If surface pen appears in the list of discovered devices it may not be properly paired yet.
Surface pen light wont turn on.
Surface pen light not flashing hi i got a surface pen with my surface 3.
If that didn t work connect the power supply that came with your surface.
No light means the battery is dead.
Quick fix 3 for when your surface pro won t turn on.
Another thing to look out for as a cause when your surface pro won t turn on is the battery charger cable itself.
Use your surface pen in any app that supports inking.
Contacted microsoft support they sent me a new one fre.
Only the old nearly dead battery works new identical ones don t.
A small led light should turn on.
A green light means the battery has a charge while a red light means it s almost flat and should be replaced.
Your surface is designed to ignore your hand and other inputs while you write.
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.
To see which apps to start with go to the section try these apps with your pen.
Okay now onto some other solutions in case your surface won t turn on still.
If the power connector light doesn t turn on or if it flashes see surface battery won t charge.
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.
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.
Broken pen tip.
Go to start and select settings devices bluetooth.
Then press the power button to turn on your surface.
When i hold down the button on the top the light does not come on at all.
How is this possible.
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.
Any thoughts or is it just faulty.
Surface pen does not work.
Check the surface charging cable if your surface doesn t turn on even after it s plugged in the charging cable may be damaged.
Start inking with your pen.
If you attempt to use the surface pen and the surface pro does not.
The easiest way to tell if the charging cable is damaged is to check the white led light on the end of the cable that connects to the side of the surface.
When your surface is plugged in with the original power cord charge it for 15 minutes.