It would seem that my Surface 3 touch keyboard is all messed up, for some reason I can't change the type/layout of the keyboard. You know that button down in the bottom right? It doesn't do anything. When I tap it to change to the handwriting or full keyboards it doesn't do anything. The keyboard button is also missing from the charm setting menu. Anyone had any experience with this?
I've done a system restore to the day I bought it and still no go, I setup a second account and it was still broken on that one too.
Can't say for how long it has been broken, as I haven't needed to change the keyboard since I got the Surface. It was all fine and dandy on my Surface 1.
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Not too familiar with this, i do have a tablet and mine is o.k., last resort suggestion is do you have a system recovery partition ?
If so may need to do a system recovery, unless someone else has a solution without doing this. Strange if system restore did not work, if dated back to day you bought it.
Try to check settings for turning windows features on/off in control panel under Programs and Features. Something with touch features are off.
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Creative Sound Blaster ZxR 5.1
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ASUS PA24Q 24" Pro Art IPS LCD/LED Backlit 1920x1200
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SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal SSD,
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AZZA Cosmas Black Gaming Case
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Cool Master Hyper 212 Evo Dual 120mm, ( 2) Noctua PWM 120mm Case Fans (1) Gelid PWM 120mm Blue LED
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In regards to the above development - Before I login it will allow me to change the keyboard to any apart from the handwriting one (which is greyed out) while putting in my password. After I have logged in the keyboard I chose at the login screen is saved, however the button to change it is still inactive. I checked msconfig and it would seem that the touch and handwriting service is starting up with the machine and it appears to be active under services.
I've disabled everything apart from that one service for startup but it still didn't function correctly.
I put it off as long as I could but I finally gave in and did a refresh. Works perfectly now.
I love how when you do a refresh it leaves a document on your desktop that lists everything it uninstalled and links to the website it comes from. Very smart.
I put it off as long as I could but I finally gave in and did a refresh. Works perfectly now.
I love how when you do a refresh it leaves a document on your desktop that lists everything it uninstalled and links to the website it comes from. Very smart.
Glad you solved it. Well when all else fails the last resort is a refresh or a reset. Also system recovery from a recovery partition.
Had issues on a tablet and reset helped for my problem. Although reset you will loose more stuff, have to put it back on, always backup your stuff.
That article was all i could find, person had similar issue on same Surface Tablet.
Intel Core i7 5820K 3.30 GHZ 64 bit 6-Core Processor
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EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0+ DDR5 4GB
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Creative Sound Blaster ZxR 5.1
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ASUS PA24Q 24" Pro Art IPS LCD/LED Backlit 1920x1200
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SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal SSD,
Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal SSD,
WD WD10EZEX-00RKKA0 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 3.5 Internal HDD
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EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 750W 80 Plus Gold Full Modular
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AZZA Cosmas Black Gaming Case
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Cool Master Hyper 212 Evo Dual 120mm, ( 2) Noctua PWM 120mm Case Fans (1) Gelid PWM 120mm Blue LED
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Logitech K800 Illumiated Wireless Keyboard
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Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball
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84mbps /94mbps
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Norton Security 2015
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Pioneer BDR-209DBK 16x Blu-Ray Burner, LG 24x Dual Layer DVD Burner,
StarTech Front Bay 22-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Multi Media Memory Card Reader,Logitech Z906 5.1 Speaker system
Intel Core i7 5820K 3.30 GHZ 64 bit 6-Core Processor
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3
Memory
G.Skill 16GB Quad Channel DDR4-2400MHZ
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0+ DDR5 4GB
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster ZxR 5.1
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS PA24Q 24" Pro Art IPS LCD/LED Backlit 1920x1200
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 16:10
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal SSD,
Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal SSD,
WD WD10EZEX-00RKKA0 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 3.5 Internal HDD
PSU
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 750W 80 Plus Gold Full Modular
Case
AZZA Cosmas Black Gaming Case
Cooling
Cool Master Hyper 212 Evo Dual 120mm, ( 2) Noctua PWM 120mm Case Fans (1) Gelid PWM 120mm Blue LED
Keyboard
Logitech K800 Illumiated Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball
Internet Speed
84mbps /94mbps
Browser
Mozilla Firefox 41.0.1 / Microsoft Edge/ IE 11
Antivirus
Norton Security 2015
Other Info
Pioneer BDR-209DBK 16x Blu-Ray Burner, LG 24x Dual Layer DVD Burner,
StarTech Front Bay 22-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Multi Media Memory Card Reader,Logitech Z906 5.1 Speaker system