Windows 10: Windows Ink Workspace no longer works with 3rd party apps

I am using Windows 11 on a Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ with a Wacom bamboo 2nd gen stylus to take notes in WordPerfect. Windows Ink workspace worked fine in December 2023; now it refuses to open. Microsoft pushed an update in there sometime that massively changed how Ink works. In fact, when I look for information on Ink Workspace, an app by Micheal Leptuch pops up that has little to do with actual handwriting-to-text conversion, but there is nothing about how to use the old Ink, or whatever handwriting app has supplanted it, with WordPerfect or Scrivner, the two apps I use the most. I have alre

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Windows Ink Workspace - Reset/Clearing Contents Programmatically

Hi Robert,

Windows Ink Workspace is part of the system icons. Just like the Start button, the process of Windows Ink Workspace is not going to present in Task Manager. If do not want your users to use the Windows Ink Workspace, we recommend that you disable it. You
can disable Windows Ink Workspace by following these steps:

• Click the Windows logo (Start button).
• Click the gear icon (Settings).
• Select Personalization.
• On the left pane, choose Taskbar.
• Under Notification area, click Turn system icons on or off.
• Locate Windows Ink Workspace, and then click the slider to turn it off.
• You will now notice that the Windows Ink Workspace is gone from the Taskbar.

If you still want to have a function that will allow you to automatically reset or clear the contents of Windows Ink Workspace, we recommend that you post your suggested function using the Feedback Hub like what was mentioned by
Erika Aro so that our Engineers can look into it and release your suggested feature on the next update of Windows 10.

Regards.

 

Windows Ink Workspace on non-touch systems

I've been having an issue with Windows Ink Workspace on my desktop since the Anniversary update.

Like a lot of people, I was looking forward to using some of the powerful features on my desktop. However, by default it doesn't show because my system is non-touch. I use it on my Surface device and find it really useful. So I
WANT it.

For months I've been using the workaround:

1. Type "Windows Ink Workspace" in the search bar
2. Select "Windows Ink Workspace Settings" and then you select "Learn about Windows Ink"
3. This opens a new window which helpfully has a Link to open the Windows Ink Workspace
4. The problem is, as soon as you finish using whatever tool from the Workspace, it closes and you have to repeat the whole process

Solution! I may have been slow and others may have figured this out previously … but if so, a sarcastic thank-you for posting the solution

So I just discovered this this morning.

1. Right click anywhere on the task bar and select "Taskbar Settings" on the pop-up
2. Scroll down to Notification Area and select "Turn system icons on or off"
   
3. Turn on the Windows Ink Workspace switch, done!

I hope this helps xD

 

Can no longer use Windows Ink for non-Windows products

Hi,

Windows Ink is Microsoft's pen and touch support that enables you to write and draw using your fingers or an electronic pen. You can open Windows Ink Workspace by following these steps:

• Right-click or press and hold the taskbar.
• Check Show Windows Ink Workspace button.
• Open Windows Ink Workspace by clicking its icon on the
  taskbar.

For further knowledge about the usage of Windows Ink, we recommend visiting this
link.

Let us know how things goes.

Regards.