Both USB-C ports can charge an external device.
Surface Laptop (7th Edition) has two USB-C / USB4 ports, and Surface devices with a USB-C port can charge external devices.
Surface laptop 7 USB-C port capabilities
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Which of the two USB-C ports on the left side of my Microsoft Surface laptop 7, or is it both, have the ability to charge an external device?
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2026-09-11T15:36:58.4866667+00:00
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S.Sengupta 32,031 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator2026-09-12T00:57:42.2866667+00:00 Both are capable, not just one. On the Surface Laptop 7, the two USB-C ports on the left side are both USB4/Thunderbolt 4 ports, and they're identical in capability: both support 65W PD charging, DisplayPort Alt Mode video output, and 40Gbit/sec data transfer.