Ok - I watched this video after going through the power button combos. I saw 275 comments and 27K views. And I STILL thought this was the dumbest idea out there. I tried it once in the center and it did not work. Then I saw one comment from a user who said to try it in multiple locations. I did one center, one left, and one right. 15 compressions each. AND IT WORKED. If this guy predicts the World Series or the Presidential Election, I would go ALL IN...
I can't believe that this worked. I had my heat gun ready to see if disconnecting the battery would make a difference and decided to have a cuppa 1st. Looking at all sorts of solutions and found this. Amazing. Unreal. Brilliant. Thank you!!!!
Just wow 😮 This actually worked. I went through a quick internet search and performed the button push sequences with no response before finding this on TH-cam. Your comments on the light on the power cord blinking let me know something was happening when I was pushing my power button, even though it didn't restart. It took 2 rounds of CPR to revive my unit. I had the surface emblem pop up after the first set, then it shut back off. Full revival after the second set. Thank you. This crazy method saved me a lot of time and frustration.
YO WTF!? I WAS STRESSING OUT BECAUSE I'M DOING MY FINAL PROJECT IN SCHOOL! COULDN'T GET MY SURFACE ON AT ALL. DID THIS AND IT CAME ON! YOU'RE A LIFE SAVER! THANK YOU THANK YOU!
I’m crying right now! It worked! I tried everything for the last few days! I’m trying to finish my BSN! And with COVID, I was lost at what to do! I’m a RN, and my computer needed CPR! Wow!
I’m blown away my surface has been dead for over a year and I tried everything to fix it even took it into the repair shop and they said I had to buy a new one. Today I found this video and it actually worked! I had to do 15 compressions in each corner but it worked and I’m amazed. Thank you!!
@@rebeccaayala3744 I would say press hard during CPR. Try and try again. If it turns back on, make sure the date and time are correct as to not cause some weird glitch. One of mine kept needing CPR over and over again until I changed the date and time to be accurate. I also went into my settings and disabled "sleep" mode so that my Surface is either on or off. It never sleeps and only powers off when I turn it off. Though if you can't get back to life again, I guess none of that matters.
Unreal!! Unbelievable!!! I can't believe it. It freaking worked. WOW!! The first time I saw this clip, I thought it was some kind of joke or something, but when I saw all the comments below then I just did it and Boom!! It worked!!!! My man, you are a Hero to me. You saved me a lot of money. Wish you all the happiness in the world. Thank you so much.
I had the exact issue since yesterday, single blink of the charging cable when trying to power on. I went through all the button sequences that I found online and they did nothing. I felt like an idiot doing CPR on my laptop, down on the carpet but this actually worked! As someone said, there's probably a loose connection somewhere and this method pushes it back in place. Bless your soul
I also felt like an idiot trying it, but, it works in a way. you don't need 15 press, you just need to find a spot on a screen that you have to press, as it has some loose connection that prevents it from switching on. Thanks man!
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Wow! Mine didn't want to turn on after two days! I had to buy a new one. I found your video and gave it a try. My husband and I tried different points and more than CPR it was gentle pressure in different points, simultaneously on both sides. And it TURNED ON!!! Thank you so much!!!
Thank mate. 2022 August. I was doing CPR on my surface pro 3 in my office and my colleagues thought I had gone mad. It actually worked. Surface is back on after all button combinations and all
My Techie father-in-law almost fell off his chair laughing in disbelief! 15 compressions, power button, 5 seconds later … back to life! Great work finding this solution.
OMG. I had spent a whole day trying different methods but nothing worked. Then I had to get to bed, still tried to open youtube searching for a last resort and found your video. Mine had the same issue. The LED blinked once when I held down the Power button, exactly like in your video. Then I tried your method, IT ACTUALLY WORKED!!! You just saved me $1000+ for buying a new surface and a lot of headaches. THANK YOU!!!
Ok...what?! Can confirm this worked. I had to try far left and far right sides too and then I heard the disc boot up and I'm just....What?! Thanks so much dude. I'm not ready to give up on my surface just yet.
OMG I couldn't get my surface pro 3 to turn on after trying the "hold the power button" method. I thought that was it for my surface pro 3 until I found this video. I was pissed because I thought this guy was joking and my surface was broken. So I thought fuck it what can I lose so I flipped it over with the keyboard attached and pressed on the middle and corners multiple times and just TOUCHED the power button... IT POWERED ON 😳😁 IT WORKED AFTER DOING COMPRESSIONS take it from me that this method WORKS I SWEAR ITS NOT A JOKE.
THIS WORKED!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! My screen has been cracked a little across the bottom and CPR a few times (two sets of CPR) WORKED!!! I've learned my lesson. I'm backing up my files to tonight and weekly moving forward. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I am so grateful you posted this video!!!!
I have been fighting to get my surface pro 3 to come on for about two days and came across this video. I thought this was garbage at first, but I have to say that it worked just like he showed in the video. My guess is that something is wiggling loss and this reseats it or something. I am not sure, but this fixed my issue. Thank you so much for the video!
