New Surface Pro 11 for Business, Surface Laptop 7 for Business, and Surface USB4 dock



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Organizations seeking competitive advantage increasingly view PCs as strategic assets rather than commodities. The right devices can boost engagement, productivity and security throughout the workday. More and more, organizations are also choosing devices with on-device AI to streamline workflows, enhance efficiency and support innovation. Microsoft is committed to helping customers take advantage of transformative technology—exemplified by Copilot+ PCs from Microsoft Surface.

Our first Copilot+ PCs, Surface Laptop and Surface Pro, shipped to commercial customers worldwide last September. Featuring Snapdragon X series processors with powerful NPUs, they deliver rich AI experiences, strong performance and all-day battery life, propelling the Windows PC ecosystem into a new era of innovation. Customers and reviewers appreciate Surface Laptop's new form factor and Surface Pro's mobility with the all-new Surface Flex Keyboard.

Now, we’re excited to introduce Copilot+ PCs, Surface Pro for Business and Surface Laptop for Business with Intel® Core™ Ultra processors (Series 2), designed exclusively for commercial customers. Let's explore these devices and additional tools enhancing the commercial experience.

Copilot+ PCs, built exclusively for business​

The new Surface Pro for Business with Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2) delivers tablet versatility and laptop performance in a Copilot+ PC. Flexible design, smart accessories and intuitive interactions support seamless Microsoft Copilot[1] productivity.

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The stunning 13” PixelSense™ Flow display enhances visuals with adaptive color and contrast and 120 Hz dynamic refresh. The optional OLED screen delivers exceptional brightness, 1M:1 contrast ratio and HDR for an even more immersive experience. We’ve also included anti-reflective technology that reduces glare up to 50% for improved visibility in varied lighting.

Remote collaboration gets a boost with a 1440p Quad HD front-facing Surface Studio Camera with ultrawide field-of-view and AI-enabled Windows Studio Effects. Employees can more effectively collaborate with colleagues and engage with Copilot through voice commands using Dual Studio Mics featuring Voice focus and Omnisonic® Speakers with Dolby® Atmos®.

Two USB-C® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports and Bluetooth® Core 5.4 keep employees connected to the accessories they need most, while high-speed Wi-Fi 7 delivers twice the maximum bandwidth of Wi-Fi 6E,[2] ideal for real-time experiences like video calling.

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The optional Surface Pro Flex Keyboard supports a highly productive 2-in-1 experience almost anywhere— a cramped plane seat, a hotel room, the kitchen table, or a traditional office. It comes fully loaded with a Copilot key,[3] charging and docking for the optional Surface Slim Pen and a large precision haptic touchpad that’s customizable for greater accessibility.

The keyboard can be used attached or detached and offers up to 41 hours of battery life during continuous typing, [4] while 128-bit encryption technology helps protect data between keyboard and device. Paired with accessories like the Kensington Elevated Stand, employees can enjoy the versatility of a 2-in-1 with the ergonomics of a traditional desktop setup.

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Surface Laptop for Business with Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2) is a Copilot+ PC designed to enhance productivity through premium AI experiences and sleek, thoughtful design. Whether in 13.8” or 15” options, the stunning PixelSense Flow touchscreen maximizes workspace with razor-thin bezels. Each display is color-calibrated at the factory and incorporates anti-reflective technology, dynamic refresh and adaptive color for an optimal viewing experience.

The 1080p Surface Studio Camera, paired with AI-enabled Windows Studio Effects, supports seamless remote collaboration with exceptional clarity, accurate color and consistent lighting. Omnisonic Speakers with Dolby Atmos and Dual Studio Mics enhanced by Voice focus deliver crystal-clear audio for better communication.

With two USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports, one USB-A port, a MicroSDXC Express card reader and Bluetooth Core 5.4, Surface Laptop helps employees stay connected to the devices and data they depend on. In addition to fast, secure Wi-Fi 7, Surface Laptop will be the first clamshell Surface available with 5G, enabling productivity in more places. Stay tuned for more details about the availability of our 5G Surface Laptop for Business later this year.

