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    Surface Pro 4 tilt function on sp5 screen? [PRO4]

    The Microsoft replaced the flickering screen on my SP4 to the screen of SP5, can the sp4 with sp5 screen now support tilt function? I think the hardware is the same. I also tried to install sp5 drivers but failed to extract the WinTab driver
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    Surface Pen pen tip unresponsive

    Hi. My pen (with Surface pro 7) is functional with the eraser button, but completely unresponsive with the pen tip. I can't write or scroll with the pen tip, but I can erase, open programs, and scroll using my finger. I have restarted, updated, and disconnected/reconnected everything. I have...
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    How do I set up the barrel side button function on a microsoft surface pen?

    To work in the 3D modeling program, I need to configure the side button on the microsoft surface pen model 1776 so that pressing the side button is perceived as a TAB button. HP has the "Pen Control" app, Lenovo has the "Lenovo pen settings" app based on the Wacom driver. What app is suitable...
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    List of Windows Updates that causes touch problems

    Hello, I would like everyone to post here Windows Update version (KB.......) which made problems for touch screen. Since I read a lot that when touch screen doesn't work (fingers/pen), Windows Update might be the cause of it and as that I would like to make a tool that will remove those KB...
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    Surface Pen 2017 issue after update

    Hi all! I have a 2015 Surface Book base model, 128gb SSD w/ integrated graphics. Updated Windows 10 on Oct 31 2017 to what I assume is the latest update, 16299.19. Since this update, I'm having a strange issue with my Surface Pen 2017 model. When I use PaintTool SAI ver. 2 build 8.20, the...
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    Surface pen isn't working with Chrome

    This started a couple months ago if I remember correctly. All of a sudden, my Surface pen stopped playing nicely with Chrome. I can navigate between tabs and scroll, but if I try to hit a link with my pen, nothing happens. I can navigate just fine with my trackpad, but there are some things I...
  7. kidchuckle

    New Surface Pen 2017 compatiblility

    I thought I would post this here. I've been getting a lot of conflicting news on the New Surface Pen. The new pen sports greater pen sensitivity ( I believe 4 times), as well as tilt functionality. I've heard the new Pen will be compatible with surface book and surface Pro 4, but it's...
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    New Surface Pro and Pen Designed to Work Seamlessly With Office and New Whiteboard App

    As part of its special Surface event in Shanghai today, Microsoft also announced a new Whiteboard on Surface app, and updated Surface Pen (which will no longer be bundled with the main Surface Pro tablet, and must be brought separately), as well as new inking capabilities. In particular...
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    Problem with surface pen

    Can anyone tell how to fix a problem when pen is writing with gap missing some parts of line, like in screenshot below? Already reconnected pen, also checked battery and button, everything is correct besides gaps.
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    Surface Pen connected but not working correctly

    Hey guys, I have a really stupid problem, my Surface Pen is connected about Bluetooth, but when I press the Button to open OneNote or take a screenshot or something else, than it happens nothing. Some time everything is fine, but mostly nothing happens. The interesting thing is, the Pen is...
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    Will Pen work on a broken Touch screen?

    I cracked my surface pro 3, now the touch part of the screen is kinda hit or miss. Do you think the surface pen would work with it? Like on the Note 5, the screen knows where the pen is before the pen even touches it....same for the surface pro 3?
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    Touchscreen and Surface Pro 3 Pen not working since recent Win10 Updates.

    Hello, Both my touchscreen and Surface Pro 3 Pen technology seem to have all gone down since rencent updates occured just before or over the weekend. I have tried enable/disable and uninstall/reinstall all the HID compliant drivers in Device Manager. I have not yet found the drivers to try to...
  13. iliketoys

    Surface Pen Doesn't Open Windows Ink

    I searched a bit and didn't see this topic covered but wanted to see if anyone has seen a fix. After the Anniversary Update, my Surface Pen works as usual but the eraser button doesn't consistently call up the Ink menu or One Note. I've tried uninstalling the pen drivers and forgetting and...
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    Surface 3 Pen Bent Severely

    I just got a Surface 3 pen for school about a week ago. Everything was fine, until I noticed a big dent near the top of it. It is impossible to get the AAAA battery out, because I think it dented the battery, too. Surprisingly, the pen still worked, with the battery dented. I tried to bend the...
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    Using Surface pen with Surface 3 and Office 2016

    I like the Surface Pen that came with my Surface 3 package and the fact that I can use it both for pointing and for drawing. However, when in Office 2016 programs, it is always in draw mode. How can I switch it to point mode in an Office 2016 program? I cannot find a button on the Office ribbon...
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    Surface Pro 4 Pen - Photoshop

    Hi all, Does anyone here have any Wacom experience with Photoshop? With a Wacom you can hold control, alt and right click on the pen whilst moving the pen up and down to change the opacity/size of the brush. Does anyone know if you can enable a similar feature with the surface pen? Thanks in...
  17. MattS

    Solved Surface Book Pen - eraser clicks but no writing

    Got an issue where my surface pen can open one-note, etc with the eraser button, but I am not able to use the pen to write. When I first powered on the device, my pen was in my suitcase and I skipped the first setup/pen pair process. Not sure if that is the core of my issue, but figured I...
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    Surface Pen Not Working, Issues With One Note

    I was using one note and then all the sudden my pen stopped working(it wont open one note using the eraser button). I searched online but couldn't find much. Attached is a picture of the surface touch servicing having a warning sign and saying that it can't start with Code 10??? How do I fix...
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    Surface Pen for Every Tablet?

    Hi, everyone. I want to know if the Surface Pen for Surface 3 works with any tablet, in all ways as it works on the Surface 3. I have a Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2, and I want to use the Surface Pen due to its Bluetooth capabilities (buttons), with OneNote. Thanks in advance. That could help me in...
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