

You can switch these apps to your own liking if you please. In the case of the Slim Pen 2, once Windows detects a Slim Pen 2 is nearby and in your hands after being detached, you’ll see a pop-up menu above the taskbar with shortcuts to some suggested apps. Change your Windows Ink shortcutsĪ signature feature of Windows 11 is the new inking menu that pops up whenever you pick up or connect a Surface Pen. If you lost the pen inside your home, or at the office, you might be a bit out of luck. Of course, it’s not always accurate since it’s pulling data from Wi-Fi networks, and just showing you a general map. This pulls the location data from your Surface and gives you a map of where Windows thinks your pen might be. Since a Surface Pen is usually tied to a Surface, you can locate it by using the Find my Pen Under Privacy & Security followed by Find by Device. This not only applies to the Slim Pen 2, but any other Surface Pen you might own. The second tip on our list involves finding lost Surface Pens.

However, if you go to Bluetooth & devices in Windows 11’s settings menu, followed by Pen & Windows Ink, you can change the tactile intensity so that it’s all the way up. By default, the settings for these signals are set to medium-low. Officially Microsoft calls this feature of the Slim Pen 2 “tactile signals.” This is thanks to a haptic motor built into the bottom half of the pen, near the tip which provides slight vibrations as you ink on the screen. That said, let’s jump into our first tip which relates the haptic feedback. That includes the Surface Pro 3 -Surface Pro 7+, Surface Pro X, Surface Duo, Surface Go 2, Surface Laptops 1-4, Surface Studio 1-2, and Surface Book 1-3. You won’t be getting the special haptic feedback if you use Slim Pen 2 on an older Surface, but it is certified for legacy Surface devices. However, like most Surface Pens, it is backwards compatible with older Surface devices.

We want to begin this piece by noting that the Surface Slim Pen 2 is designed for the newer Surface Pro 8 and Surface Laptop Studio.
