Windows Ink

Overview

Windows Ink is an API and set of features in Microsoft Windows that enable using a pen to work with your PC. More here: The history of Windows Ink. Windows Ink is one of two APIs used for Windows to talk to a tablet. The other, older one, is called WinTab.

There are two places to configure Windows Ink and they should be coordinated:

• In your tablet driver - you can configure it for all apps or for specific apps. See configure Windows Ink in the tablet driver

• In your pen-aware application. See configure Windows Ink in an application

Recommended setting

Baseline configuration: Use Windows INK

In Tablet Driver

• Enable Windows Ink - this means Windows Ink will be available for all apps

In Each Applications

• Configure the app to use Windows Ink

• If you change this setting, restart the app

Customization for specific apps

You may have an app that is having problems using windows Ink.

In the application

• Configure the application to use Windows Ink

• If you change this setting, restart the app

In tablet driver

• Usually you don't need to do anything

• However, it may be necessary in the driver to create an application-specific setting to disable the use for Windows Ink

Tips for troubleshooting

If you are having problems with your tablet on Windows, one of the first things you should verify is how Windows Ink is configured:

• In your application

• In your tablet driver

  • And check if the tablet driver has an app-specific configuration for Windows Ink