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The Surface precision haptic touchpad can be adjusted to meet diverse accessibility needs including limb differences. Whether interacting with the palm, foot, edge of the hand, or residual limb, the touchpad supports fluid, intuitive work. You can read more about our accessibility innovations in this blog.

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Intel Core Ultra 200V series processors accelerate AI productivity​

Surface Pro for Business and Surface Laptop for Business feature the latest Intel Core Ultra 200V series processors boosting employee effectiveness and performance across workloads, applications and AI experiences. Delivering 40+ TOPs on the NPU – up to 2x the bandwidth of the previous generation of Intel Core Ultra – these new processors deliver outstanding Copilot+ PC performance on x86 architecture.

Intel’s new design also delivers excellent power-efficiency for various complex business workloads by sending the right task to the right engine at the right time. The latest generation of P-core and low-power E-core processor architectures, an enhanced NPU 4.0 AI Engine and built-in Intel® Arc™ GPUs driven by a new Xe2 architecture drive business productivity by optimizing hundreds of apps and tools.

Rearchitected P-cores run priority tasks and workloads with optimized power efficiency thanks to AI-based power management, an enhanced memory subsystem, and power, performance and area (PPA) optimizations, with up to 12 MB of shared L3 cache.

Highly efficient and performant next-generation E-cores, housed in a dedicated cluster with their own cache, are optimized for lower priority tasks that require less power. They include up to 4 MB shared L2 cache and doubled AI throughput through four 128-bit Floating Point (FP) and Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) vector extensions.

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The integrated Intel Arc GPU provides power-efficient DirectX 12 Ultimate performance with 8 Xe-cores, 64 vector engines and 8 MB cache. As an example, this enables Surface Laptop for Business to deliver up to 22% faster graphic performance than Surface Laptop 6.[5] The Intel Arc GPU packs an AI punch with XeSS (Xe Super Sampling) and Intel XMX (Xe Matrix Extensions) AI engines for upscaling and raytracing performance for graphics

Surface and Intel bring premium Copilot+ PC experiences to businesses​

Copilot+ PCs boost productivity through rich experiences powered by the latest AI processors. Surface Pro for Business and Surface Laptop for Business take advantage of Intel’s new architecture to bring AI to more businesses and schools. The NPU on the Intel Core Ultra 200V Series will enable capabilities like Recall (preview), Click-to-Do (preview) and Live Captions with translations from over 40 languages into English, providing new opportunities for employees to innovate and succeed.[6] To learn more about these new capabilities, read this Windows blog: New experiences coming to Copilot+ PCs and Windows 11 | Windows Experience Blog

Intel engagement with ISVs has resulted in over 300 AI-accelerated features in solutions from Promeo, Liquidtext, Cephable, Microsoft and more. Learn more about Intel’s resources to help ISVs and customers to build on-device AI experiences here: AI PC Development | Intel. Last but not least, Intel processors feature industry-leading compatibility with the breadth of enterprise applications, making it easier than ever for more organizations to adopt AI and Copilot+ PC experiences.

Enhancing thermal performance with System Management Framework​

Surface design offers adaptability. To support all form factors and silicon, we created the System Management Framework (SMF), a platform-independent system for managing fans and passive cooling. Complementary to Intel’s optimized architecture, it ensures seamless processor performance while maintaining expected quality standards. This approach enables all silicon partners to excel within shared thermal and power limits. SMF also streamlines engineering with consistent tools, configuration and tuning methods across products.

SMF uses Intel’s refined configurable power limits, dynamically allocating power across the CPU, GPU and NPU within the SOC to maximize performance. Surface devices utilize these interfaces innovatively for thermal and power management, harnessing dynamic power limits. Beyond thermal optimization, SMF manages broader power management functions. Future blog posts will detail SMF’s role across our portfolio.

