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When the Surface logo appears, release the volume button. Press and hold down the "Volume-Down" button and then Press and Release the "Power" button.

Method 2: Enter BIOS Setup (Settings) and set the the Windows Installation Media as the "First Boot Device" at "Boot Order" menu.

Then select the USB (or the DVD) device which contains the Windows installation Media (files) and hit Enter.

Method 1: After Power On, press the corresponding Function key (commonly is the "F12" or the "F8" key) to view the "Boot Order" or "Boot Menu" options.

To be able to boot from the Windows Media (USB or DVD) follow the below steps: Power ON your device and boot from the USB (or DVD) Windows Media.

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Plug the Windows 10 USB Installation Media to an empty USB port.ģ. Power OFF your device (computer/tablet).Ģ.

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How to create a Windows 10 DVD installation media.ġ.

How to create a Windows 10 USB installation media.

If you don’t have a Windows Installation Media then you can create one by using Microsoft’s Media Creation tool. Unlock the drive and try again" problem, you will need to boot the device from a Windows 10 USB installation media (if you own a tablet), or from a USB or a DVD media if you own a Desktop/Laptop computer. Requirements: In order to solve "The drive where Windows is installed is locked. * Note: Keep in mind that the below procedure will delete all your personal files, apps and settings from the device.

Unfortunately, if – for any reason – a Windows device is locked with BitLocker drive encryption and you do not have the BitLocker recovery key to unlock the hard drive, then the only way to get your device at work again, is to fully clean the hard drive in order to perform a clean Windows 10 installation. Drive is Locked with BitLocker encryption.

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How to fix: Unable to Reset or Install Windows 10 on Surface PRO. Unlock the drive and try again", in order to perform a clean Windows 10 installation.

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In this tutorial you 'll find instructions on how to bypass the following error when trying to reset a Surface PRO 4 – Windows 10 tablet – at it's factory default state: "The drive where Windows is installed is locked. But, in his related Microsoft account, there is no any saved any "Bit Locker" key for his Surface 4 Pro tablet and as result of that issue, the "Reset This PC" option can continue.Īdditionally, the problem becomes bigger, because if the user chooses the "Skip this drive" option, the operation ends with the following error: "The drive where Windows is installed is locked. In fact, after the user chooses the "Reset This PC" option, he is asked to enter the recovery key (BitLocker Drive Encryption key) to unlock the drive. Now every computer is digitally registered through the Internet so there is no need to keep the product keys around.Recently one of my customers brought to me his Surface Pro 4 tablet because he cannot reset Windows 10 to the default factory settings from the Recovery Options. In previous Windows versions, this wasn’t possible without using an external disk or USB to reset the password, and if you needed to reinstall the operating system you needed to have the product key to activate it. Its kind of nice that Microsoft have added the option of resetting a computer to default settings without knowing the current account password. Then choose “ Remove Everything” on the following screen:ĭon’t try doing “Keep my files” option, it will ask you for the account password, which you obviously don’t have.Īfter you choose that option, the computer will reboot immediately, and then give you these two options:Ĭhoose whatever option fits you the best, and the computer should start resetting:Īfter a couple of reboots, you will be presented with a fresh install of Windows 10įollow the configuration wizard after that. After a while of keeping the Shift key pressed, this screen will pop up:Ĭhoose the Troubleshoot option and hit Enter.