If you pressed Y in step 6, due to the destructive nature of the data erasure process, another dialog box is displayed to confirm your choice. Required fields are marked *. To boot your device from the USB stick follow these steps: a. On our PC, it took less than 2 minutes. The Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB drive creation tool is unable to run on Windows 10 S. To wipe a Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S, you must first create the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB drive on another computer with Windows 10/11 Pro or Windows 10/11 Enterprise. Archived post. While it has been rewarding, I want to move into something more advanced. Diskpart isnt able to create a new drive that I'm aware of, only partitions and volumes. Then your Surface is sent back to the service center technician to have the data removed. When you run Surface Data Eraser on the Surface Data Eraser USB drive, a log file is generated in the SurfaceDataEraserLogs folder. insert USB 4gb pendrive into usb port. Internal storage is listed along with the others, Windows Boot Manager, PXE Network, and USB Storage. Any additional suggestions would be great. This version of Surface Data Eraser adds support for the following devices: This version of Microsoft Surface Data Eraser adds support for Surface Go. I was told I can try to delete partitions but idk if its an SSD issue and idk what the right call is.. Just strange that all 3 computers do the same thing. ago Tried imgburn but I don't know which boot files are required, @jaxne . active However, this does not prevent your data from being recovered with forensic or data recovery capabilities. If you pressed Y in step 6, due to the destructive nature of the data erasure process, another dialog box is displayed to confirm your choice. I have had this message pop up for one of my old clients I still do support for and I am still the Admin for on their 365 system. This is a guidehttps://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Microsoft+Surface+Pro+4+SSD+Drive+Replacement/60383 Opens a new window, gparted is on most Live Linux Distro and it can also be independently installed to a USB stickhttps://gparted.org/liveusb.php Opens a new window Some Live Linux Distros have a GUI for the SMART values and some use the command line. This version of Microsoft Surface Data Eraser adds support for the following devices: Surface Data Eraser v3.2.45.0 and above can be used to restore Surface Pro or Surface Laptop devices with the 1TB storage option in the scenario that the device shows two separate 512GB volumes or encounters errors when attempting to deploy or install Windows 10. Repurpose a Surface device for a new user. Also, this site is intended to help improve the quality of the technical documentation of Microsoft Docs through user contributions and feedback. Booting the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB stick. That said, the Surface Eraser bootable USB can be prepared on any Windows running PC. Welcome to the Snap! Figure 5. This thumb drive is now ready to be inserted into a Surface device, booted from, and wipe any data on the device. I will try this as soon as I am home. Getting frustrated with this Surface unit. Doesn't show anything besides settings toggles. After the creation process is finished, the USB drive has been formatted and all binaries are copied to the USB drive. This really helps out :). I can pick up one that says it's 3.0 for sure and try that too. Begin the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser tool. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. @RAJU2529 Thank you. c. Press and release the Power button. You signed in with another tab or window. Does anyone know of the download location for the driver? This version of Surface Data Eraser includes: This version of Surface Data Eraser includes bug fixes and adds support for: This version of Surface Data Eraser adds support for: This version of Surface Data Eraser is compiled for x86 and adds support for the following devices: This version of Surface Data Eraser includes bug fixes. The utilit. Find out how the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser tool can help you securely wipe data from your Surface devices. Storage spaces drives are virtual, so they are listed after physical drives. "::: Select Success. Your daily dose of tech news, in brief. Select Continue. Select Build to begin the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB creation process, as shown in Figure 1. Release the button once the UEFI screen appears. to your account. I'm looking for suggestions on how to wipe them to a reasonable level of security, no HIPAA or DOD requirements here. This version of Microsoft Surface Data Eraser adds support for the following: This version of Microsoft Surface Data Eraser adds support for Surface Pro with LTE Advanced. You can read more about Surface UEFI boot configuration in Manage Surface UEFI Settings. download the iso file and write on a USB pen drive. This version of Surface Data Eraser adds support for the following devices: This version of Microsoft Surface Data Eraser adds support for Surface Go. ]LOG]!>