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@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ author: dansimp
ms.author: dansimp
ms.topic: article
ms.audience: itpro
ms.date: 02/06/2020
ms.date: 02/20/2020
---
# Microsoft Surface Data Eraser
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2. Click **Build** to begin the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB creation process.
>[!NOTE]
>For Surface Pro X devices, select **ARM64**. for other Surface devices, select **x64**.
3. Click **Start** to acknowledge that you have a USB stick of at least 4 GB connected, as shown in Figure 1.
![Start the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser tool](images/dataeraser-start-tool.png "Start the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser tool")
*Figure 1. Start the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser tool*
4. Choose **x64** for most Surface devices or **ARM64** for Surface Pro X from the **Architecture Selection** page, as shown in Figure 2. Select **Continue**.
4. Select the USB drive of your choice from the **USB Thumb Drive Selection** page as shown in Figure 2, and then click **Start** to begin the USB creation process. The drive you select will be formatted and any existing data on this drive will be lost.
![Architecture selection](images/dataeraser-arch.png "Architecture Selection")<br>
*Figure 2. Select device architecture*
4. Select the USB drive of your choice from the **USB Thumb Drive Selection** page as shown in Figure 3, and then click **Start** to begin the USB creation process. The drive you select will be formatted and any existing data on this drive will be lost.
>[!NOTE]
>If the Start button is disabled, check that your removable drive has a total capacity of at least 4 GB.
![USB thumb drive selection](images/dataeraser-usb-selection.png "USB thumb drive selection")
*Figure 2. USB thumb drive selection*
*Figure 3. USB thumb drive selection*
5. After the creation process is finished, the USB drive has been formatted and all binaries are copied to the USB drive. Click **Success**.
6. When the **Congratulations** screen is displayed, you can eject and remove the thumb drive. This thumb drive is now ready to be inserted into a Surface device, booted from, and wipe any data on the device. Click **Complete** to finish the USB creation process, as shown in Figure 3.
6. When the **Congratulations** screen is displayed, you can eject and remove the thumb drive. This thumb drive is now ready to be inserted into a Surface device, booted from, and wipe any data on the device. Click **Complete** to finish the USB creation process, as shown in Figure 4.
![Surface Data Eraser USB creation process](images/dataeraser-complete-process.png "Surface Data Eraser USB creation process")
*Figure 3. Complete the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB creation process*
*Figure 4. Complete the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB creation process*
7. Click **X** to close Microsoft Surface Data Eraser.
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>[!NOTE]
>If your device does not boot to USB using these steps, you may need to turn on the **Enable Alternate Boot Sequence** option in Surface UEFI. You can read more about Surface UEFI boot configuration in [Manage Surface UEFI Settings](https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/surface/manage-surface-uefi-settings).
3. When the Surface device boots, a **SoftwareLicenseTerms** text file is displayed, as shown in Figure 4.
3. When the Surface device boots, a **SoftwareLicenseTerms** text file is displayed, as shown in Figure 5.
![Booting the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB stick](images/data-eraser-3.png "Booting the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB stick")
*Figure 4. Booting the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB stick*
*Figure 5. Booting the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB stick*
4. Read the software license terms, and then close the Notepad file.
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![Partition to be erased is displayed](images/sda-fig5-erase.png "Partition to be erased is displayed")
*Figure 5. Partition to be erased is displayed in Microsoft Surface Data Eraser*
*Figure 6. Partition to be erased is displayed in Microsoft Surface Data Eraser*
7. If you pressed **Y** in step 6, due to the destructive nature of the data erasure process, an additional dialog box is displayed to confirm your choice.