Was skeptical. Can’t believe it actually worked. Thanks for the very helpful video. If it doesn’t work for someone their battery may be the issue and if that’s the case they’re stuck with nothing but a paper weight for it is damn near impossible to swap out the battery without breaking the thin lcd screen. 🤷🏻♂️
@HollywoodHornet I have tried the CPR compressions and they worked the 1st time and my Surface Pro 3 started, I opted to do a Restart /Update. But, black screen again. I have retried the CPR, three times but no good. I am going to let it rest overnight and try again tomorrow. And I will try the freezer method for 30 minutes. It is disappointing these Surfaces are failing for so many people, and it does seem software related with Updates but your hardware fix, disproves that....hmmm.....?!
Had a surface doing the same stuff. None of the normal stuff worked and tried this with nothing to lose. Pleased to say that this actually worked! Now I need to figure out what is inside has a bad connection as I'm sure this will happen again. Thanks!!!!!
Desperate times call for desperate measures. When I tried every other thing I decided I had nothing to lose. Worst thing, I would be pitching the damn thing. I tried the CPR and it didn't work the first time. Put the Surface Pro 3 on my bed face down and pushed down on it in several places. A miracle happened. It started working again. I don't know why this works and frankly, don't care. It is working, that's what is important. Thank you, thank you.
Usually never comment, but this just revived my 2014 Surface Pro 3 after a day of me panicking about years of lost work. Bizarrely it worked???!! Thank you so much!
Oh my goodness, you are my hero!!! I've tried the power and volume thing multiple times, even bought a new laptop because my surface pro 3 wouldn't turn on. Prior to buying the new laptop, I scheduled an appointment with Best Buy but once I got there they told me that they can't look at it because it's not under warrantee =( As a last ditch effort I stumbled onto your video, and it worked!!! My child was mocking me for even trying, lol, but it worked!!! Thank you so much!!! I'm very strongly considering returning the new laptop. I think that your video just saved me $700!?!?
I wanted to happy cry so bad when my surface pro turned on. You have no idea how much you saved me from breaking down 🥺🥺🥺 thank you so much. Also can't believe I was finally able to use my first aid training. But seriously thank you!!
Not having much luck with this. I've tried compressions everywhere on the back. Looks like it did the trick for a lot of people here. Anyone have any tips that i could try to get this to work?
This really works. I was freaking out at work because my surface wasn't turning on. The power + power bottom didn't work either! Thank god this method worked. Thank you so much for saving my day. !! Blessss
Dude! i can´t believe it Works! I put in a flat surface, tried 15 times in each corner, and in the center.... then i press the power button (While my wife was laughing).... and it WORKS!!!
Omg it freaking worked!!! my surface Pro 3 has been dead, and wouldn’t turn on for a full week, I was about to give up and have to save for a new one. I tried this one time and it worked. It turns on now! Thank you you’re a lifesaver! 😭❤️❤️❤️
I never comment or like videos ever, but I just have to say THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This is an amazing fix and I have been laughing for the last 30 minutes. THIS IS A LIFE SAVER
Wow....! I went through countless other videos trying every combination of buttons and nothing worked. Found this video and thought it was a joke but tried it anyways and it worked! I’m guessing a connector wasn’t seated properly or something. Thanks for the video man!
Thank you very much. I remember seeing a similar video a couple of years ago demonstrating same idea. I had to do it again and had to look up the technique again. I still don't know why but it worked. Thanks for sharing ❤
I tried everything and then I stumbled upon your video thinking you were trolling people for laughs... it worked and I still can't believe it. Thank you very much you saved me a lot of time.
I didn't install the latest update. After having been in sleep mode for 20 mins, it was in the same situation as in the video. I have tried everything (various buttons, hair dryer...) I was desperate... But the CPR worked!!! I can finally recover my lecture notes and project assignments. Thanks a lot!!! Apparently it's a Windows' problem, I have also encountered this situation with an Asus laptop. Maybe need to change my surface pro3....
oh my goodness i dont even have the words. Im taking the time out of my day to write about how this weird method actually worked and saved me my surface pro from being used as firewood. My neighbors are probably upset at my wife and I screaming of laughter when i finally saw the Surface logo illuminate on the screen. I feel like I want to donate some money to you over this find lol
You Sir, just saved my ass. Had a midnight deadline for some work today and all my work was on my Surface. Thought this was a "gotcha" video but I was desperate. What do you know, it worked!
I thought this guy is crazy but I was desperate so gave it a try. Nothing at first, but I kept holding the button down and the keyboard lit up followed by the screen! Thank you!
I doubted the methods of this video, I was sat trying to get my surface to turn on for ages and ages, my dad was trying to help me and we had no idea what to do. I watched this and told my dad that some guy on the internet says we gotta perform cpr, and while it didn’t work the first time, I did a second round of 15 compressions and turned it on. We burst out laughing because it was such a strange fix but it just worked, thank you so much you wizard!
