How to Start/Stop Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service
Service name: TabletInputService
Display name: Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service
Description:
Enables Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel pen and ink functionality.
Path to executable:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p
CMD:
This method shows you how to Start/Stop Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service from Command Prompt
Perform the following steps:
Please go to Start and click on the Type here to search
Type cmd, right click on cmd icon under the Programs and click on Run as administrator
Please confirm User Account Control pop-up
Please select, right and copy a registry key from below, then right click on command prompt window, select Paste and press Enter
To Start Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service service:
net start TabletInputService
sc start TabletInputService
Note: You can’t start a service if Startup type is on Disabled.
To Stop Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service service:
net stop TabletInputService
sc stop TabletInputService
To change Startup type:
Automatic:
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\TabletInputService" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
sc config TabletInputService start= auto
Manual:
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\TabletInputService" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
sc config TabletInputService start= demand
Disabled:
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\TabletInputService" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f
sc config TabletInputService start= disabled
Automatic (Delayed Start):
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\TabletInputService" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
sc config TabletInputService start= delayed-auto
Note: When you change to Automatic (Delayed Start) a new key DelayedAutostart is created with value 1.
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\TabletInputService" /v DelayedAutostart /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
When you change to Automatic from Automatic (Delayed Start), DelayedAutostart change value to 0.
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\TabletInputService" /v DelayedAutostart /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f