If the sound on your Surface 3 suddenly stopped working, these instructions will help you get the audio adapter working again in Windows 10.
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How to fix Microsoft Surface video player and sound issues on Windows 10
Microsoft's Surface 3 is a great tablet that probably won't replace your laptop due to its hardware limitations. However, for content consumption and simple computing tasks like email, word processing, spreadsheets, music, YouTube videos, and watching movies on Netflix, it's a fantastic device.
The tablet originally shipped with Windows 8.1, but it's perfectly compatible with Windows 10. However, that doesn't mean that Surface 3 doesn't have any issues with Microsoft's latest operating system. At some point after upgrading to Windows 10, you'll probably notice that the sound stops working. This can be inconvenient if you're just watching something on Netflix or listening to music on Spotify before bed.
In this guide, I'll walk you through a series of troubleshooting steps to get the sound working again on your Surface 3.