Long booting time on Surface Go 3

Artur_277 150

Hi,
Recently, I’ve been experiencing very long booting times on my Surface Go 3. I tried repairing Windows and even reinstalling the entire system, but the booting was still much slower than before. Finally, I decided to perform a full recovery using the Surface Recovery Image, but without success. These are my latest boot times.

I have all latest updates (for example UEFI 16.106.143). And furthermore, I think the computer is stuck on the first loading screen with the Windows Logo (maybe something with the UEFI ?), booting on the second loading screen with the Win logo and rotating circle is quick as ever. Is there anything I can do?

EDIT: If anyone experience similar issue please upvote in the feedback hub: Updated Issue at Feedback Hub Zrzut ekranu 2025-10-30 220404

Maszi 60 Reputation points

2025-12-06T19:10:46.8066667+00:00

New UEFI version available, but only for win 11 users. I have win 10 on my surface. Can anybody with installed win 11 test it ? Problem solved ? https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/surface-go-3-update-history-f2a4db71-d2e3-42f5-8e8c-640f5acfe27b
Georges Abens 30 Reputation points

2025-12-06T19:14:52.7533333+00:00

Installed it,but as slow as with the old version 😑
Galton Lai 15 Reputation points

2025-12-19T07:23:57.5266667+00:00

I have installed 16.110.143.0 firmware update on surface go3, but it is still slow to boot UEFI. What can I do?
Robin Huang 20 Reputation points

2026-01-05T02:27:42.85+00:00

Same Problem.
Alpensturm 10 Reputation points

2026-01-08T14:35:33.36+00:00

Same here, I installed firmware version 16.110.143.0, long UEFI boot time is still not fixed!
Xiaoyong Lai 40 Reputation points

2026-01-18T02:54:15.7666667+00:00

Same here, I installed firmware version 17.103.143.0, long UEFI boot time is still not fixed!
G K 0 Reputation points

2026-02-27T01:42:08.48+00:00

Same here. already happened few months ago, still not fixed
Robin Huang 20 Reputation points

2026-04-11T04:24:04.08+00:00

I downgrade the uefi firmware in ubuntu,follow R X's answer,it works,now the go3 start quickly.The latest uefi contans bugs make you go3 slower.When i downgrade the uefi to 11.200.143,the slow-start problem is gone,just like pic below.
Gary Kwok 5 Reputation points

2026-04-15T11:41:24.3966667+00:00

When will Microsoft solve this problem? Did Microsoft know this problem? Already half year ago, the problem still here.
Brian 5 Reputation points

2026-04-30T03:16:32.57+00:00

Finally, update released 4/30 fixed the slow bootup! https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=103504
Jesús González Díez 45 Reputation points

2026-04-30T10:57:50.1333333+00:00

I installed the update and it's still exactly the same. Nothing has been resolved!
Matthias K 5 Reputation points

2026-04-30T11:27:01.7166667+00:00

On my Surface 3 Go the problem is fixed with the update today, login screen comes up max. 20 seconds after power on
Georges Abens 30 Reputation points

2026-05-01T17:56:10.1166667+00:00

works again for me, about 15-20 sec until login screen, yay :-)

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Barb Bowman 80,810 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2025-10-31T14:53:25.6933333+00:00

Artur,

The other day you posted about an issue upgrading to an EDU SKU and I advised you to use the Recovery image (which you stated you did). Did you now subsequently upgrade to EDU or are you still on Windows Home? Are you signing in with a Microsoft Account, and if not, are you signing in with an Enterprise or edu account?

Do you have any peripherals (dock, monitor, mouse, etc. connected?
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Artur_277 150 Reputation points

2025-10-31T18:34:59.1133333+00:00

Barb,

Thank you for your help last time. Yes, I've updated to Edu after I installed Home and now, I am on Edu version, however the issue occurred with the Home version as well. I've checked too many times.

I am afraid that there's something with the latest update and this has affected booting. Booting time was never the issue and now, the computer permemamently loading very slow despite various attempts of recovery... I don't have any peripherals connected besides the surface keyboard.

The device belongs to me, I've bought it new via the Microsoft Store and I use a personal account to sign in.

The photo shows screen in which the majority of time the device spends when booting. Last 10 second are with the rotary circle below the Windows logo (so I assume when the system is loading).

