Sketchpad has completely disappeared from Ink Workspace

Anonymous
2019-08-08T21:05:51+00:00

I have tried rebooting and turning Ink workspace on and off from settings and taskbar. It is only showing me Whiteboard and Fullscreen snip. Did Windows do away with sketchpad, forcing me to login with a Windows ID to use Whiteboard? Or is this a bug from a recent update? Or is there anything else I can try?

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-11-28T05:42:10+00:00

    Sketchpad was better than whiteboard.  I'm colorblind and whiteboard doesn't even say what the colors are... Pretty pissed.  No wonder people buy apple

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-11-25T14:30:58+00:00

    Where do I complain about this?  As stated by a few others, this little app helped make the Surface Pro useful.  Now if I can't quickly sketch something, I might as well buy a competitive product.

    With all the data you collect Microsoft, didn't you check the usage of this app before you made it disappear?

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-10-10T16:36:37+00:00

    Sorry, im late, now uninstall KB4515384 too, when sketchpad gone, uninstall the last package and restart, in next updates test until you find the package, when you discover the number, block it, then install the others that are not having problems.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-10-02T17:43:54+00:00

    And now im working remotely waiting for tis stuoid app to actually download over a slow connection.  How about microsoft send me a $100 for wasting my time.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-09-27T04:48:27+00:00

    I have found a workaround that is kinda OK that doesn't involve uninstalling updates.

    Create a blank white png file the same size as your screen resolution, and open it with Snip & Sketch. Then it's pretty much exactly the same drawing experience with the same tools as Sketchpad had (including the pencil with tilt). But unfortunately

    • edits doesn't persist after you close it
    • It doesn't open full screen, so you don't get the same sized canvas

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