- Messages
- 25,263
Summary
This article contains information about which versions of Windows are supported on the Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2. The following table shows which 64-bit (x64) versions are supported:
Collapse this tableExpand this table
Device
Windows 8 Professional x64
Windows 8.1 Professional x64
Windows 8.1 Update Professional
Windows 8 Enterprise x64
Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64
Windows 8.1 Update Enterprise x64
Windows 8.1 Embedded Industry Enterprise or Pro Surface Pro
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Surface Pro 2
Unsupported
Supported
Supported
Unsupported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Surface Pro 3
Unsupported
Unsupported
Supported
Unsupported
Unsupported
Supported
Supported
More information
Unsupported installation scenarios
32-bit operating system support
Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 devices are optimized for 64-bit versions of the operating system. 32-bit versions of Windows are unsupported on these devices. If a 32-bit operating system is installed, the devices may not boot into Windows correctly. This is true both when you boot from external media such as an attached USB or DVD drive, and when you try to boot to an image that was applied to the local disk.
Windows 8 support for Surface Pro 2
Installation of Windows 8 on Surface Pro 2 devices is not supported. Because Windows 8.1 was included with the Surface Pro 2 device, all device drivers and firmware are written for the more recent version of the operating system. Because of servicing changes between Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, these drivers and firmware will not function correctly under the earlier OS version. Customers who use Surface Pro 2 should use Windows 8.1 as the base for custom images that they deploy.
Source: Supported operating systems for Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2
Last edited:
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- 64-bit Windows 10
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Custom self built
- CPU
- Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
- Memory
- 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
- Sound Card
- Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
- PSU
- OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
- Case
- Thermaltake Core P3
- Cooling
- Corsair Hydro H115i
- Keyboard
- Logitech wireless K800
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master 3
- Internet Speed
- 1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
- Browser
- Internet Explorer 11
- Antivirus
- Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
- Other Info
- Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone