Any thoughts or is it just faulty.
Surface pen light wont turn on.
Surface pen light not flashing hi i got a surface pen with my surface 3.
A small led light should turn on.
To see which apps to start with go to the section try these apps with your pen.
Surface pro won t turn on or is stuck in sleep mode.
Go to start and select settings devices bluetooth.
A green light means the battery has a charge while a red light means it s almost flat and should be replaced.
Pair your surface pen please note that you can pair the new surface pen with surface pro 4 and surface book as well as with surface 3 or surface pro 3.
Contacted microsoft support they sent me a new one fre.
Surface pen does not work.
Another thing to look out for as a cause when your surface pro won t turn on is the battery charger cable itself.
When i hold down the button on the top the light does not come on at all.
Rest your hand on the screen like you would on a piece of paper then start writing.
If surface pen appears in the list of discovered devices it may not be properly paired yet.
To check the battery in a surface pen press and hold the eraser button on the end of the stylus for five to seven seconds.
If that didn t work connect the power supply that came with your surface.
Okay now onto some other solutions in case your surface won t turn on still.
Quick fix 3 for when your surface pro won t turn on.
Use your surface pen in any app that supports inking.
If the led light in the tip of the power cord does not turn on when the surface pro 4 is plugged in to an outlet then there may be a problem with the power cord itself.
When your surface is plugged in with the original power cord charge it for 15 minutes.
Then press the power button to turn on your surface.
Only the old nearly dead battery works new identical ones don t.
If the power connector light doesn t turn on or if it flashes see surface battery won t charge.
How is this possible.
No light means the battery is dead.
Broken pen tip.
Your surface is designed to ignore your hand and other inputs while you write.
If your surface won t turn on still the next common issue is cable connection problems.
If you attempt to use the surface pen and the surface pro does not.
The screen responds to the tip from a short distance but i can t pair it via bluetooth because the pen won t respond to the top button being depressed.