Sketchpad has completely disappeared from Ink Workspace

You have clearly not even read the issue if you think eather of these links can help. 

I am having the same issue as the original post though the new "white borad" app is drwadfull.

So far this is the best alternative that I've found:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/inkpaint/9nblggh4vww6

It's not quite as minimal, and it has an annoying pop-up on launch, but at least it isn't Whiteboard.

I agree entirely that Whiteboard is a much inferior app, & can't think what MS were thinking in dropping Sketchpad.

I've found Penbook from User Camp to be a closer replacement to Sketchpad. In fact it looks as if it uses an almost identical toolbar setup - perhaps it's a Windows Ink UI component of some sort.

I think it's got more versatile PDF support (export, import, as background etc.); & OneDrive transfer. Also a good range of built-in stationery with option to import custom ones. Though I can't remember quite how much of this Sketchpad did too.

It's available in Windows Store. But - it costs all of £8 or so! Totally shocking!

For me, in the context of the cost of my Surface & pen, this doesn't seem too excessive really.

Thank you very much, I was pissed off with Microsoft, sorry! Appreciate your help. I have solved the issues by deleting all the updates that was installed (select one by one and deleted all the updates that was installed on the computer BUT I did not remove any security updates, it will say if its a windows update or a security update) and I turned off auto updates and set it to a very far date. After that you have to restart your computer (after uninstalling all and changing auto update date).

My surface pro 6 is functioning now like before and I got the good old Windows ink Workspace and sticky notes wall back on. I'm not gonna update my system on auto after this and not before most of the people have tried and liked a new update.

Cheers!

Wow- finally I see I'm not the ony one. Took me hours today to figure this out.

I have a brand new HP Envy (just a few days ago), and installed Win10pro, MS Office Pro and had the ink workspace. Looks good to me, so I ordered the HP Tilt Pen - ready for the future.

Hell no! I received the tilt pen today, and the ink-space was not showing up anymore.

Thought is had to do with drivers for this pen/stylus. but it's not.

So I spend a lot of money (almost EUR 2000), now leaving me with a tilt pen that doesn't support the tilt option anymore. Just after a few hours I received it.

Called the HP support and they told me that the tilt option is only available in Sketchpad and not whiteboard.....

Glad to see it has nothing to do with the hardware itself, just stupid sw engineers.

As-we-speak I am busy rolling back updates, and kill the updates voor next few months. Hope MSoft will give a good alternative in the mean time.

Me too, I tried uninstalling some of the updates but its not the same... So many glitches, problem with touch, notification center can't press, screen gets stuck, Netflix crashes, Photoshop and illustrator gets broken every time I open on screen touch keyboard, half of Photoshop is not visible when you close the keyboard! I had perfectly running surface pro and now this update has made it so **** and annoying!! One week passed and still no fix!!! We spend lot of money and get a perfect device with all accessories and just with a single update everything is ruined. I wonder if they do this purposely so we will buy the better and new surface thats coming on October!

So far this is the best alternative that I've found:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/inkpaint/9nblggh4vww6

It's not quite as minimal, and it has an annoying pop-up on launch, but at least it isn't Whiteboard.