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Long-standing Surface problems get promises of a few fixes
Microsoft’s customer support continues to plumb new depths, but there are a few hopeful signs. Keep your fingers crossed, or try to haggle with your local Microsoft Store.
Computerworld Woody on Windows.
UPDATE: Once again, Jasmine Car says Microsoft’s working on a fix for the screen shaking problem:
Our engineers are looking into this and working hard to get this resolved as soon as possible.
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More Surface woes. This time it’s the Surface Pen and Win10 Fall Creators Update
If your Surface Pen suddenly stops working, there’s another possible cause. Before you change your battery or go out and buy another Pen, make sure you read this.
Computerworld Woody on Windows.
If you haven’t yet seen the Flickergate site, and you own a Surface, now might be a good time to drop by.
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