WTF??? That actually worked! I tried everything else I could find on the internet and nothing would work. I tried this and it worked after the second set of compressions! Thank you for posting!
THIS WORKS. Mine was stuck on the Surface logo. I had got it fixed in laptop store. 4 weeks it broke again. I tried EVERY METHOD I could find. I left the keyboard attached. It was stuck on SURFACE LOGO. Turned it upside down as in video and compressed 15 times. I AM BLOWN AWAY. IT WORKED 😮
Thank you. *I can confirm this worked on my Surface RT2* , yes, an older Surface, that one with Windows RT. Mine stopped booting, wouldn't even turn on. Opened it and found there was a red blinking led inside (upside down on some board, but it's visible in the dark). I thought draining the battery would fix it but it didn't. Anyway after watching this video decided to try and after some CPR in the center and around: it's alive again. Thanks.
Hello, it worked for us so first of all thank you! There are a bit of complex files we're trying to upload to google drive but our issue is, we had it happen again and again. Right now we are setting to sleep, never plugged in and not plugged in and checking date and time. I assume this is a temporary fix because it may be an internal connection that weakens every time we do this and eventually it will not work. What's your experience with these updates ie sleep and date & time in fixing this permanently? We already bought a surface pro 8 but we hate to lose this device.
After CPRing mine, I used the internet to set the date and time. I also made sure my Pro3 never goes to sleep. It is now either on or off. I haven't had any problems since. Not even the frequent Microsoft updates have bricked it, so my CPR remains undefeated. Your device isn't weakening with each CPR. It's probably getting stronger and eventually won't require the CPR anymore once done exactly the way it needs to maintain any would-be loose connection.
@@HollywoodHornet thanks for the reply. We are going to test it by turning it off. My wife is concerned she wont get it back but we at least got over 12 gigs of data uploaded. Do you know what exactly is causing this to occur?
I'm a hardware engineer and when I saw this video, I can't lie, I called bullshit straight away. Looked at the comment section to see if it was just a joke, but every comment said it worked. Tried it, to no avail. Read a couple more comments of people saying to try it in different places. Did compressions all over the back, and it worked! I have no idea who you are, but you can have my job, I'm clearly not as good at talking to computers as you, my friend.
It worked! I thought it was the stupidest thing ever but it was the best solution after seeing many other videos. Thank you man!! A comment from spain.
Yes! This worked for me as well! I grabbed the Surface Pro by opposite corners and started flexing it, then tried the compressions as shown. It's working again now. Thanks very much.
I though this is a joke , but I gave it try after two tries it did work. I showed that to my MD son and told him can you believe it I just did a CPR to my computer. Just amazing 😀
This man is legend. I had tried everything and was just about to do the recovery image thing from another video which would have factory reset my Pro and wipe all my files. I am so happy I tried this first.....it worked! Thank you so much HollywoodHornet!
I swear to god this worked and I can't describe how relieved I am feeling right now. I tried out every single solution there is out there - nothing seemed to work. When I saw this video I had to check if this is an april fools joke or not. Turns out - It fucking worked. Thank you so much!!!!!!!
Wow! It worked after 7 tries of CPR... so don't give up. Did it on different spots. I was laughing so hard when it turned on bc I thought it was silly, that a part of me was desperate enough to keep trying! Thank you so much bc I've tried everything else and nothing worked but this! 👍
Thanks. Didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Tried it for good measure since all the other methods didn't work for hours. Had to do the compression a few times and finally worked after a final 30 second power button hold. Cheers.
Thank you so much!! I was stressing out that my surface pro didn't turn on until I did CPR (15 chest compressions) on the left, middle, and right side. I placed it on my bed so that it would cushion my surface pro and it worked. 🧐
I'm literally laughing myself to death here, alone in my house, amused at the fact that this WORKED. I can't stop laughing, seriously. WTF??? Why did it fix the issue??? And most intriguingly: how the hell did this guys found out about this???????!!!!!!!???? SHOCKING.
Just tried this after the freezer method failed last time and it worked with just one strong press in the middle, just over the hinge. It is clear to me there is a loose connection inside. Literally, not being able to switch on trying everything for hours > find this video > one press > ON!!!! Thank you so much!
WTH ,, that worked,,,I had to do it a couple of time ,,but ya it came back and was fully charged,,, I tried all the other way and got nowhere,,,,, LOL ..THANK YOU so much!!! I just subscribed and hit the like button!!!!
After trying all the button combos/timings I could find. Stumbled on to this video. I was certain it was a spoof/prank. But thought I would try it before taking it to a shop… after 3 sets of 15 it miraculously turned on!!! Thanks for the tip!!! Stoked. I thought I had lost everything!!!
I thought this was a scam or something. But I just tried it after trying everything else. OMG. You’ve got to be kidding me. This actually worked. SERIOUSLY!!!
Holly crap. I felt so stupid trying that, but it worked!!! ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tried everything else with no result. That is ridiculous... How the hell did you think that one up????!!!!
