Thanks for the post. It seems to have solved the problem for me. for now anyway :-)
I tried it and it didn't work for me. Happy to have another go!
Keyboard on new Surface Pro 11 does not always pair with unit upon startup
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I am on my second keyboard/cover for my new Surface Pro 11 and am experiencing the following issue: On some startups -- not the majority of them -- the keyboard does not pair with the Surface Pro unit. The only solution has been to detach the keyboard from the unit and reattach it. I have cleaned the contacts (although this issue arose almost immediately out of the box after purchase), and followed a few other suggestions that I found online. One thing I have not done is reinstall the drivers. I can't imagine that they are out of date and a check of each says that they are up to date and the best drivers for the unit.) So, my question is this: if two different, new keyboards have experienced the same problem, does it sound like the issue is with the Surface unit itself? And if so, what other remedies are there before I turn it over to an expert?
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2024-11-23T11:16:28+00:00 Thanks for the post. It seems to have solved the problem for me. for now anyway :-)
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Anonymous
2024-11-22T23:31:33+00:00 Thanks but I tried that. Didn’t work for me! Appreciate the suggestion…
Have a nice thanksgiving!
John
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Anonymous
2024-11-22T23:19:58+00:00 This worked for me. Since implementing this change a couple of months ago, I've had once instance of the keyboard not connecting on startup
Settings > Time & Language > Typing > Touch Keyboard
Show the touch keyboard and toggle to 'never'
One important note: I never use the on screen keyboard. Doing this ^ change means the on screen keyboard will not appear.
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Anonymous
2024-11-22T13:31:43+00:00 Same issue here, on a new Surface Pro 11 with detachable Microsoft keyboard. On startup, the keyboard does not respond. I have to detach it and reattach it to get it working.