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<blockquote data-quote="NightShade" data-source="post: 3299052" data-attributes="member: 29706"><p>Never messed with the surface tablets so can not be a lot of help there. May try a browser change though and see if that helps. Also uninstall any toolbars and always make sure that when you do an install you use the advanced options. Too many programs sneak crapware in and the only way to not install it is to do an advanced install. Most of the settings will be the same but you get to see what changes are made and when you come across the additional software section uncheck the other programs. Toolbars start when the OS starts which can affect the whole computer all the time. You can not believe the number of times I have nuked that type of stuff from business computers where the employees are installing stuff they shouldn't be on their workstation and wondering why they have issues. Even if you think there is nothing installed doing a double check is worth it. </p><p></p><p>Also check what is starting up on the system. Some programs like to put their little "update check" in the startup folder even though it will do the same function when you open the program. It's just something else running all the time and can cause problems if they are poorly written. <a href="https://winaero.com/blog/how-to-add-or-remove-startup-apps-in-windows-10/" target="_blank">https://winaero.com/blog/how-to-add-or-remove-startup-apps-in-windows-10/</a></p><p></p><p>And finally surface devices seem to have an issue where they throttle down way too much. <a href="https://www.windowslatest.com/2019/08/13/microsoft-surface-cpu-throttling-issue/" target="_blank">https://www.windowslatest.com/2019/08/13/microsoft-surface-cpu-throttling-issue/</a> It looks like for now the fix is <a href="https://forums.windowscentral.com/microsoft-surface-pro-4/403403-no-more-throttle-fans-surface-pro-3-4-a.html" target="_blank">https://forums.windowscentral.com/microsoft-surface-pro-4/403403-no-more-throttle-fans-surface-pro-3-4-a.html</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I will say this, if you really do want to use android you should be able to. Look up a USB OTG connector for the tablet you have in mind. I have a Tab S4 and use one with a <a href="https://amzn.to/2P2JgYA" target="_blank">wireless mouse</a> (which btw has been great, the first wireless mouse I have come across that is on par with a wired one) as well as <a href="https://amzn.to/2Y3JEKx" target="_blank">with a cable</a> to transfer dive information directly from my <a href="https://amzn.to/2LcMKGD" target="_blank">dive computer</a> to my tablet for logging. A wired keyboard will also work but will draw a bit more power so battery life will suffer. But with android using the Linux kernel a lot of the drivers needed for input devices is already baked in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NightShade, post: 3299052, member: 29706"] Never messed with the surface tablets so can not be a lot of help there. May try a browser change though and see if that helps. Also uninstall any toolbars and always make sure that when you do an install you use the advanced options. Too many programs sneak crapware in and the only way to not install it is to do an advanced install. Most of the settings will be the same but you get to see what changes are made and when you come across the additional software section uncheck the other programs. Toolbars start when the OS starts which can affect the whole computer all the time. You can not believe the number of times I have nuked that type of stuff from business computers where the employees are installing stuff they shouldn't be on their workstation and wondering why they have issues. Even if you think there is nothing installed doing a double check is worth it. Also check what is starting up on the system. Some programs like to put their little "update check" in the startup folder even though it will do the same function when you open the program. It's just something else running all the time and can cause problems if they are poorly written. [URL]https://winaero.com/blog/how-to-add-or-remove-startup-apps-in-windows-10/[/URL] And finally surface devices seem to have an issue where they throttle down way too much. [URL]https://www.windowslatest.com/2019/08/13/microsoft-surface-cpu-throttling-issue/[/URL] It looks like for now the fix is [URL]https://forums.windowscentral.com/microsoft-surface-pro-4/403403-no-more-throttle-fans-surface-pro-3-4-a.html[/URL] I will say this, if you really do want to use android you should be able to. Look up a USB OTG connector for the tablet you have in mind. I have a Tab S4 and use one with a [URL='https://amzn.to/2P2JgYA']wireless mouse[/URL] (which btw has been great, the first wireless mouse I have come across that is on par with a wired one) as well as [URL='https://amzn.to/2Y3JEKx']with a cable[/URL] to transfer dive information directly from my [URL='https://amzn.to/2LcMKGD']dive computer[/URL] to my tablet for logging. A wired keyboard will also work but will draw a bit more power so battery life will suffer. But with android using the Linux kernel a lot of the drivers needed for input devices is already baked in. [/QUOTE]
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