Microsoft Surface Pro 8 Screen Replacement

Unplug all cables and fully shut down your tablet.

If you have a keyboard attached, remove it.

Open the kickstand to about 90 degrees.

Firmly press a SIM eject tool into the small hole in the corner of the SSD door until it pops up.

Remove the SSD door.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP screwdriver to remove the 2.3 mm‑long screw securing the SSD.

Use your fingers to pull the SSD out of its socket at a shallow angle.

Slide the SSD door back into its recess and press down on the bottom edge until it clicks into place.

Close the kickstand and flip your device over so the screen is facing up.

When separating the top edge adhesive, follow instructions carefully to avoid damaging the front camera.

To prevent inserting your pick too far, measure 8 mm from the tip and mark the opening pick with a permanent marker.

Apply a suction handle to the top right corner of the screen, near the bottom of the speaker cutout.

Pull up on the suction handle with strong, steady force until a gap forms between the screen and frame.

Insert the tip of an opening pick in the gap you just created.

Slide the opening pick down the right edge and around the bottom right corner to separate the adhesive.

Slide the opening pick along the bottom edge and around the bottom left corner to separate the adhesive.

Slide the opening pick up the left edge to separate the adhesive.

Slide the opening pick along the top edge to separate the adhesive.

Once the screen is fully separated, slightly lift the top edge and flip the screen so it can lay flat.

Remove all the remaining adhesive liners, carefully holding the screen above your device as necessary.

Flip the screen over and align the bottom edge, using the frame's lip to properly orient it.

Once the bottom edge is properly aligned, lay the screen onto the frame.

Use your fingers to press down on the entire perimeter of the screen to secure it in the frame.

Use an arm of your tweezers to pry up and unclip the corners of the screen cable cover (on the screen itself, not in the device).

Remove the cover.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the screen cable press connector.

Remove the screen.

Use a spudger and tweezers to scrape up and remove all the old screen adhesive from the frame. Clean up any residue with high-concentration (>90%) isopropyl alcohol and a coffee filter or lint-free cloth.

Before applying any screen adhesives, find their proper orientation on the frame. Use cutouts and notches in the adhesive to match each strip to its spot on the perimeter.

Carefully align and apply the adhesive strips to the frame—don't remove the remaining top liners on the strips.

Lay the screen upside down on the frame so you can reconnect its cable. The screen should be oriented so when you flip it over, the top edge of the screen is lined up with the top edge of the frame.