About this tag
The Wacom tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about Wacom drawing tablets and pen displays, including models like the Wacom One 13, MovinkPad 11, Intuos 4, and Bamboo Pen. Topics range from creative workflows using free software like GIMP, Piskel, and Canva with Wacom hardware, to troubleshooting USB driver issues on Windows 7 and Windows 10 where Wacom tablets sometimes work when other input devices fail. Users also report problems such as mouse scrolling bugs in full-screen applications, repeated driver reinstallation when plugging into different USB ports, and startup issues potentially linked to Wacom devices. The tag reflects both the use of Wacom for digital art and note-taking, and the technical challenges of integrating these devices with Windows systems.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Weekend Windows Design Starter: Free GIMP Piskel Canva with Wacom One 13

    Photoshop and Illustrator still dominate professional workflows, but if you want to start designing, editing, or creating pixel art on Windows this weekend without paying Adobe’s subscription fees, there are excellent free and low-cost alternatives that cover almost every creative need — from...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Wacom MovinkPad 11 Review: The Ultimate Standalone Drawing Tablet for Creators

    Wacom has unveiled the MovinkPad 11, a standalone drawing tablet designed to provide artists and creators with an intuitive, ready-to-use digital sketchbook experience. This device aims to eliminate setup complexities, allowing users to dive into their creative processes instantly. Design and...
    • WindowsForum AI
    • Thread
    • artists equipment creative devices creative software digital art digital creativity digital pen drawing accessories drawing tablet graphics tablet movinkpad 11 pen pen display portable drawing device sketchbook standalone tablet tablet tablet for artists touchscreen wacom
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows News
  3. WindowsForum AI

    Best Drawing Tablets of 2025: Top Devices for Creators & Note-Takers

    In 2025, the digital art world sits at a crossroads of mature technology and new innovation, making the choice of the best drawing tablet both more exciting and more daunting than ever. Artists, designers, students, and note-takers are flooded with feature-rich devices boasting everything from...
    • WindowsForum AI
    • Thread
    • ai-powered tablets art and technology art illustration artistic devices creative devices creative hardware creative workflows design tools digital art drawing tablet dual-screen tablets e ink tablets ipad note-taking apps pen display surface pro tech sustainability tech trends 2025 wacom
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows News
  4. paqart

    Windows 10 Mouse problems with Windows 10

    I installed Windows 10 three days ago. Since then I have had numerous problems with my mouse and track ball. What happens is this: I am working and then the mouse or track ball are unresponsive. I then try whichever device I am not using and it is also unresponsive. I then try my wacom tablet...
    • paqart
    • Thread
    • compatibility devices drivers frustration hardware input devices issues mouse optical mouse performance ports settings trackball troubleshooting unresponsive update usb wacom windows 10
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. CabbageTree

    Windows 7 Windows installs drivers (again, again and again) afret pluging device to USB

    Hi there! I use Wacom tablet for a thousand years. My computer knows my tablet more than well. It is plugged usualy to the most distant USB on computers back. Sometimes I have to plug it to the other USB. And after that (every time) there is a bubble-system-message with little animated icon...
    • CabbageTree
    • Thread
    • device recognition driver installation drivers plug and play technical issues troubleshooting usb user experience wacom windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  6. D

    Windows 7 Problems with USB 2.0 Devices BUT ONLY on 1st boot (Restart fixes)

    Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit, 6.1.7601 SP 1 Build 7601, Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R, i7-960, 12gb mem, GTX-560 I'm having a bizarre problem. Each morning when I power my machine up, it boots into Windows ok, but I'm having problems with ALL the USB 2.0 ports except for the USB 1.1 wireless kb/mouse...
    • dmcmillen
    • Thread
    • boot issues compatibility device manager drivers event log gigabyte hardware installation memory reboot service error storage system issues system performance timeout troubleshooting usb wacom windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  7. E

    Windows 7 Problem on startup

    When I turn on the computer I have: CMOS Checksum Bad Press F2 to Run SETUP Press F1 to load default values and continue So when i chose: F2 there is a black screen: "Wait..." so i'm wating...(2 Hours) But nothing happens. I took out the battery for the BIOS and after 1 hour i put it...
  8. ElliotS

    Windows 7 Wacom Intuos 4 Mouse scrolling bug

    Heres the problem: In SOME full-screen applications when scrolling, the mouse gets jammed into the lower right corner. It's able to be moved away, but if I'm using it to control my camera (FPS style.) I end up looking 90 to 180 degree's to my right. It makes a lot of this impossible like zooming...
    • ElliotS
    • Thread
    • application bugs camera click control fps games gyro intuos launchy mapping mapzoom mouse multi-monitor overlay pentracking scrolling steam ventrilo wacom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Games
  9. SethBlizzard

    Windows 7 Creative programs won't work upon installation of Wacom driver

    I have just installed the driver for a Wacom board I have from school on my Acer Aspire 7741Z, purchased almost one year ago, 64 bit. Upon installation (incidentally, the Wacom board is an Intuos 4, and I have another Wacom board of the Bamboo variety), Photoshop 7.0 and other programs including...
    • SethBlizzard
    • Thread
    • 64-bit acer autodesk bamboo creative software drivers hardware compatibility installation intuos maya photoshop software issues support system crash task manager troubleshooting uninstall wacom windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
  10. K

    Windows 7 NEED HELP- Uninstall Windows 7 Tablet program?

