced power settings > Processor power management). With it installed, I did notice that the SP2 battery life seemed to have run down quicker. Also...

Interesting, does the same thing happen if I simply install Hyper-V from Windows Features ("Turn Windows features on or off")? Or would I need to actually create and run a VM to be affected by this bug? I assume it is a bug that will be fixed in the future, and not by design?

On both the Type Cover 2 and Touch Cover 2 touchpad, I can't figure out how to: use the right touchpad button (in lieue of tapping with two fingers) click-and-drag (to move a window on the Desktop for example) From Microsoft's instructions below, I think the color-coded sections might be...

Also discussed here BTW.

Just wanted to say that the three SP2 [256GB] units I bought together from a local store, have some hardware production variance from unit to unit (still waiting for my fourth SP2 [512GB] online order to arrive). I'm talking about physical symptoms I can see before even turning them on. The...

Great info thx. I'm of mixed feelings since I also bought multiple Surface Docks that I wouldn't want to be obsolete with future SP models, then again getting a Surface Pro to the same size/weight class as ARM tablets (such as the Surface RT) would be kinda like the holy grail to me. Then...

That would be great. But seeing as SP2 came out 9 months after SP1, I kinda hope they won't accelerate to an even faster upgrade cadence, like, say having SP3 out 6 months from now... Afraid of buyer's remorse after splurging on several SP2 units for the family...

FWIW, a couple of days ago I was able to order the 512GB model from Staples online, and they just emailed me the shipment tracking number. Concerned about the status, I had called them yesterday and luckily they were able to connect me through to the order verification dept to "clear" it (since...

Anyways, I do see that after the initial setup, I can change the Windows Store login to my family account credentials. My issue is that the 23 pre-installed Metro apps (that are already there after the SP2 initial setup) are shown as registered to the personal account and not to the family...