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Barb Bowman 80,810 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2025-10-31T18:56:47.44+00:00

There are multiple layers here. If this occurred after reimaging to Home, but before Windows Updates, it could be firmware or hardware related. You feel it might be update related. The last documented update (September) had the following:

Did this start after that update?

If you restart in Safe mode without networking, is it equally slow to boot?

Artur_277 150 Reputation points

2025-10-31T20:24:03.3733333+00:00

I think so, I always upgrade when the latest update are available. Boot after restarting in Safe mode without networking took around 30 s, so it's definitely better !

Barb Bowman 80,810 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2025-10-31T20:29:42.9366667+00:00

This is beginning to sound like software/drivers. Try safe mode WITH networking. If still 30 seconds or so, you need to look at start up apps, services, etc.

Artur_277 150 Reputation points

2025-11-05T17:42:38.81+00:00

Looks like this is a common problem for surface go 3 users and Microsoft is responsible for this situation. Can we file a request for fix somewhere ?

Barb Bowman 80,810 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2025-11-05T17:54:33.98+00:00

Artur,

You and everyone else impacted by this need to file a problem report using the Feedback Hub App on your Go 3. And you should use the share link there to get a link and post it here so that others can "me too" on your report.

linko 123 10 Reputation points

2025-11-08T14:34:43.37+00:00

I had a similar slowdown issue on my Surface device, and in my case the problem came from UEFI settings that were stuck after a Windows repair. Resetting UEFI to default, disabling Fast Boot, and then rebuilding the boot files with “bootrec /fixboot” and “bootrec /rebuildbcd” finally brought the startup time back to normal.

If the delay happens before the rotating circle appears, it usually means the firmware is waiting too long to initialize hardware. Removing all peripherals, resetting UEFI, and forcing a clean boot path can help.

For math and educational work, I normally use my Surface together with a TI-84 graphing calculator for quick checks, and this resource has been very helpful: https://ti-84calculator.net
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MrMADG 0 Reputation points

2025-11-04T04:11:43.66+00:00

Interesting - I'm experiencing very long boot BIOS times (more than 30 seconds) on my Surface Go 3 too. This is a recent issue that did not happen before.

Any help would be very much appreciated.
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Artur_277 150 Reputation points

2025-11-04T08:42:08.92+00:00

Looks like MS broke something in Win 11 with the hardware drivers... Hope this is not permament...

Steve Williams 55 Reputation points

2025-11-05T10:52:34.9433333+00:00

Unfortunately it's my experience too, for a few weeks now it has been soooo slow to start. A reset hasn't helped. Next step would be to wipe it clean and try again but I suspect we're being nudged down the obsolescence pathway.
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Peter Gwee 20 Reputation points

2025-11-08T14:09:48.8566667+00:00

I'm having the same problem as well. Started sometime in October 2025. Only the UEFI part is affected. OS performance is unaffected. UEFI booting became slow. UEFI menu is very sluggish. Fresh install of OS and detaching all peripherals including keyboard, SIM card and MicroSD card does not help.

I've uploaded a video showing the issue. Hope someone can find a solution for this.

youtube.com/watch?v=Fv71WJwonOI
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Barb Bowman 80,810 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2025-11-08T14:13:20.6733333+00:00

@Peter Gwee - It would be good if you and everyone else impacted would file a problem report using the Feedback Hub App.

Peter Gwee 20 Reputation points

2025-11-08T14:43:08.39+00:00

Done. Thanks for the tip.
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linko 123 10 Reputation points

2025-11-08T14:32:55.3033333+00:00

I had a similar slowdown issue on my Surface device, and in my case the problem came from UEFI settings that were stuck after a Windows repair. Resetting UEFI to default, disabling Fast Boot, and then rebuilding the boot files with “bootrec /fixboot” and “bootrec /rebuildbcd” finally brought the startup time back to normal.

If the delay happens before the rotating circle appears, it usually means the firmware is waiting too long to initialize hardware. Removing all peripherals, resetting UEFI, and forcing a clean boot path can help.

For math and educational work, I normally use my Surface together with a TI-84 graphing calculator for quick checks, and this resource has been very helpful: https://ti-84calculator.net
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