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Secure by design​

Drawing on Microsoft's unmatched security knowledge and enterprise expertise, Surface Pro for Business and Surface Laptop for Business are engineered to empower businesses through end-to-end, chip-to-cloud security. From design to manufacturing, hardware to firmware, and user experiences to IT management, every layer works individually and together to enable robust and seamless endpoint protection. With advanced Windows 11 Pro security features enabled by default and deep integration with the Microsoft management ecosystem, these devices simplify the path to modern, secure productivity.

Designing security into the foundation, Surface Pro and Surface Laptop are Secured-core PCs with the most advanced Windows 11 security capabilities enabled by default. These include Memory Integrity, Secure Boot and Memory Access Protection—all backed by TPM 2.0 provide protection from sophisticated attacks.

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Secure identities are essential for confidently adopting and accessing AI experiences. For instance, Recall (in preview)[7] uses passwordless authentication via Windows Hello to secure access to saved snapshots. With Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS) enabled by default, Virtualized Based Security (VBS) backed by TPM 2.0 isolate and protect user's authentication data and help further secure the data communication channel.

Both Surface Pro and Surface Laptop feature optimized Windows Hello cameras, supporting seamless login and authenticated access to critical data. Surface Pro for Business includes NFC, and we are broadening the availability of the Smart Card Reader on Surface Laptop for Business to more SKUs and markets, offering additional options for passwordless protection.

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To further enhance security and reliability, the Microsoft Pluton security processor available on Surface Pro for Business and Laptop for Business will be updated with an all-new feature. Integrated directly into Copilot+ PC processors, Pluton delivers built-in, next-generation security. Designed as a secure platform, Pluton enables Microsoft to protect critical secrets like credentials, user identities, encryption keys and more. Because Pluton resides within the System on Chip (SOC), data is significantly harder to remove even if an attacker has installed malware or has physical control of the PC.

Simplifying management and delivering the latest protections against current and emerging threats, Pluton receives its firmware and feature updates directly from Microsoft. This makes it easy to provide new capabilities with little to no intervention needed. One such capability that will be coming with future updates to Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2), Snapdragon X Series and AMD Ryzen AI 300 series processors is the Pluton Key Storage Provider (KSP).

The Pluton KSP and its integration with Entra ID and Microsoft Intune will enhance chip-to-cloud security and reliability for Entra ID sign-in by protecting tokens used by those services generated with Pluton hardware for device-bound security in zero trust workflows. KSP will also improve reliability by minimizing the ability to inadvertently clear keys when repairing other aspects of the device to reduce the chance that a user encounters a disruption in their work with a problem in signing on or accessing their data. Read more about Pluton and the KSP in the latest blog from the Windows Security team here. Additionally, you can read more about the Surface approach to security in this blog and in our technical documentation here.

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Security Copilot in Surface Management Portal (preview)​

Along with commercial-exclusive device innovation, we continue to build the ecosystem of tools to help IT admins manage and service Surface devices.

We’re excited to announce that Microsoft Security Copilot is coming to the Surface Management Portal in Intune as a public preview on February 24. This integration bridges Microsoft 365 and Surface, delivering streamlined workflows, enhanced device management, and AI-driven insights that empower customers to work smarter and more efficiently. IT admins and security teams often spend hours researching across systems and analyzing data. With natural language prompts and guidance, Copilot simplifies troubleshooting and policy configuration, saving time and effort.


Enabling the Surface Management Portal plugin for Security Copilot empowers your IT department to:
  • Spend less time researching and completing support and management tasks
  • Get fast answers via Copilot’s access to the Surface and Microsoft knowledge base
  • Access private insights built on your warranty and device data, enabling tailored responses
Over the past six months, we have been testing this new capability in private preview, and we look forward to expanding the preview to more organizations.

Here’s how to get started with Security Copilot in Surface Management Portal (preview):
  • Work with your billing admin to add capacity (Security Compute Units) for Microsoft Security Copilot in the same tenant as your Surface Management Portal
  • Work with your Security admin to enable the Surface Management Portal plugin in Microsoft Security Copilot
  • Once completed, you’ll see Copilot prompts appear in the Overview screen of Surface Management Portal.
For more information on how Microsoft Security Copilot can help secure your environment check out the overview page here or review the technical documentation for implementation and configuration details.

