14 questions with Surface | Surface Headphones | Touch and gestures tags

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Virtual Keyboard always on top instead of docked

Split from this thread. The new virtual keyboard is a mess.  I never really thought about it in W8.1; would just start typing.  In W10, I hate it. And it's not just a matter of getting used to something new. You can make the keyboard pop up.  There is…

Surface | Surface Headphones | Touch and gestures
asked 2015-08-16T15:02:46+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do you close apps?

I just got my Microsoft Surface Duo yesterday.  I've been fiddling with settings and somehow unwittingly changed the bottom of the screens from the default "Gesture Navigation" to "3 Button Navigation".  It took forever to figure out…

Surface | Surface Headphones | Touch and gestures
asked 2020-10-12T22:38:02+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Lost Touch Capabilities on Surface Pro 3 and I2C HID Device error 10

I have owned my Surface Pro 3 since day one. Therefore, before suggesting the warranty replacement, my device is out of warranty. My touchscreen started having issues the end of August it would work intermittently upon restart and reset. After 3 days of…

Surface | Surface Headphones | Touch and gestures
asked 2015-09-13T05:45:21+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

On ear detection / Auto-pause feature

Does anyone else have an issue with the auto pause detection being too aggressive. When i simply readjust the headphones for comfort auto pause often kicks in. What is worse, when they headphone think they have been removed they seem to disable the…

Surface | Surface Headphones | Touch and gestures
asked 2021-01-04T19:43:59+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Touch/pen compatibility with games

I've noticed some strange issues using a pen or touch on my Surface Pro 3 in some games (old and new) that normally function with a mouse. Some games work fine, like Settlers 4, Sim City 4 & 2013, and Anno 1404 & 2070. I can even play WarCraft 3…

Surface | Surface Headphones | Touch and gestures
asked 2015-11-09T13:43:35+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I write Japanese kanji with the pen for text input? (Surface Pro 4, Windows 10 Pro)

Edit: I have resolved this problem; see the next post for the resolution. How do I write Japanese kanji with the pen for text input? (For example, I wish to write kanji for text input into website Japanese-English dictionaries.) This Surface Pro 4 was…

Surface | Surface Headphones | Touch and gestures
asked 2015-12-18T05:26:52+00:00
Anonymous
15 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I disable Pinch Zoom on Touchpad Surface Pro 3

I have a Surface Pro 3 with the Surface Pro Type Cover.  I also have big hands and find too often I am inadvertently hitting the touchpad and zooming out (mostly) and in.  How can I disable the pinch zoom feature on the touchpad?  I have already…

Surface | Surface Headphones | Touch and gestures
asked 2014-11-28T16:26:57+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Is there a way to make surface pen right click without touching the screen?

I upgraded from a Lenovo with a pen to the Surface Book. The right click action worked on the Lenovo by hovering the pen above the screen (without actually touching the screen) and then pressing and releasing the button on the pen. It was quick and…

Surface | Surface Headphones | Touch and gestures
asked 2017-05-16T20:10:01+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Add option to disable "auto-mute" feature on the Surface Headphones

I often wear the headphones with one ear, or sometimes the detection is flaky. Not only does it mute my microphone but it also disables touch controls. I don't need the detection, please add an option for disabling it.

Surface | Surface Headphones | Touch and gestures
asked 2021-09-20T19:37:16+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

key board has no up or down arrow

The first of two things.   When my Surface Pro 128gb is used as a tablet only and I pull up or launch the Surface Pro Key Board, I see provisions for the left and right arrow but I do not have the up and down arrow. I fill out documents in the field and…

Surface | Surface Headphones | Touch and gestures
asked 2013-04-19T09:36:17+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Surface Headphones 2 touch media controls cannot control the Pandora app on Windows 11

The Surface Headphones 2 tap media controls cannot control the Pandora app on Windows 11. On other apps, such as Spotify, the tap controls can go to previous song, next song, and can play/pause music. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong?

Surface | Surface Headphones | Touch and gestures
asked 2024-06-13T13:49:32+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Surface 4 Pro - Two-finger scrolling/touchscreen scrolling issues

Hi, This is an issue that I have had with my Surface 4 Pro since I purchased it in June. It's not something that prevents me from getting my work done, but it has been incredibly annoying to deal with. The problem with my Surface 4 Pro is that the…

Surface | Surface Headphones | Touch and gestures
asked 2016-11-24T22:25:59+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Difficulty w/ Pinch-to-Zoom On Touchpad

Is anyone having a hard time with pinch to zoom on the touchpad? It's not very responsive, and most of the time, it moves the cursor instead of zoom. It's very consistent with quick pinching, but when you pinch slowly to just get the view a little…

Surface | Surface Headphones | Touch and gestures
asked 2015-12-21T03:51:05+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Disable scrolling for fingers on the touchscreen

The Surface Pro 3 is great for drawing! However, the AAAA battery in my pen has gone flat, so I have to draw using my fingers for drawing until I can go out and get new batteries for the pen. In the program I'm using (Flash MX), I try drawing on the…

Surface | Surface Headphones | Touch and gestures
asked 2015-02-04T07:40:49+00:00
Anonymous