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ADoran
Copper Contributor
May 20, 2021

Surface UEFI Configurator not formatting USB or adding DFI files

Going through the steps provided to migrate Surface Hub 2s to Windows 10 Pro at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/surface-hub/surface-hub-2s-migrate-os#prepare-the-semm-certificate

 

Getting hung up with Surface UEFI Configurator doing absolutely nothing after clicking BUILD.  

 

USB drive selected is not formatted as the tool says, and no DFI files are created on the USB stick either.  Rebooted, tried many times with the same result - nothing happens. No DFI files found on the entire system either. 

 

I've had no problems using the SurfaceDeploymentAccelerator - https://github.com/microsoft/SurfaceDeploymentAccelerator/blob/master/README.md to create images, but assuming I NEED to have the UEFI & SEMM stuff figured out in order to use the Windows 10 Pro image created with SDA. 

 

Any help?

  • Ibrahim87's avatar
    Ibrahim87
    Copper Contributor
    Apr 19, 2024
    I’ll begin by outlining the necessary steps to recover a Surface Book 2, then I’ll share my comments and feedback. If your Surface Book 2 fails to boot and you don’t have a pre-prepared image on a USB drive, it can be extremely frustrating. This situation is particularly painful when the Windows logo starts flashing, followed by a boot failure and an error message stating “.Dfi file not found.” This issue is often due to the root base software that your Surface relies on to boot, in addition to the Windows OS files. It’s important to note that most publicly shared laptops and PCs are domain-restricted, making it almost impossible to use your USB to create an online image, so trying to do so can be a waste of time. Later today, I will provide a resolution for this issue using your iPhone, believe it or not.
  • ADoran's avatar
    ADoran
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    May 21, 2021

    ADoran I had opened a support case regarding the issues I was experiencing, it was suggested I use a non-domain joined PC which was not mentioned in the documentation or steps provided in the link I included. 

     

    Brought in a personal laptop non-domain joined and had no problems at all creating the SEMM package on USB stick.  Little frustrating that this detail was omitted from the documentation and steps provided. 

     

    Hope this helps anyone else running into the same problems. 

    • Neftech's avatar
      Neftech
      Copper Contributor
      Jan 28, 2022
      Hi ADoran,

      I realise this is long dead but I'm trying to perform essentially the same thing, SEMM via the UEFI, i get the error SERIALXXX_ surfacexxx.dfi not found after creating the usb and trying to install it. I've tried domain joined and not on both windows 10 and 11. Any ideas?

      Thanks so much in advance
      • cezarcretu's avatar
        cezarcretu
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        Jan 31, 2022

        Hello Neftech 

         

        Please open a support case so we can look into the details if your issue

         

        Thank you,

        Cezar

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