Taking it apart looked like a pain in the ass, and the 1911 seemed a bit too extreme. I opted for a middle ground and "holy shit it worked". The rest is history.
Thank you very very much! For this fix ! I am so surprised. I tried everything every day and i do the chest compressions and my Surface Pro 4 works. Thanks 🙏😘😘😘
How hard are people pushing? I've also heard about flexing the case, but I don't want to break the screen. I've tried a few times to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.
Pretty hard but not all my strength. As hard as you would press if actually pressing on a CPR dummy to make the clicking noise of a proper chest compression.
Dude what?!? Even after reading the comments I went like - Why not? Worked first time. Actually on the second push I heard a sound like static electricity arcing inside. And bammm worked. What a lifesaver.
I totally worked. I'm impressed. I tried it not to hard in the beginning but that didn't work so I pressed harder and that did the trick! Thank you so much!
I originally laughed at the repair method of CPR...until I tried it myself and ended the tears of my daughter (whose computer wouldn't power on for 2 days) we tried everything to no avail!! Thank you, for this extremely helpful video you are a saint 👍👌🙏
Part man, part machine. I swear I thought it was a straight up hoax with tons of fake comments etc., but wtf i gave heart treatment to this sp3 that has been dead for years and its breathing again. Mind blown, thanks!
That's why I recorded the video this time around. I did CPR on my parent's SP3 that had been dead for months and it revived. I thought "nobody is gonna believe me if I don't record it." The wife said "just go through the motions and pretend to dobit again". I said "no way, the internet will know it's fake and not even try it. I have to do it legit when another one breaks." A month went by and mine broke. I said "perfect! Not I can legit do CPR on a dead one and resurrect it." Recorded video, resurrected it, and now saving SP3's, one view at a time. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Wtf so I search everywhere on the internet trying to find a fix and nothing and I come across this video thinking oh boy this has to be a troll and it worked on the 1st try. This bloke is a legend
Saw the video and thought it was a windup. My Surface Pro 3 has been dead all day and I was considering opening it up and looking for faults which would probably break it. Tried the CPR approach all around the device (didn't work on the middle) and the device turned on straight away. Amazing. Funniest fix I've ever seen.
Tried CPR on it once, didn't work. Tried it six different times all at different locations, and it worked. What the actual fuuu, my guy. Thank you so much!
This really safed my surface in the beginning thought it was a joke ore something but after reading some reactions I tried it a couple of times and it really worked
I did work for me Matt...I even went to the Microsoft Store prior, they worked on it...rep said it was dead. I guess with touch screens...loose wires will happen...but Microsoft has to get better info on these fixes...these units are not cheap. Thanks Matt!
It freaking works !! We were laughing at the idea but said what the hell everyone says it works.... it took around 12 tries in all different areas. But it finally turned on ! Thank you so much for this gem of a video
Ok - I watched this video after going through the power button combos. I saw 275 comments and 27K views. And I STILL thought this was the dumbest idea out there. I tried it once in the center and it did not work. Then I saw one comment from a user who said to try it in multiple locations. I did one center, one left, and one right. 15 compressions each. AND IT WORKED. If this guy predicts the World Series or the Presidential Election, I would go ALL IN...
It worked after multiple presses everywhere!!!!
Thanks for this comment. The compressions in the center didn't work but doing it on the sides fixed it for some reason.
i cannot believe this... comment is certified! poster is certified, my man, thank you!
ok, i had to ask, sir how did you even figure this out?
I can't believe that this worked. I had my heat gun ready to see if disconnecting the battery would make a difference and decided to have a cuppa 1st. Looking at all sorts of solutions and found this. Amazing. Unreal. Brilliant. Thank you!!!!
Just wow 😮 This actually worked. I went through a quick internet search and performed the button push sequences with no response before finding this on TH-cam. Your comments on the light on the power cord blinking let me know something was happening when I was pushing my power button, even though it didn't restart. It took 2 rounds of CPR to revive my unit. I had the surface emblem pop up after the first set, then it shut back off. Full revival after the second set. Thank you. This crazy method saved me a lot of time and frustration.
YO WTF!? I WAS STRESSING OUT BECAUSE I'M DOING MY FINAL PROJECT IN SCHOOL! COULDN'T GET MY SURFACE ON AT ALL. DID THIS AND IT CAME ON! YOU'RE A LIFE SAVER! THANK YOU THANK YOU!
I’m crying right now! It worked! I tried everything for the last few days! I’m trying to finish my BSN! And with COVID, I was lost at what to do! I’m a RN, and my computer needed CPR! Wow!
I’m blown away my surface has been dead for over a year and I tried everything to fix it even took it into the repair shop and they said I had to buy a new one. Today I found this video and it actually worked! I had to do 15 compressions in each corner but it worked and I’m amazed. Thank you!!
Surprised Pikachu face!
@@HollywoodHornet it turned off again and giving it cpr isn’t working anymore :/ any other ideas? the light on the charger is still on.
