Surface Laptop Touch Screen Not Working

Ian 20 Reputation points
2026-06-11T12:12:29.13+00:00

As the title says, my touch screen has stopped working. I went through all the basic steps, reinstalled drivers, booted to BIOS and found it also not working there, took all the steps listed online and finally sent it to Microsoft for a warranty repair. They sent it back yesterday with very little explanation about what was done but an indication that they'd replaced the touch screen. Halfway through device setup, the touch screen stopped working again. It seemed to happen during the three-step updates download process before I'd even gotten to my home screen. Doesn't sound like a hardware issue after all, though Microsoft installing a new screen seems to have worked for a while. I don't want to fill out another form and send it back so they can replace the screen again and have it still not work because of something in the setup process. Does anyone else have experience with this issue?

Surface | Surface Laptop | Display and screen
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2026-06-11T12:12:45.57+00:00

Because touch does not work in UEFI/BIOS and the device already had the touchscreen replaced, this behavior is consistent with a recurring hardware or firmware issue on the device rather than something caused by Windows setup alone.

From Microsoft’s documented guidance for Surface devices:

  1. Booting to UEFI is the key hardware test.
    • If touch does not work in UEFI, the touchscreen has likely experienced a hardware failure and the device needs servicing again.
    • If touch works in UEFI but fails only in Windows, then the issue is usually drivers/Windows and can often be fixed by reinstalling the touchscreen driver, updating Windows/Surface firmware, or resetting the device.
  2. In this case, touch already failed in UEFI before the first repair. After Microsoft replaced the screen, touch worked briefly and then failed again during setup. That pattern still points to a hardware/firmware problem that only Microsoft (or an authorized service center) can fully diagnose and fix, not something that can be resolved permanently with driver reinstalls or a reset.
  3. The documented next steps when touch fails in UEFI or continues to fail after the standard software steps (driver reinstall, Windows/Surface updates, reset) are:
    • Submit another service order so the device can be inspected again.
    • If this is a business-owned device, use the business/education service channel.
    • If technically experienced, self-repair is possible only with the correct replaceable components and official guides, but this is generally not recommended while the device is under warranty.

Given that:

  • Touch has failed in UEFI,
  • A screen replacement only temporarily restored function,
  • And the issue reappears very early in setup,

the supported path is to contact Microsoft support again, reference the prior repair, and request further hardware/firmware diagnosis or replacement under warranty rather than continuing software troubleshooting.

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