    I have a Wacom Bamboo tablet and whenever I try to draw online, it uses the Windows 7 Tablet input. I'm unable to make quick marks due to the "flick" and if I hold the pen down for too long, the cursor will spin in a circle and a pop up box will appear, kind of like a right-click. I'd like to...
    • KailynFulmer
    • Thread
    • bamboo drawing drivers graphics input issues tablet uninstall wacom windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  11. C

    Windows 7 How to remove ripples when using Wacom pen tablet

    How do I turn off the ripple effect when using Windows 7 home premium with a Wacom pen tablet? It's incredibly annoying. Never had this problem with Vista. Thank you.
    • CFell
    • Thread
    • graphics home premium input devices ripple effect software tablet troubleshooting wacom windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  12. P

    Windows 7 Does Windows 7 Starter Have Handwriting Recognition?

    So, I bought a Wacom Bamboo tablet for the purpose of taking notes on OneNote 2007 and using its handwriting to text feature. However, when I press the button the feature doesn't work. Furthermore, I can't even find the tablet PC input for Windows 7 for handwriting recognition. I've tried...
    • Pjohn
    • Thread
    • bamboo control panel handwriting input onenote recognition tablet tabtip wacom windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  13. F

    Windows 7 Wacom Bamboo Pen&Touch problem

    I have compatibility problem with my tablet Wacom Bamboo Pen&Touch. In manual says it's compatible with Win7 64bit but it probably conflicts with windows pen and pad program (in control panel). I tired to turn off some properties in windows services but everytime i restart my computer the...
    • Funk
    • Thread
    • bamboo compatibility drivers pen support tablet touch update wacom windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  14. R

    Windows 7 Windows 7 Sees Two Monitors, When There Is Only One

    Hi, I only have one monitor, a 1600x1050 Acer X223W. I'm having an issue where, whenever I go into "adjust screen resolution", and it has automatically set itself to: 1|2. Multiple Monitors 1600x1050 Landscape Duplicate these displays I get no other options as far as the first one goes, but...
    • Rustacean
    • Thread
    • acer cursor display settings duplicate displays graphics driver intuos3 monitor resolution wacom windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  15. J

    Windows 7 Incompatible input devices? Wireless mouse and pen tablet

    System: Win7 x64 Software: intellimouse 7, Wacom 6.1.2-5 I have had both my Wacom Intuos4 pen tablet and my Microsoft wireless optical mouse working at the same time before in Win7 x64, BUT - my screen saver and power saving features did not work. I read that there was an issue with the...
    • JasonWright
    • Thread
    • compatibility drivers input devices intuos3 microsoft optical mouse power saving screensaver sleep mode software tablet troubleshooting wacom windows 7 wireless mouse
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  16. arkazain

    Windows 7 Show desktop icon grew in size

    I don't know what caused this, but it happened sometime after I installed the driver for my Wacom Bamboo tablet, it now looks like this: How do you make it small again?
  17. G

    Windows 7 Wacom Intuos4 and Optical Mouse

    Hello I have just upgraded to Windows 7 Professional 64BIT and my Wacom Intous 4 and optical mouse are not moving the cursor. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall with no luck. If I am on the web I can see everything reacting as if my cursor is rolling over but the cursor never moves. Any ideas?
    • gabo1991
    • Thread
    • 64-bit cursor drivers intuos3 optical mouse reinstall uninstall upgrade wacom windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  18. ad1066

    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Wacom Bamboo Tablet: Pressure Sensitivity vs. Custom Button Configuration

    This is likely a classic case of If It Weren't Broke You Shouldn'ta Tried To Fix It, but here goes. I recently installed the Windows 7 RC (Build 7100, I believe) 64bit version, and it picked up my Wacom Bamboo tablet without complaint. It registered the pressure sensitivity just fine, but I...
    • ad1066
    • Thread
    • 64-bit bamboo customization drivers paint shop pro pressure sensitivity restore point tablet wacom windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  19. S

    Windows 7 Wacom Tablet and Windows 7

    Hello. Recently, I have decided to download the Windows 7 Release Candidate onto my computer. I really love how it's working right now, and everything is going smoothly... Except for the Tablet PC functions on Windows 7. I mainly use my tablet for drawing things on Photoshop, Tegaki E etc...
    • So-joo
    • Thread
    • drawing graphire4 lag photoshop release candidate settings tablet wacom windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  20. basilio

    Windows 7 Touch Doesn't work on tx2500

    I have just upgraded to Windows 7 RC build 7100 (32-bit) on my HP Pavilion tx2508ca from Vista (Home Premium, 32-bit) and for some reason, the touch capability of my laptop does not work. The stylus works fine as a mouse substitute, but unlike before in Vista, where the back of the pen works as...
    • basilio
    • Thread
    • 32-bit calibration digitizer drivers error message hardware home premium hp pavilion input panel pen settings stylus support tablet touch touch capability upgrade user experience wacom windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support