@@rebeccaayala3744 I would say press hard during CPR. Try and try again. If it turns back on, make sure the date and time are correct as to not cause some weird glitch. One of mine kept needing CPR over and over again until I changed the date and time to be accurate. I also went into my settings and disabled "sleep" mode so that my Surface is either on or off. It never sleeps and only powers off when I turn it off.
Though if you can't get back to life again, I guess none of that matters.
Unreal!! Unbelievable!!! I can't believe it. It freaking worked. WOW!! The first time I saw this clip, I thought it was some kind of joke or something, but when I saw all the comments below then I just did it and Boom!! It worked!!!! My man, you are a Hero to me. You saved me a lot of money. Wish you all the happiness in the world. Thank you so much.
I’m blown away! I thought this was a joke and I wasn’t going to try it to not fall for it but couldn’t help it. IT WORKED!!!
I had the exact issue since yesterday, single blink of the charging cable when trying to power on. I went through all the button sequences that I found online and they did nothing.
I felt like an idiot doing CPR on my laptop, down on the carpet but this actually worked!
As someone said, there's probably a loose connection somewhere and this method pushes it back in place.
Bless your soul
I also felt like an idiot trying it, but, it works in a way. you don't need 15 press, you just need to find a spot on a screen that you have to press, as it has some loose connection that prevents it from switching on. Thanks man!
Wow! Mine didn't want to turn on after two days! I had to buy a new one. I found your video and gave it a try. My husband and I tried different points and more than CPR it was gentle pressure in different points, simultaneously on both sides. And it TURNED ON!!! Thank you so much!!!
Thank mate. 2022 August. I was doing CPR on my surface pro 3 in my office and my colleagues thought I had gone mad. It actually worked. Surface is back on after all button combinations and all
My Techie father-in-law almost fell off his chair laughing in disbelief! 15 compressions, power button, 5 seconds later … back to life! Great work finding this solution.
OMG. I had spent a whole day trying different methods but nothing worked. Then I had to get to bed, still tried to open youtube searching for a last resort and found your video. Mine had the same issue. The LED blinked once when I held down the Power button, exactly like in your video. Then I tried your method, IT ACTUALLY WORKED!!! You just saved me $1000+ for buying a new surface and a lot of headaches. THANK YOU!!!
I am literally crying right now, THIS ACTUALLY WORKED!
I tried everything but all it needed was a few chest compressions?
Ok...what?! Can confirm this worked. I had to try far left and far right sides too and then I heard the disc boot up and I'm just....What?! Thanks so much dude. I'm not ready to give up on my surface just yet.
I need to say that your video just saved my 10 years old surface pro. Thank you 🙏🏻 I can’t even believe it worked 😅
I did this on my surface pro 3 early this morning, and it worked after like 3 or 4 tries. Thanks for this fix.
After more then a few years with a black screen I tried this the 1st time and gave it about 10 compressions and it worked.
Thanks!
OMG I couldn't get my surface pro 3 to turn on after trying the "hold the power button" method. I thought that was it for my surface pro 3 until I found this video. I was pissed because I thought this guy was joking and my surface was broken. So I thought fuck it what can I lose so I flipped it over with the keyboard attached and pressed on the middle and corners multiple times and just TOUCHED the power button... IT POWERED ON 😳😁 IT WORKED AFTER DOING COMPRESSIONS
take it from me that this method WORKS I SWEAR ITS NOT A JOKE.
THIS WORKED!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! My screen has been cracked a little across the bottom and CPR a few times (two sets of CPR) WORKED!!! I've learned my lesson. I'm backing up my files to tonight and weekly moving forward. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I am so grateful you posted this video!!!!
This is genius. My fingers hurt from trying the button method with no success. Tried this and voila my surface pro 3 is alive and well. Thank you.
I have been fighting to get my surface pro 3 to come on for about two days and came across this video. I thought this was garbage at first, but I have to say that it worked just like he showed in the video. My guess is that something is wiggling loss and this reseats it or something. I am not sure, but this fixed my issue. Thank you so much for the video!
I tried almost everithing an just did this for fun, and OMG I can't believe that this actually works.
Was skeptical. Can’t believe it actually worked. Thanks for the very helpful video. If it doesn’t work for someone their battery may be the issue and if that’s the case they’re stuck with nothing but a paper weight for it is damn near impossible to swap out the battery without breaking the thin lcd screen. 🤷🏻♂️
@HollywoodHornet I have tried the CPR compressions and they worked the 1st time and my Surface Pro 3 started, I opted to do a Restart /Update. But, black screen again. I have retried the CPR, three times but no good. I am going to let it rest overnight and try again tomorrow. And I will try the freezer method for 30 minutes.
It is disappointing these Surfaces are failing for so many people, and it does seem software related with Updates but your hardware fix, disproves that....hmmm.....?!
Had a surface doing the same stuff. None of the normal stuff worked and tried this with nothing to lose. Pleased to say that this actually worked! Now I need to figure out what is inside has a bad connection as I'm sure this will happen again.
Thanks!!!!!
