Microsoft Surface Pro is one of the best professional tech devices giving its users the choice of either using it as a tablet or a professional PC with an external Type Cover Keyboard attachment.
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However, sometimes even the best of tech gadgets fail for reasons that are unknown to us.
Today we will discuss troubleshooting issues with the Type Cover Keyboard of Surface Pro. You can also check for Microsoft’s own Community for any of the same problems that have been resolved by other users.
Select Device Manager. Select Keyboards (in your case Other Devices) Touch and hold over 'Surface Type Cover Filter Device”. Select Uninstall Driver Software (Please DO NOT check the box saying “Delete the driver software for this device”) Follow instructions. Restart your Surface. Tell me if it then works please. Surface Pro 4 Type Cover not working after Windows 10 Anniversary Update. I have noticed in Device Manger that under Human Interface Devices that Waco. I opened device manager and i noticed the only keyboard category driver i have is the HID Keyboard. Looking in other threads on this issue, it seems i should have a driver for 'Surface Type Cover Filter Device' or for 'Surface Type Cover' Does anyone know where i can find the driver for the type cover 4? I have two users who have Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (Win 10 Pro x64 ver 1709) with type covers and surface docks. Both of them had issues this morning where the type cover didn't work nor did the USB keyboard and mouse plugged into the dock (the external monitor and ethernet ports on the docks were working). Looking in Device Manager I noticed this.
First Things First
Although the Type Cover Keyboard for the Surface Pro is durable, you still need to make sure that your keyboard is not subjected to any kind of external abuse like rough usage or hard hitting the keys. It might sound cliche, but yes the small things make big difference!
The other cliche solution to problems with your Surface Pro keyboard is restarting your Surface Pro and checking it again. The restart process solves issues with the keyboard most of the time. This is because your Surface Pro might run out of power-cycles leaving some processes unresponsive! Rebooting the device causes the power-cycle to run again. After you have restarted your device and your keyboard is still not working, then proceed to try the steps below.
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Check for Latest and Important Updates
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The second step to solving an issue with external devices on computers is usally to make sure that your device has the latest updates. Follow the three steps below to check for any important updates that Microsoft might have released:
- Go to Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update.
- Click on the Check for Updates option and install the available updates.
- Please Restart your Surface Pro if you are asked to do so with a prompt.
Hard Shutdown of Surface Pro
This is yet another solution that can come to your rescue in case your touch pad or any keys on the Type Cover Keyboard stop working. Note that this solution is recommended on for Surface Pro 3 and above versions, for safety reasons.
- Press and hold the Volume Up and Power buttons simultaneously for more than 15 seconds. While you are holding these buttons, your screen might flash some content or the Surface logo, but just don’t leave below 15 seconds.
- Once you release the two buttons, your Surface Pro will be powered off. After that wait for 10 seconds for the device to start again.
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Detach, Clean and Re-Attach the Type cover Keyboard
Sometimes, an improper connection between your Surface Pro tablet and its Type Cover Keyboard might be the reason for failure in functionality. Ensure that you have a clean connection by following the below simple steps.
- Unplug your Surface by detaching your Keyboard.
- Clean the silicon contact points at the center of the Keyboard connecting the Surface. For this, use a cotton ball and with 95% isopropyl alcohol solution. Now rub this wet cotton ball back and forth, on the silicon contact points to remove any dirt. Once done, leave this area for few seconds open to dry and make sure there are no cotton threads left at the contact point.
- Repeat this entire cleaning process for the Surface side connectors (six metallic circles at the Cover interface).
- Connect the Type Cover Keyboard back to your Surface ensuring proper and firm magnetic contact between the two is established.
Do you have a protective shield cover for your Surface? If yes, make sure this is not causing hindrance and the improper /loose connection between your Keyboard and the Surface. You need to make sure that the mating parts of connection between the two are firmly in contact with each other. Loose connections might result in problems.
Reinstall the Surface Cover Drivers
After all these previous attempts, if things are still not working fine, we request that you re-install the Surface Cover Drivers and check again.
- In the search box type device manager and select the Device Manager
- In the results, click the arrow next to the Keyboards
- Right-click on Surface Type Cover Filter Device option and then click on Uninstall > Ok.
- Once done, restart your Surface. Connect it to the internet and it will automatically download and install the Surface Cover drivers.
Checking the Ease of Access Functions
The Ease of Access Functions are those features that are created to help people with disabilities. However, accidentally turning ON of these features might be the cause issues. Double check that Ease of Access is turned off.
- Go to search and type Ease of Access. Click on the Ease of Access Keyboard Settings.
- In the Useful Keys section, make sure that the Stick Keys and Filter Keys are both set off.
We believe that after trying all the above methods one-by-one your issues pertaining to the Surface Pro type Cover Keyboard will be solved.
What if you own the Microsoft Surface Pro tablet and the type cover stops working? I mean you can still work on the tablet by adding any other USB or Bluetooth keyboard but what’s a Surface without its Type Cover. If you are also experiencing this issue with your Microsoft Surface tablet then here are some fixes we have here which you can use to get the Type cover working again. There are only possible methods which could be working for you.
Method 1
This method is for the Microsoft Surface running Windows 8 or Windows 8.1; this method is very simple and quick.
- Right click on Start button and select “Device Manager.”
- In Device Manager find the Unknown Devices with a yellow triangle on it.
- Right click on the unknown device and select “Update Driver Software.”
- Click on “Let me pick from a list of device drivers” and select Keyboard and then click next.
- Select HID keyboard device and click Finish.
If you see an Unknown device in Device Manager, repeat this process with that device too. The Keyboard should be working by now and if not then you might have to refresh the Windows because some corrupt drivers were keeping the keyboard from working. To refresh the PC, go to Settings > Update and Recovery > select “Refresh your PC without affecting your files.”
Method 2
This method is working perfectly on Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and later. Also, it is a very easy method, follow these simple steps to get your Type cover working again.
- Turn off your Microsoft Surface and connect the Type cover now to the tablet
- Now hold the Volume up and power button together to turn on the tablet.
- The tablet will boot into the BIOS menu
- The keyboard and trackpad must be working in the BIOS menu.
- Do not change anything in the BIOS menu, press the Esc key then press Enter
This method is reported working for most of the Microsoft Surface Type Cover perfectly. If any of this method is not working for you, then You have to get your Type Cover checked by the service center. If you have access to any other Type cover (from your friends), then try to connect it to your tablet. If it works, then it is bad news that your Type Cover might be malfunctioning and get it repaired or buy a new one. If you know any method not listed here to fix the problem, do share that with us in the comment section.