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The aaaa battery tag on WindowsForum.com collects discussion of the small AAAA cell used in older Microsoft Surface Pen models. The most recent thread walks through Microsoft's battery replacement guidance, noting that most of these pens take a single AAAA battery while one model also uses two size 319 coin cells in its cap. A recurring practical point is polarity: the AAAA battery orientation is not identical across Surface Pen designs, so installing it the way it fit a different pen can leave it backwards. The thread also notes that Surface Slim Pen and Slim Pen 2 have sealed rechargeable batteries and should be charged rather than opened, and that the guidance applies to Surface devices running Windows 10 and Windows 11.
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    Surface Pen Battery Guide: AAAA Polarity and 319 Coin Cells

    Microsoft's support guide for changing Surface Pen batteries covers only the older pens that use replaceable cells. Most of these take one AAAA battery, and one model also has two size 319 coin cells in its cap. The Surface Slim Pen and Slim Pen 2 have sealed rechargeable batteries, and...