Michael,
You've been having issues since that untested bad firmware update was released
(as discussed in the other long thread).
You had mentioned being able to go to three Microsoft stores and said you would
be doing that. I really think you should go there at this point and see if they
will swap you out for a NEW unit. Point them to that long thread and the bad
update and to the issues you have had since then. They will probably suggest
that you do a complete reimage from a downloadable recovery image first to check
to see if that resolves things. I know that is a real PITA, especially after
your Surface was disrupted by an poorly tested update, but other than an
exchange, it's probably the only solution.
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Barb
Windows Experience MVP
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