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Microsoft Surface Pro is one of the best professional tech devices giving its users the choice of either using it as a tablet or a professional PC with an external Type Cover Keyboard attachment.

  • It helps in the case when the keyboard’s keys don’t light up when you connect it to the Surface; neither in Windows nor in the Surface’s configuration menu (accessible by holding Volume-Up and the start button on cold boot) and you see that in Windows’s Device Manager the “Surface Type Cover Filter Device” under “keyboards” does.
  • It happened again. Opened my SP3 this morning, type cover wouldn't work. The fix: Open Device Manager. Expand Keyboards (Surface Type Cover Filter Device was missing) Uninstalled one of the HID Keyboard Devices. Did Scan for new Hardware changes (by right clicking on computer name) Keyboard now works great. Surface Type Cover Filter Device.
  • Do not check the box to delete the driver 14. Open the dropdown for Keyboards 16. Right click on Surface Touch Cover Filter Device 17. Click on Uninstall 18. Do not check the box to delete the driver 19. Click on OK Do the same for all the items in Keyboard and for the Other Devices. Restart your Surface.
  • FINALLY FOUND THE SOLUTION!!!!!!

However, sometimes even the best of tech gadgets fail for reasons that are unknown to us.

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Today we will discuss troubleshooting issues with the Type Cover Keyboard of Surface Pro. You can also check for Microsoft’s own Community for any of the same problems that have been resolved by other users.

First Things First

Although the Type Cover Keyboard for the Surface Pro is durable, you still need to make sure that your keyboard is not subjected to any kind of external abuse like rough usage or hard hitting the keys. It might sound cliche, but yes the small things make big difference!

It was working in January while we were travelling. When we returned home, I only used the Pro 4 with its docking station. I had occasion to use it off the docking station the other day, and the keyboard is not working. I looked under keyboards in device manager and there is no surface cover type listed. There are four HID keyboard devices listed.

The other cliche solution to problems with your Surface Pro keyboard is restarting your Surface Pro and checking it again. The restart process solves issues with the keyboard most of the time. This is because your Surface Pro might run out of power-cycles leaving some processes unresponsive! Rebooting the device causes the power-cycle to run again. After you have restarted your device and your keyboard is still not working, then proceed to try the steps below.

Check for Latest and Important Updates

The second step to solving an issue with external devices on computers is usally to make sure that your device has the latest updates. Follow the three steps below to check for any important updates that Microsoft might have released:

  • Go to Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update.
  • Click on the Check for Updates option and install the available updates.
  • Please Restart your Surface Pro if you are asked to do so with a prompt.

Hard Shutdown of Surface Pro

This is yet another solution that can come to your rescue in case your touch pad or any keys on the Type Cover Keyboard stop working. Note that this solution is recommended on for Surface Pro 3 and above versions, for safety reasons.

  • Press and hold the Volume Up and Power buttons simultaneously for more than 15 seconds. While you are holding these buttons, your screen might flash some content or the Surface logo, but just don’t leave below 15 seconds.
  • Once you release the two buttons, your Surface Pro will be powered off. After that wait for 10 seconds for the device to start again.

Detach, Clean and Re-Attach the Type cover Keyboard

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Sometimes, an improper connection between your Surface Pro tablet and its Type Cover Keyboard might be the reason for failure in functionality. Ensure that you have a clean connection by following the below simple steps.

  • Unplug your Surface by detaching your Keyboard.
  • Clean the silicon contact points at the center of the Keyboard connecting the Surface. For this, use a cotton ball and with 95% isopropyl alcohol solution. Now rub this wet cotton ball back and forth, on the silicon contact points to remove any dirt. Once done, leave this area for few seconds open to dry and make sure there are no cotton threads left at the contact point.
  • Repeat this entire cleaning process for the Surface side connectors (six metallic circles at the Cover interface).
  • Connect the Type Cover Keyboard back to your Surface ensuring proper and firm magnetic contact between the two is established.

Do you have a protective shield cover for your Surface? If yes, make sure this is not causing hindrance and the improper /loose connection between your Keyboard and the Surface. You need to make sure that the mating parts of connection between the two are firmly in contact with each other. Loose connections might result in problems.

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Reinstall the Surface Cover Drivers

After all these previous attempts, if things are still not working fine, we request that you re-install the Surface Cover Drivers and check again.

  • In the search box type device manager and select the Device Manager
  • In the results, click the arrow next to the Keyboards
  • Right-click on Surface Type Cover Filter Device option and then click on Uninstall > Ok.
  • Once done, restart your Surface. Connect it to the internet and it will automatically download and install the Surface Cover drivers.

Checking the Ease of Access Functions

The Ease of Access Functions are those features that are created to help people with disabilities. However, accidentally turning ON of these features might be the cause issues. Double check that Ease of Access is turned off.

  • Go to search and type Ease of Access. Click on the Ease of Access Keyboard Settings.
  • In the Useful Keys section, make sure that the Stick Keys and Filter Keys are both set off.

We believe that after trying all the above methods one-by-one your issues pertaining to the Surface Pro type Cover Keyboard will be solved.

Symptoms:

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  • Following imaging with Windows 10 1903 using Configuration Manager OSD, the Type Cover doesn’t work at all (keyboard, trackpad).
  • When rebooting the machine, the keyboard and trackpad both work when in the BIOS.
  • When imaging the machine, both the keyboard and trackpad work in Windows PE.

The Surface Pro 3 was imaged and then patched up-to-date and the most recent Surface Pro 3 drivers available from Microsoft were applied, however the issue persisted.

To correct this issue, complete the following steps:

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  1. Open Control Panel and navigate to ‘Hardware and Sound’ and then ‘Devices and Printers’.
  2. Select the Surface Type Cover and open the properties for this device. Select the ‘Hardware’ tab on the dialog:
  3. In turn, select each of the device functions shown in the list and click the ‘Properties’ button:
  4. Click the ‘Change Settings’ button, then from the dialog that is shown select ‘Uninstall Device’. If offered the option to delete the driver software for this device, ensure that the checkbox to do so is selected (not all devices offer this option) and click ‘Uninstall’:
  5. Ensure this has been completed for all device functions shown in the list, then close the main properties dialog.
  6. Open the Device Manager for the computer, right-click the computer name at the top and select ‘Scan for Hardware Changes’.
  7. Expand the firmware section within Device Manager. For each of the items shown, right click the item and select ‘Update Driver’. Click ‘Search automatically for updated driver software’ from the dialog that is shown:
    Note that if you’ve installed the latest Surface Pro 3 drivers, none of the firmware items shown are likely to be updated, but attempt to update each item. If you’ve not installed the latest drivers, the firmware list may have more generic titles which will be updated as the appropriate firmware is applied.
  8. Repeat the process of updating the driver for each item under the Keyboards section of the Device Manager. Note that even with the most recent driver pack installed, all of these entries on the device I was working on were the generic ‘HID Keyboard Device’. We don’t know which one of the keyboard devices listed is the Type Cover, however when you get to the correct one you’ll that the driver that is installed is listed as ‘Surface Type Cover Filter Device’:
  9. As soon as this driver is installed, the Type Cover should start working again. In my case no reboot was required.