Desperate times call for desperate measures. When I tried every other thing I decided I had nothing to lose. Worst thing, I would be pitching the damn thing. I tried the CPR and it didn't work the first time. Put the Surface Pro 3 on my bed face down and pushed down on it in several places. A miracle happened. It started working again. I don't know why this works and frankly, don't care. It is working, that's what is important. Thank you, thank you.
Usually never comment, but this just revived my 2014 Surface Pro 3 after a day of me panicking about years of lost work. Bizarrely it worked???!!
Thank you so much!
I would have sworn this was a joke. But after 2 or 3 times of trying it, my Surface Pro 3 turned on! Don't know why it works but it does! Thanks
Any ideas/explanation why this method works? Maybe something is loose inside? I think where you push is the fan?
Thanks this worked! Even had my shirt off for good luck 👍
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I had my pants off for good luck but it didn't work
It worked but I can't my shirt off
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just took my shirt off hope it works😂
I had tried EVERYTHING! Can't believed this worked. Thank you so much for sharing!
I have tried everything! I tried this and it works!!!!!!!! Thanks alot mannnnn
Oh my goodness, you are my hero!!! I've tried the power and volume thing multiple times, even bought a new laptop because my surface pro 3 wouldn't turn on. Prior to buying the new laptop, I scheduled an appointment with Best Buy but once I got there they told me that they can't look at it because it's not under warrantee =( As a last ditch effort I stumbled onto your video, and it worked!!! My child was mocking me for even trying, lol, but it worked!!! Thank you so much!!! I'm very strongly considering returning the new laptop. I think that your video just saved me $700!?!?
I wanted to happy cry so bad when my surface pro turned on. You have no idea how much you saved me from breaking down 🥺🥺🥺 thank you so much. Also can't believe I was finally able to use my first aid training. But seriously thank you!!
Not having much luck with this. I've tried compressions everywhere on the back. Looks like it did the trick for a lot of people here. Anyone have any tips that i could try to get this to work?
This really works. I was freaking out at work because my surface wasn't turning on. The power + power bottom didn't work either! Thank god this method worked. Thank you so much for saving my day. !! Blessss
Dude!
i can´t believe it Works!
I put in a flat surface, tried 15 times in each corner, and in the center.... then i press the power button (While my wife was laughing)....
and it WORKS!!!
This still works! If you don't believe me, just try it. I pushed in a few spots and it turned on.
Omg it freaking worked!!! my surface Pro 3 has been dead, and wouldn’t turn on for a full week, I was about to give up and have to save for a new one. I tried this one time and it worked. It turns on now! Thank you you’re a lifesaver! 😭❤️❤️❤️
I never comment or like videos ever, but I just have to say THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This is an amazing fix and I have been laughing for the last 30 minutes. THIS IS A LIFE SAVER
Wow....! I went through countless other videos trying every combination of buttons and nothing worked. Found this video and thought it was a joke but tried it anyways and it worked! I’m guessing a connector wasn’t seated properly or something. Thanks for the video man!
Even after reading all of these comments I still wasn’t a believer, but 45 plus bangs later..it is alive!! Thank you Surface pro god!!
Thank you very much. I remember seeing a similar video a couple of years ago demonstrating same idea. I had to do it again and had to look up the technique again. I still don't know why but it worked. Thanks for sharing ❤
I tried everything and then I stumbled upon your video thinking you were trolling people for laughs... it worked and I still can't believe it. Thank you very much you saved me a lot of time.
I didn't install the latest update. After having been in sleep mode for 20 mins, it was in the same situation as in the video. I have tried everything (various buttons, hair dryer...) I was desperate... But the CPR worked!!! I can finally recover my lecture notes and project assignments. Thanks a lot!!! Apparently it's a Windows' problem, I have also encountered this situation with an Asus laptop. Maybe need to change my surface pro3....
oh my goodness i dont even have the words. Im taking the time out of my day to write about how this weird method actually worked and saved me my surface pro from being used as firewood. My neighbors are probably upset at my wife and I screaming of laughter when i finally saw the Surface logo illuminate on the screen. I feel like I want to donate some money to you over this find lol
Glad to help, buddy.
You Sir, just saved my ass. Had a midnight deadline for some work today and all my work was on my Surface. Thought this was a "gotcha" video but I was desperate. What do you know, it worked!
Wow this is great, i thought this was a joke video at first until I tried it! Worked for my Surface Pro 3! A+ Thanks Matt
I thought this guy is crazy but I was desperate so gave it a try. Nothing at first, but I kept holding the button down and the keyboard lit up followed by the screen! Thank you!
When I first watched this video, I thought he was a crazy man but I was mistaken. This method actually worked. Thanks man. God bless
I doubted the methods of this video, I was sat trying to get my surface to turn on for ages and ages, my dad was trying to help me and we had no idea what to do. I watched this and told my dad that some guy on the internet says we gotta perform cpr, and while it didn’t work the first time, I did a second round of 15 compressions and turned it on. We burst out laughing because it was such a strange fix but it just worked, thank you so much you wizard!
