Windows 10: How to stop Surface tablet from unminimizing all windows when opening cover

When I close the cover on my Surface tablet running Windows 11, it goes to sleep. That's fine. But when I open the cover, it not only wakes up, it unminimizes all the minimized windows. Every time.I don't want any windows un-minimized unless I deliberately do it. How can I stop this automatic unminimizing behaviour?

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MS Surface Keyboard Cover not recognized by MS Surface Pro 3

My Surface Pro 3 cover mysteriously stopped working (other USB keyboards work).

I’ve exhausted all of the steps from the Internet and am hoping for some advice here on what to try next.

• Clean the metal pins on both the keyboard and the Surface Pro 3 with alcohol swap and q-tip.
  
• Performed the standard two button shutdown procedure - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4036280/surface-force-a-shut-down-and-restart-your-surface
  
• Update "HID keyboard" device in Device Manager.
  
• Uninstall and reinstall "HID keyboard device" in Device Manager.
  
• Removed HID keyboard device in Device Driver and manually installed Surface Type Cover device (which later automatically turns to "HID keyboard device" when you hit "update drivers")
  
• Updated all Windows 10 patches to date.
  
• Tried a brand new keyboard (Microsoft FMM-00001 Type Cover for Surface Pro https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073W4MPJF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 )
  
• Updated firmware for Surface Pro 3 (typed in “winver”, took that Windows version, then downloaded the specific patch required here - Download Surface Pro 3 Drivers and Firmware. from Official Microsoft Download Center)
  
• Reset Surface Pro 3 while keeping personal files
  
• Reset Surface Pro 3 and deleted all personal files
  
• Performed hardware tests on aka.ms/surfacerepair (nothing bad found; all looks ok)
  
• Drained the battery most of the way before connecting again - the two times it worked momentarily these last few days was when I connected my new type cover keyboard to the Surface Pro 3 after the battery had died down to below 50%; a simple reboot later, everything stopped working. This user seems to have the same problem with it working briefly when there is low battery - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...pe-cover/52f983c6-2e53-49fa-aac6-7c4cc5d25d9f )
  

A breakdown of the steps I've done to sometimes get it working

• Leave Surface Pro 3 on about 2 hours on battery only.
  
• Power on Surface Pro 3.
  
• Working Keyboard.
  
• Turn off Surface Pro 3 (or reboot)
  
• Keyboard not working anymore
  
• Another similar user here - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...er-issue/2d6ed60a-c892-4ed9-907f-846fd9496f5a
  

Can anyone recommend any other troubleshooting steps? One of these steps seemed to work ok for others having this same problem.

 

Surface Pro 4: closing type cover activates tablet mode


I have a Surface Pro 4 with the Surface Dock hooked to an external monitor (via DisplayPort) and a keyboard & mouse.

When I close the type cover on the Surface, it automatically activates Tablet Mode. Now, I know I can change the behavior to make Windows 10 ask me what to before switching modes, but until I switched to using a dock and external monitor, I've never needed/wanted Windows 10 to ask me! It always "did the right thing" with the Surface, correctly responding to the type cover be attached, detached, or folded back.

How can I tell Windows 10 or the Surface to NOT activate tablet mode when the type cover is closed?


Thanks,
Jim

 

Type Cover issues, sporadic behavior in Windows 10 on Surface Pro 3

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I appreciate your interest in Windows 10.We sincerely regret for the inconvenience caused.

I suggest you to follow the below method and check if it helps:

• 
  First of all, basic but very important, please make sure you have all and latest
  Windows updates installed and that they were installed while the Cover was attached.
  

• 
  Have you tried updating or/and uninstalling and reinstalling the cover drivers? If not, here is how:
  

• Click Windows key
• Select Device Manager.
• Select Keyboards.
• Touch and hold over "Surface Type Cover Filter Device”.
• Select Update Driver Software.
• Select “Browse my computer for driver software”.
• Select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
  
• Select Surface Type Cover Filter Device from the list.
• Select Next
• Let the install finish.
• Restart your Surface.
  

• 
  Additionally, please try the solutions provided in the next support article:
  

• 
  Troubleshoot your Surface
  Cover
  

Please let us know if you need further assistance.

Thank you.