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    Live Annotation in Snipping Tool: Annotate Before You Capture

    Microsoft’s Snipping Tool is being readied to let you draw directly on the live screen before you capture it — a change that would flip the traditional screenshot workflow and bring the app closer to dedicated third‑party capture utilities and inking-first workflows already familiar to tablet...
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    Microsoft Font Maker: The Lost Window to Personal Creativity

    When Microsoft unveiled Font Maker during the Windows 10 era, it was one of those rare releases that genuinely blended novelty with practical whimsy—yet it has faded into near-obscurity, remembered by only the most attentive members of the Windows enthusiast community. If you look for Font Maker...
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    Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27868: New Features, Fixes, and Known Issues

    Microsoft has recently released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27868 to the Canary Channel, introducing a series of enhancements and bug fixes aimed at improving user experience and system stability. Voice Access Enhancements A significant update in this build is the refreshed Voice Access...
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    Windows 11 Canary Build 27868 Boosts Voice Access & Fixes Virtualization Issues

    Microsoft has once again taken another incremental, yet meaningful step forward for Windows 11 enthusiasts by rolling out Canary build 27868 to Insiders subscribed to the Canary Channel. While these preview builds are well-regarded for their “under the hood” changes, this specific update brings...
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    Windows 11 Canary Build 27868: Focused Updates on Accessibility, Reliability, and Virtualization

    Windows Insiders eager to see what’s around the next corner for Microsoft’s flagship operating system received another modest update today, as Windows 11 Canary Build 27868 became available for those enrolled in the Canary Channel. While this preview build isn’t packed with sweeping changes, it...
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    Windows 11 Insider Build 27868: New Voice Access Features & System Fixes

    Microsoft has recently released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27868 to the Canary Channel, introducing several enhancements and fixes aimed at improving user experience and system stability. Voice Access Enhancements A notable addition in this build is the immersive in-product experience for...
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    Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5570 Review: Subtle Updates with Big Impact

    In a world obsessed with major overhauls and shiny new features, it’s the incremental steps—the subtle but strategic tweaks—that often reveal a company’s real direction. Microsoft’s rollout of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5570 to the Dev Channel stands as a definitive example. This...
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    Windows Ink 1: Introduction to Ink and Pen

    Using a pen and computer has an interesting history that goes farther back than you’d think. In 1888, the first patent for a “electric stylus device for capturing handwriting” was issued to Elisha Gray for the Telautograph. In fact, pen input was being used 20 years before mouse and GUI input...
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    Windows 10 Tip: Getting started with the Windows Ink Workspace

    Today, we’re talking about how to get started with Windows Ink* in four easy steps. Windows Ink is part of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update and lets you capture ideas quickly and naturally with a pen or touch-enabled device. Get started with the Windows Ink Workspace Link Removed First...
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    The Ink Canvas and Ruler: combining art and technology

    Link Removed How easy is it to integrate Inking into your app? As easy as one line of XAML. In this post, we’re going to walk you through the new Windows 10 Inking capabilities, which are making communication via writing and drawing easier than ever for users. You’ll learn how to implement...
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    Windows Ink Compatible Apps for the Windows 10 Anniversary Edition

    The inking capabilities in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update get several new features and apps as a new emphasis is placed on using a pen with compatible Windows 10 devices. read more Continue reading...
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    Windows 7 jittery mouse cursor

    I recently installed Windows 7 Ultimate on a Dell Latitude XT that had Windows Vista before. While installing the drivers that I downloaded from the Official Dell website , I noticed that the mouse pointer was jittering and unresponsive after each restart, it was unresponsive until I entered...
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    Remote Desktop on Windows 10 and Server 2016 now support remote pen input

    Pen users can now use these tools as a "first class input method" on Windows 10 based systems using the new Remote Desktop Universal Windows Platform app. read more Continue reading...
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    Windows 8 Touch screen and digitizers

    I am running Windows 8 pro on an older tablet and I mainly use a digitizer pen (it does not recognize fingers). I am very surprised by the lack of features using a pen versus using a mouse as I do on my Windows 8 non-touch screen laptop. I also don't typically use a keyboard with my...
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    Windows 7 script for disabling input controls

    hello there! i am new here so please be kind! i have a little problem with my panasonic cf-18 digitizer. i am running on win7 ultimate. when i close my lid, it seems like an installed pcmcia card is causing interfernces which win7 interpretes as a digitizer input. the pen cursor is flickering...
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    VIDEO Windows 8 walkthrough: Task manager, keyboard support and a pen

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    Asus Eee Slate Review: Windows 7 Tablet Done Right

    Asus has earned our Editor's Choice award with their impressive new Windows 7 tablet, the Eee Slate EP121. This 12.1" tablet features a superb 1280 x 800 pixel AFFS display that's both capacitive multi-touch and pen-friendly with an active ... More...
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    Windows 7 Tablet PC settings - rights issue

    Hi guys, we are building out our image for Windows 7 on Latitude XT2 tablets and noticed something when a standard user logs in. In Control Panel-->Tablet PC settings there is an option to configure your pen and touch to the screen. This is the windows utility, not the third party dell...
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    Windows 7 Questions concerning preinstalled pen input.

    Hi all, I could've swore I was already registered on this forum, guess not. Down to business. I'm currently trying to run a game that's in beta, this game was just released today, and after several minutes of loading the client, I get an error about Auto-Macro detection. Problem is, i'm not...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Tablet problem

    Hey everyone, I installed Windows 7 on my Toshiba tablet pc and now my touch doesn't seem to work. I can use my stylus to write but I can use my fingers. Under System it says Pen and Touch: Pen Input Available. Does anyone know what could be the problem? Thanks
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