User Guide
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Set up Windows 
Press the power button to turn on your 
Surface Book.  
Windows starts and guides you through the 
setup process. During setup you’ll connect to a 
wireless network and choose a language, color 
scheme, and name for your Surface.  
For more info, see Set up your Surface on 
Surface.com. 
Choose a mode to work in 
You can configure your Surface Book to suit 
whatever you’re doing at the moment. With 
the Clipboard attached to the full-size backlit 
keyboard, Surface Book is a high-performance 
laptop. 
The keyboard attaches to the Clipboard with a friction mechanism. You can detach the keyboard 
and reattach it in the position you want. 
To detach the keyboard: 
1.  Press and hold the Detach key  , or select Detach   in the taskbar, until the LED on the 
key glows red, then green. 
2.  When the light turns green, pull the Clipboard away from the keyboard. 










