surface 4 pen - change default app open

Anonymous
2015-11-08T13:26:27+00:00

Does anyone know how to change which program opens when you click the top of the pen in surface 4?

Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen

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Barb Bowman 80,815 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2016-01-15T11:42:15+00:00

Hi,

Which Surface device do you have? Which Windows?

The Surface Pro 4 comes with Windows 10. If the customer is able to use the Surface App to open OneNote desktop with a single click, it is a NEW Surface Pro 4 pen.

Double click customization doesn't include which version of OneNote to send the screenshot to, unfortunately. The available options are:

Double-click: Screenshot (default), Disabled, Launch a store app, Launch a desktop app

There's a pretty good write up of what customization is available at http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-now-lets-you-customize-buttons-surface-pen

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Anonymous
2016-01-10T02:04:34+00:00

Even though I have changed the button of one click to open the desktop version of OneNote, double clicks still opens screenshots with the app.

Then the only way is to either configure double click to open snippingtool, or using autohotkey: Reddit: Customized SP4 Pen Top Button AutoHotkey Script

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Anonymous
2015-12-27T19:51:06+00:00

Okay, I've got it working now. Windows update wasn't showing that there were any more updates to install until today for some reason. When I updated Windows today, the other settings suddenly showed up in the app.

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Anonymous
2015-12-20T00:08:40+00:00

They fixed the issue with the new firmware update everybody. Just go into the Surface app and you can change the pen settings easily. Kudos Microsoft

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-01-03T05:39:59+00:00

    Hello,

    MS Support emailed me yesterday that you can't open the desktop Onenote 2013 with the pen. I think you CAN do this with the updated Surface app, but I can't find the location of the exe file to use. It's the default install of the desktop OneNote 2013. Any help much appreciated!

    Hi JonTheLawyer,

    I returned the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 a week ago.  It got to the point that the machine would only show a screen I had downloaded.  It would not open Windows, or do anything else.  A replacement machine is due Monday.    If it doesn't work a whole lot better than the first computer, it will be sent back too.

    I appreciate your willingness to help with my problem.  However, I think MS Support is referring you to me by mistake.  The problem to which you reply appears to belong to someone else.  I hope to find someone willing to help as you have, when the new machine arrives.  Thank you, JonTheLawyer,

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