This tends to.
Surface book 2 power supply issue.
Disconnect the charger from your surface unplug the power cable from the electrical outlet in the wall and then disconnect any usb accessories.
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.
The surface book 2 is sleek svelte and damn powerful.
The situation is really pretty simple.
It also appears the surface book 2 will never be able to.
Its charger doesn t supply enough power to charge the surface book 2 while under load which for our purposes means games.
Sadly it also struggles with a maddening battery drain issue during intense loads or when gaming even while plugged in.
Be sure to replace damaged cables.
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.
The surface book 2 s problem seems to boil down to this.