WTF??? That actually worked! I tried everything else I could find on the internet and nothing would work. I tried this and it worked after the second set of compressions! Thank you for posting!
THIS WORKS. Mine was stuck on the Surface logo. I had got it fixed in laptop store. 4 weeks it broke again. I tried EVERY METHOD I could find. I left the keyboard attached. It was stuck on SURFACE LOGO. Turned it upside down as in video and compressed 15 times. I AM BLOWN AWAY. IT WORKED 😮
Thank you. *I can confirm this worked on my Surface RT2* , yes, an older Surface, that one with Windows RT. Mine stopped booting, wouldn't even turn on. Opened it and found there was a red blinking led inside (upside down on some board, but it's visible in the dark). I thought draining the battery would fix it but it didn't. Anyway after watching this video decided to try and after some CPR in the center and around: it's alive again. Thanks.
I tried all of the other methods, and nothing worked. I did this and thought it was crazy, but IT WORKED!
as an i.t. tech I thought this is ridiculous and no way that it would work..... Sure enough back up and running, is this a long term fix or temporary?
I don't how many years ago I made this video off the top of my head, but I'd guess between one or two. Mine is still working.
Hello, it worked for us so first of all thank you! There are a bit of complex files we're trying to upload to google drive but our issue is, we had it happen again and again. Right now we are setting to sleep, never plugged in and not plugged in and checking date and time. I assume this is a temporary fix because it may be an internal connection that weakens every time we do this and eventually it will not work. What's your experience with these updates ie sleep and date & time in fixing this permanently? We already bought a surface pro 8 but we hate to lose this device.
After CPRing mine, I used the internet to set the date and time. I also made sure my Pro3 never goes to sleep. It is now either on or off. I haven't had any problems since. Not even the frequent Microsoft updates have bricked it, so my CPR remains undefeated. Your device isn't weakening with each CPR. It's probably getting stronger and eventually won't require the CPR anymore once done exactly the way it needs to maintain any would-be loose connection.
@@HollywoodHornet thanks for the reply. We are going to test it by turning it off. My wife is concerned she wont get it back but we at least got over 12 gigs of data uploaded. Do you know what exactly is causing this to occur?
I never thought that the classes of First Aid could help me to save my PC😂. This is insane, thanks🙏
marvelous!!! After tried so many methods, finally this method worked out...At 1st I thought this guy is joking, but after gave a try, speechless..
I'm a hardware engineer and when I saw this video, I can't lie, I called bullshit straight away. Looked at the comment section to see if it was just a joke, but every comment said it worked. Tried it, to no avail. Read a couple more comments of people saying to try it in different places. Did compressions all over the back, and it worked! I have no idea who you are, but you can have my job, I'm clearly not as good at talking to computers as you, my friend.
They call me "The surface whisperer"
Got that right!
It worked! I thought it was the stupidest thing ever but it was the best solution after seeing many other videos. Thank you man!! A comment from spain.
Yes! This worked for me as well! I grabbed the Surface Pro by opposite corners and started flexing it, then tried the compressions as shown. It's working again now. Thanks very much.
This is the only thing that worked. Thank you so much!!!!
I though this is a joke , but I gave it try after two tries it did work. I showed that to my MD son and told him can you believe it I just did a CPR to my computer. Just amazing 😀
Absolute legend. Don't know how you figured this out but you're a genius.
This man is legend. I had tried everything and was just about to do the recovery image thing from another video which would have factory reset my Pro and wipe all my files. I am so happy I tried this first.....it worked! Thank you so much HollywoodHornet!
You are a MAGICIAN. I didn´t believe in Witchcraft until today. You have made my day. Surface Pro 1 back to life. Thanks so much.
I swear to god this worked and I can't describe how relieved I am feeling right now. I tried out every single solution there is out there - nothing seemed to work. When I saw this video I had to check if this is an april fools joke or not. Turns out - It fucking worked. Thank you so much!!!!!!!
Wow! It worked after 7 tries of CPR... so don't give up. Did it on different spots. I was laughing so hard when it turned on bc I thought it was silly, that a part of me was desperate enough to keep trying! Thank you so much bc I've tried everything else and nothing worked but this! 👍
I seriously can not believe this worked. You are a genius. THANK YOU
Holy moly I'm shocked! Legit thought this was a joke but saw the comments and tried it! My surface is alive once again!
Thanks. Didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Tried it for good measure since all the other methods didn't work for hours. Had to do the compression a few times and finally worked after a final 30 second power button hold. Cheers.
Thank you so much!! I was stressing out that my surface pro didn't turn on until I did CPR (15 chest compressions) on the left, middle, and right side. I placed it on my bed so that it would cushion my surface pro and it worked. 🧐
Absolutely Brilliant!!!! Worked like a charm. I thought I was going to have to pay money to get the Surface Pro to turn on again.
