Surface Pro 6: Pen does not write - this may be the reason

If the pen of your Surface Pro 6 suddenly does not write anymore, this may have several reasons. First, check if the Surface Pen is correctly paired with the Surface computer. You can find out what other steps help to solve the problem in this article.

These pens are available for the Surface Pro 6

Microsoft has developed two pens for the Surface Pro 6. The Surface Pen without a clip has a top button as well as a right-click button and connects to the device via Bluetooth. The Surface Pen with a single button on the flat side also has a clip and a magnet and is also connected to the Surface Pro 6 via Bluetooth.

This is what you can do if the pen of the Surface Pro 6 does not write

If the pen of your Surface Pen does not write, first check whether it is properly paired with the device. If it is, open OneNote or Microsoft Edge and test if the pen writes in the programs. If it works here, it is likely that the app in which the pen is not writing does not support the function.

1. Also, try to see if your Surface Pro 6 can be operated via touch input to rule out a problem with the Surface Pro 6's display.
2. If there is no problem with the display, check the battery level of your pen. Öffnen Sie dafür die Surface-App auf dem Gerät, klicken Sie auf „Akkustand“ und tauschen Sie den Akku aus, wenn dieser leer oder fast leer ist.
3. Scheibt der Stift weiterhin nicht, überprüfen Sie, ob Updates für den Surface Pen vorliegen.