Since the keyboard has already been through the recommended steps and still will not work when attached, the key check is whether it works in UEFI.
- Confirm physical connection again.
- Detach the keyboard.
- Check for debris, damage, or anything blocking the connector.
- Reattach it so all magnets fully contact the bottom edge of the Surface.
- Force a hardware restart.
- Select Start > Power > Shut down.
- After the device is off, press and hold the Power button for 20 seconds. If the logo appears earlier, keep holding until it appears again.
- Confirm whether the keyboard is electrically connecting.
- Press Caps and Fn a couple of times.
- If the LED lights do not turn on, that points to a hardware issue with the keyboard or connector path.
- Test outside Windows in UEFI.
- Turn off the Surface and wait 10 seconds.
- Press and hold Volume Up, then press and release Power.
- Keep holding Volume Up until the UEFI screen appears.
- Try the arrow keys and touchpad there.
- Interpret the result.
- If the keyboard works in UEFI but not in Windows: the issue is likely software. The documented next step is Reset this PC using Keep my files and Cloud download.
- If the keyboard does not work in UEFI: that indicates a hardware problem rather than Windows. Since all recommended steps have already been tried, the next step is to submit a service order.
- Also check updates in the Surface app.
- Open the Surface app.
- Expand Help & support.
- Use Check for updates to open Windows Update and install available updates.
For this specific symptom—Bluetooth works, but attached/non-Bluetooth mode does not—if the keyboard also fails in UEFI or the Caps/Fn LEDs do not respond, the documented path is service rather than more Windows troubleshooting.
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