Check the surface charging cable if your surface doesn t turn on even after it s plugged in the charging cable may be damaged.
Surface pen light wont turn on.
Okay now onto some other solutions in case your surface won t turn on still.
Rest your hand on the screen like you would on a piece of paper then start writing.
Only the old nearly dead battery works new identical ones don t.
Then press the power button to turn on your surface.
To see which apps to start with go to the section try these apps with your pen.
To check the battery in a surface pen press and hold the eraser button on the end of the stylus for five to seven seconds.
Contacted microsoft support they sent me a new one fre.
If the led light in the tip of the power cord does not turn on when the surface pro 4 is plugged in to an outlet then there may be a problem with the power cord itself.
Any thoughts or is it just faulty.
The easiest way to tell if the charging cable is damaged is to check the white led light on the end of the cable that connects to the side of the surface.
If the power connector light doesn t turn on or if it flashes see surface battery won t charge.
Broken pen tip.
When i hold down the button on the top the light does not come on at all.
Use your surface pen in any app that supports inking.
No light means the battery is dead.
Quick fix 3 for when your surface pro won t turn on.
When your surface is plugged in with the original power cord charge it for 15 minutes.
If your surface won t turn on still the next common issue is cable connection problems.
Go to start and select settings devices bluetooth.
Pair your surface pen please note that you can pair the new surface pen with surface pro 4 and surface book as well as with surface 3 or surface pro 3.
Another thing to look out for as a cause when your surface pro won t turn on is the battery charger cable itself.
Your surface is designed to ignore your hand and other inputs while you write.
The screen responds to the tip from a short distance but i can t pair it via bluetooth because the pen won t respond to the top button being depressed.
A small led light should turn on.
How is this possible.
Surface pen does not work.
If you attempt to use the surface pen and the surface pro does not.
Surface pro won t turn on or is stuck in sleep mode.
If that didn t work connect the power supply that came with your surface.
Start inking with your pen.