I see different reasons from what you mention https://superuser.com/questions/638846/surface-display-screen-stops-working-after-leaving-cover-on-for-a-long-time has > This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close > gave this specific reason: > > - "Questions about bugs in pre-release/beta software or prototype hardware are off-topic. Bugs in pre-release products are common and > even expected, and are often fixed before the final version is > released — at which point the question becomes obsolete. Consider > reporting these types of problems directly to the product > manufacturer." – while https://superuser.com/questions/699997/what-windows-should-i-upgrade-to-on-our-small-office-network-now-that-windows-xp has > This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close > gave this specific reason: > > - "Questions seeking product, service, or learning material recommendations are off-topic because they become outdated quickly and > attract opinion-based answers. Instead, describe your situation and > the specific problem you're trying to solve. Share your research. [Here][1] > [are a few suggestions][1] on how to properly ask this type of question both were closed with different off-topic reasons ![][2] [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/xdvuk.png and hence the different explanations were shown. The reason for "bugs in pre-release/beta software or prototype hardware" were withdrawn because we have a limited number of reason slots and this wasn't being used. If the last reason is shown, then you'll get a generic "This question appears to be off-topic" reason, with the actual reason mentioned in the comment [1]: https://meta.superuser.com/q/5372/