diff --git a/devices/surface/assettag.md b/devices/surface/assettag.md index 7fc3321a4b..9771aacb0d 100644 --- a/devices/surface/assettag.md +++ b/devices/surface/assettag.md @@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ for Surface devices. It works on Surface Pro 3 and all newer Surface devices. To run Surface Asset Tag: -1. Download **Surface Pro 3 AssetTag.zip** from the [Microsoft Download - Center](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44076), - extract the zip file, and save AsseTag.exe in desired folder (in +1. On the Surface device, download **Surface Pro 3 AssetTag.zip** from the [Microsoft Download + Center](http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=44076), + extract the zip file, and save AssetTag.exe in desired folder (in this example, C:\\assets). 2. Open a command console as an Administrator and run AssetTag.exe, @@ -39,38 +39,37 @@ To run Surface Asset Tag: ### Asset Tag tool commands In the following examples, AssetTag.exe is saved in a directory on a local machine (C:\assets). -To get the proposed asset tag: +To get the proposed asset tag, run AssetTag -g. + +**Example** - - Run AssetTag -g ``` - **Example:** C:\assets\AssetTag.exe -g ``` - To clear the proposed asset tag: - - - Run AssetTag -s + To clear the proposed asset tag, run AssetTag -s. + + **Example** + ``` - **Example:** C:\assets\AssetTag.exe -s ``` -To set the proposed asset tag: +To set the proposed asset tag, run AssetTag -s testassettag12. + +**Example** - - Run AssetTag -s testassettag12 ``` -**Example** C:\assets\AssetTag.exe -s testassettag12 ``` >[!NOTE] ->The asset tag value must contain between 1 and 36 characters. -Valid characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, period (.) and hyphen (-). +>The asset tag value must contain between 1 and 36 characters. Valid characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, period (.) and hyphen (-). ## Managing asset tags You can view the existing asset tag in the UEFI settings under Device -Information (**Control Panel \> Recovery \> Advanced Startup \> Restart +Information (**Control Panel > Recovery > Advanced Startup > Restart now**.) The figure below shows the results of running the Asset Tag Tool on @@ -84,10 +83,13 @@ Surface Go. Alternately, you can use WMI to query the existing asset tag on a device: (Get-WmiObject -query “Select * from Win32_SystemEnclosure”) + +**Example** + ``` - **Example:** C:\Windows\System32> (Get-WmiObject -query “Select * from Win32_SystemEnclosure”) ``` + ### Using PowerShell You can use the script below as a way of getting the proposed value and