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Surface USB4 Dock​

Often overlooked, docking stations are essential for creating efficient, connected workspaces. That’s why we’re introducing the new Surface USB4 Dock, a docking station designed to enhance both home and office workspaces. Surface USB4 Dock connects devices like Surface Pro and Laptop to peripherals such as displays, mice, printers and more. The sleek and compact design helps keep workspaces organized while delivering full-featured connectivity options including two USB-C with USB4® ports, one USB-A port, one HDMI™ 2.1 port and gigabit Ethernet. It maintains peak performance and connectivity with 40 Gbps data transfer speed and 65W power passthrough using its USB-C connection. The use of USB-C also helps with compatibility across other supported devices. Surface USB4 Dock supports either two 4K monitors at 60 Hz or a single 8K monitor at 30 Hz via USB4 and HDMI 2.1 ports.

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Tactile indicators simplify port identification, especially for users with visual impairments. For IT manageability, this dock includes PXE boot,[8] WMI, Wake on LAN,[9] MAC Address Passthrough and firmware updates are handled through Windows Update or the Surface app.

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We’re excited for Surface USB4 Dock to join our lineup of Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock and Surface USB-C Travel Hub to complement our portfolio of commercial devices.

Designed with sustainability in mind​

Core to our efforts to make sustainability part of our Surface product promise, we design products with the circular economy in mind. Starting with our processes and delivery, our supply chain for devices is shifting to 100% carbon-free electricity for Microsoft-related production.[10] Also, our new device packaging is paper-based - minimizing plastic use - and uses less material than before, making our boxes lighter.

Both Surface Pro and Laptop exemplify our efforts to use more recycled materials. Surface Pro’s enclosure is made with more recycled materials than any previous Surface Pro, containing a minimum of 27.6% recycled content.[11] Surface Laptop’s enclosure is made with a minimum of 67.6% recycled content, including 100% recycled aluminum alloy and 100% recycled rare earth metals.[12] Additionally, Surface Laptop for Business is our first Surface device to make use of 100% recycled cobalt in the battery cell.[13] Surface USB4 Dock contains more recycled materials than any previous Surface dock, including 100% recycled tin, 100% recycled gold and 50% recycled plastic.[14] These new devices are also more energy efficient - Surface Pro and Laptop are both ENERGY STAR certified.[15]

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Increased device repairability can offer significant carbon emissions and waste reduction benefits.[16] Surface continues to invest in this important space by designing products that are easier to repair with more replacement components and expanded device repair options. Surface Pro and Laptop are serviceable by design with replacement components that can help increase your organization’s return on investment. Major components in both devices, including the motherboard, battery, cameras and more are replaceable.[17] To help facilitate repairs, both devices include clear icons that identify the number of screws and driver types needed for key components along with a built-in QR code that provides convenient access to instructions. Both devices also include removable hard drives for data retention to make it easier to reuse devices and pass them on to new employees and maintain control of your sensitive information.[18]

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Fueling AI adoption​

Surface Pro and Laptop empower your business to stay ahead as the AI revolution unfolds. Robust performance, innovative on-device AI and business-focused design deliver premium, secure experiences. They elevate productivity and collaboration while enabling your organization to take advantage of the latest AI features today and tomorrow. Surface Pro and Laptop equip you with the essential tools to embrace business transformation through technology innovation.

Surface Pro for Business and Surface Laptop for Business will be available exclusively to business customers in select markets starting February 18. Alongside Surface Copilot+ PCs featuring Snapdragon X series processors, customers will now be able to choose which device best fits their needs while embracing the latest in Microsoft AI.

Check out Nancie Gaskill’s blog on the Windows Devices site for additional information and insights directly from businesses using Surface devices to outperform and outcompete. Learn more and find a reseller at Surface.com/Business or preorder directly from the Microsoft Store:




We look forward to seeing how Surface Copilot+ PCs can help you transform your businesses!


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