In some intense prolonged gaming scenarios with power mode slider set to best performance the battery may discharge while connected to the power supply provided in box with surface book 2.
Surface book 2 power supply issue.
Be sure to replace damaged cables.
Its charger doesn t supply enough power to charge the surface book 2 while under load which for our purposes means games.
Check cables and reset your power supply unit.
Surface book 2 owners can now buy an upgraded 127w surface power supply that will solve the book 2 s power problems for another 125.
It also appears the surface book 2 will never be able to.
Disconnect the charger from your surface unplug the power cable from the electrical outlet in the wall and then disconnect any usb accessories.
The surface book 2 is sleek svelte and damn powerful.
The situation is really pretty simple.
The surface book 2 s problem seems to boil down to this.
The power supply on the 15 inch surface book 2 holds it back from being the portable workstation it seems to be at first glance.