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How to troubleshoot surface coverage or keyboard connectivity problems

Turn off your Surface and remove the cover. Make sure there are no foreign objects or damage that could interfere with the connection. Then put the assembly cover back in place, making sure all the magnets touch the bottom edge of the Surface. Hardware drivers may have updates available or are waiting to be reloaded.

If you can’t connect your wireless keyboard to Surface Pro, make sure Bluetooth is turned on and your keyboard supports Bluetooth. Test the keyboard on another device. Your keyboard may be faulty. So, on another computer or tablet, check if the keyboard works on that computer.

Surface Type Cover or Keyboard provides one of the best typing experiences. Not only is it designed to bring the best look, but it is also designed to ensure that you can do your job properly and faster. However, if you have a problem where the keyboard is not recognized or is not typed at all, let us check your surface coverage or your keyboard. Sometimes simple things like removing and replacing the surface cover or keyboard solve the problem. read more

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Windows could not start the peer network grouping service on the local computer

Although Microsoft has removed the Windows 10 v1803 home group, you can find this feature in older versions of Windows 10 and Windows 8/7 if you are using a version of Windows that has a home group feature, but an error message called Windows could not start the peer grouping service on the local computer with the error code 1068, here are some possible solutions you might find useful. The complete error message is something like this:

Windows could not start the Peer Networking Grouping service on the local computer. Error 1068: The service or dependency group could not be started. read more

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How to limit the bandwidth of foreground downloads under Windows 10

Windows 10 users should be familiar with the two types of downloads that are performed in their operating system, namely – foreground downloads and background downloads. Before limiting the bandwidth of downloads in the foreground, we need to understand their characteristics, then we will talk about how we can limit their bandwidth.

Unintentional downloads by your operating system are called background downloads. These are usually updates that are done under Windows 10 and are downloaded automatically without asking permission or interaction with the user. Whenever there are update requests, you will see that they are updated immediately. read more

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The mouse pointer on Surface Pro 4 jumps everywhere? Try these corrections

Do you have problems with your Microsoft Surface Pro 4, where the mouse pointer jumps , as if it were trying to avoid a cat? It’s a problem that could complicate the use of the device, and it’s probably quite frustrating. The cursor jump is not only for surface 4, we should point it out, so for those who have different computers, we recommend you follow the guide we are about to interpret, and we hope that this will help you.

Surface Pro mouse pointer jumps around

If you are faced with Microsoft Surface Pro mouse pointer problems where the mouse pointer jumps around or moves around by itself or jumps irregularly or sometimes disappears, this article shows how to recover the mouse pointer and get it to behave correctly. read more

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How to download Windows 10 ISO without using the media creation tool

Luckily, it’s entirely possible to download a Windows 10 ISO image without creating a media tool. On non-Windows operating systems, Microsoft only offers direct downloads of Windows 10 Pro or Home ISO files.

Launch Firefox on your computer.
Download the Windows 10 ISO and leave it open.
Click on the three horizontal lines in the top right corner, select “Web Developer”, then click on “Inspector”. It opens the verification navigation tool.

Open the media creation tool. That
Click the download button in the top right corner.
Save the zip file to your computer.
Navigate to the folder containing the files.
Click the Extract All button.
Click the Browse button.
Choose an extraction location. read more

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Photo app opens blurry images under Windows 10

Find and click “Photos” and select “More Options”. Exit closes the application so you can restart it. This is the same as the normal closing of applications. Resetting will return the Photos app to its default settings.

In the search box on the taskbar, enter advanced scaling settings and select Fix blurry apps.
Fix app scaling to turn on or off. Let Windows try to fix the apps so they aren’t blurry.

If your iCloud photos are blurry, it’s probably due to iPhone storage optimization. It is a space saver tool used on iPhone. The entire iCloud Photo Library is usually too large to store on your device. Because of this, your iPhone may download a lower resolution version of the photo. read more

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How to disable the touchpad when an external mouse is connected to Windows 10/8/7

Open settings. Click Devices. Click Touchpad. In the Touchpad section, uncheck Keep touchpad enabled when a mouse is connected.

Press Win + R to open the Run command window.
Type “regedit” and click OK. User
Allow control access by clicking Yes
Navigate to the PrecisionTouchPad status folder in the following path.
Double-tap an enabled entry to change the details. Meaning
Set data to 0 instead of 1.

Press To Win + i to open Windows Settings.
Navigate to Bluetooth and Devices if you are using Windows 11.
Go to Devices if you are using Windows 10.
Click on the touchpad menu.
Select the Keep touchpad enabled when a mouse is connected check box. read more

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How to solve the display problem of the stretched screen under Windows 10

Go to desktop AND right click on the screen and select display settings. Now the settings will start. Navigate to settings by typing it in the search bar or by searching the start menu. Under Resize Text, Apps, and Items: Other 100% (Recommended), move the slider.

There may be an instance where you can see that fonts and images on your desktop are stretched vertically or horizontally. The stretched desktop screen makes the font appear larger and unclear, so it adapts the entire screen content to the screen. This distorts the entire screen and makes it difficult to read the contents of the desktop. It should also be mentioned that the desktop screen looks tense when the desktop pixels are irregular and broken, which stretches the image horizontally or vertically. The problem with the stretched display can be caused either by an incorrect configuration of the screen resolution, which is usually caused by a few random keys, or by the use of some defective graphics drivers. In this article, we discuss some solutions to solve the problem. read more

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The deleted keyboard reappears each time the PC starts

Windows 10 supports multiple keyboard installations on your PC. This is useful for those who need to use multiple languages for their work. You may have tried this out of curiosity, and even after removing these keyboards from your profile, they reappear every time you start your PC. The problem is most visible during the login screen. In this article, we show you how you can prevent deleted keyboards from reappearing.

The deleted keyboard appears every time the PC starts

This problem occurs especially if you have multiple accounts on your Windows 10 PC. Some users may use multiple keyboards, and it seems that this setting applies to all other accounts, even if the user has not activated them himself. Understand this as a global framework for all users. It removes the settings from the clean installation, and the only way to change them is to copy them from the Control Panel. read more

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Correction of surface coverage or keyboard typing problems

Surface Type Cover or Microsoft keyboard is one of the company’s best keyboards for its flagship. You get the best experience, and almost the same experience you get on traditional keyboards. However, as they are thin, have a different technique, the problems are not very far away. Although we have already seen how a small amount of dust can cause connection problems, imagine if you don’t see anything even if you type. This guide shows you how to solve surface coverage or keyboarding problems. read more

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