Mine is surface note 2. I tried the compression it didn't work. I don't know if I'm not applying enough pressure. I'm scared of pressing too hard
I'm literally laughing myself to death here, alone in my house, amused at the fact that this WORKED. I can't stop laughing, seriously. WTF??? Why did it fix the issue??? And most intriguingly: how the hell did this guys found out about this???????!!!!!!!???? SHOCKING.
Just tried this after the freezer method failed last time and it worked with just one strong press in the middle, just over the hinge. It is clear to me there is a loose connection inside. Literally, not being able to switch on trying everything for hours > find this video > one press > ON!!!! Thank you so much!
WTH ,, that worked,,,I had to do it a couple of time ,,but ya it came back and was fully charged,,, I tried all the other way and got nowhere,,,,, LOL ..THANK YOU so much!!! I just subscribed and hit the like button!!!!
After trying all the button combos/timings I could find. Stumbled on to this video. I was certain it was a spoof/prank. But thought I would try it before taking it to a shop… after 3 sets of 15 it miraculously turned on!!! Thanks for the tip!!! Stoked. I thought I had lost everything!!!
Wow! Buddy….If i could give you a hug I would! You’re a life saver!
I thought this was a scam or something. But I just tried it after trying everything else. OMG. You’ve got to be kidding me. This actually worked. SERIOUSLY!!!
Holly crap. I felt so stupid trying that, but it worked!!! ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tried everything else with no result. That is ridiculous... How the hell did you think that one up????!!!!
Taking it apart looked like a pain in the ass, and the 1911 seemed a bit too extreme. I opted for a middle ground and "holy shit it worked". The rest is history.
@@HollywoodHornet Well done you. And many thanks for sharing it! You have saved a lot of people a lot of hassle!!
Any hack for the issue of surface pro 3 cover keyboard not working, please?
Thank you very very much! For this fix ! I am so surprised.
I tried everything every day and i do the chest compressions and my Surface Pro 4 works. Thanks 🙏😘😘😘
Thank you very much. It worked on my surface pro 3. I tried all the tricks google. You are the best.
How hard are people pushing? I've also heard about flexing the case, but I don't want to break the screen. I've tried a few times to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.
Pretty hard but not all my strength. As hard as you would press if actually pressing on a CPR dummy to make the clicking noise of a proper chest compression.
Dude what?!? Even after reading the comments I went like - Why not?
Worked first time. Actually on the second push I heard a sound like static electricity arcing inside.
And bammm worked. What a lifesaver.
I just had this same exact problem... your fix worked. I can't believe that. Thank you so much
just worked for me too! i got my Surface Pro 3 working again. to funny!
I totally worked. I'm impressed. I tried it not to hard in the beginning but that didn't work so I pressed harder and that did the trick! Thank you so much!
I said to myself that I would comment if this truly worked and IT DID!! Tysm I can finish college now
I originally laughed at the repair method of CPR...until I tried it myself and ended the tears of my daughter (whose computer wouldn't power on for 2 days) we tried everything to no avail!! Thank you, for this extremely helpful video you are a saint 👍👌🙏
THIS WORKED ON PRO 4 TYSM HOW DID U EVEN FIND THIS OUT
No way.. this actually worked! After hours of button holding and button sequences, this works first try! Amazing
Part man, part machine. I swear I thought it was a straight up hoax with tons of fake comments etc., but wtf i gave heart treatment to this sp3 that has been dead for years and its breathing again. Mind blown, thanks!
That's why I recorded the video this time around. I did CPR on my parent's SP3 that had been dead for months and it revived. I thought "nobody is gonna believe me if I don't record it."
The wife said "just go through the motions and pretend to dobit again". I said "no way, the internet will know it's fake and not even try it. I have to do it legit when another one breaks."
A month went by and mine broke. I said "perfect! Not I can legit do CPR on a dead one and resurrect it." Recorded video, resurrected it, and now saving SP3's, one view at a time. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Ohh tears of joy! All my stories, thank you so much! Will only write on the cloud from now on!!
Wtf so I search everywhere on the internet trying to find a fix and nothing and I come across this video thinking oh boy this has to be a troll and it worked on the 1st try. This bloke is a legend
Saw the video and thought it was a windup. My Surface Pro 3 has been dead all day and I was considering opening it up and looking for faults which would probably break it. Tried the CPR approach all around the device (didn't work on the middle) and the device turned on straight away. Amazing. Funniest fix I've ever seen.
Tried CPR on it once, didn't work. Tried it six different times all at different locations, and it worked. What the actual fuuu, my guy. Thank you so much!
This really safed my surface in the beginning thought it was a joke ore something but after reading some reactions I tried it a couple of times and it really worked
I did work for me Matt...I even went to the Microsoft Store prior, they worked on it...rep said it was dead. I guess with touch screens...loose wires will happen...but Microsoft has to get better info on these fixes...these units are not cheap. Thanks Matt!
It freaking works !! We were laughing at the idea but said what the hell everyone says it works.... it took around 12 tries in all different areas. But it finally turned on ! Thank you so much for this gem of a video