Surface Pro 5 fan stops working after installing firmware update

Anonymous
2019-01-03T11:40:57+00:00

Hi

I have a Surface Pro 2017, i7, 8GB, 256 but in recent month the fan is not turning on in any working condition. previously I can heard easily the sound of the fan but now its not turn on anyway.

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Anonymous
2019-02-07T02:12:41+00:00

Hi saiedbaran,

Thank you for your feedback. We understand your concerns and have been investigating. An update has been flighted to Windows Insiders that we believe addresses this problem and are evaluating that update for release on Windows Update.

Please stay tuned and continue to check for Surface and Windows Updates to ensure your device has the most current firmware and software available.

Note: Marking as "Answered" to raise visibility for now. We will update this response once the fix has been published.

Greg

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-01-17T18:10:50+00:00

    People, save yourself the time of reinstalling everything.

    Barb's advice of the recovery image does not work, I did that already on a replacement Surface with a working fan which stopped after getting the beta firmware from release preview. After the recovery image (which was still 1803 at the time, no 1809 for sp5) it does initially show firmware and driver updates but the (older) firmware won't overwrite.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-01-17T14:37:04+00:00

    >I wouldn't be surprised if they accidentally served us a Surface Pro 4 firmware...

    Microsoft DOES test firmware with Insiders. It isn't accidental, but I can't

    tell you what they might have delivered as they don't document it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-01-17T13:44:18+00:00

    Yes, thanks Barb.

    Downloading the recovery image now for 1803 and will see if that makes a difference. Will post back to the forum either way.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-01-17T13:41:08+00:00

    Thanks Barb, 

    Going to give the USB recovery a try. 

    I will make a post tonight if the recovery helped :)

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