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I have tried doing a restart, hard restart, uninstalling the existing keyboard drivers and clicking on scan for hardware changes, but the surface type cover filter device doesn't come back. Install Microsoft Surface Type Cover Filter Device driver for Windows 10 x64, or download DriverPack Solution software for automatic driver installation and update. Reinstall the Surface Type Cover driver If shutting down doesn't fix the problem, try reinstalling the driver for your Surface Type Cover. In the search box on the taskbar, type device manager, and select Device Manager in the results. Expand Keyboards. Right-click Surface Type Cover Filter Device. Select Uninstall OK. Surface Type Cover Filter Device update (v2.0.1193.0) enables full support for Japanese Surface Pro Type Covers. Surface Pen Settings driver update (v4.0.112.1) enables new functionality with the Surface app, available for free in Microsoft Store.

• 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:

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.

Summary :

If you are a Surface user, it is very common to encounter issues such as Surface keyboard not working or Type Cover not responding. That is very annoying and brings much inconvenience to users. MiniTool will show you some solutions to fix it.

When your Surface Pro keyboard stops working, you need to find the cause and then carry out operations to fix the issue. Here are some solutions that you can have a try. If you are not sure which one should be applied, try them one by one.

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Method 1: Restart Surface

When the Surface keyboard not working issue happens, the first thing you should do is to restart your Surface. In general, this method can help you solve some common errors. Here’s how to do.

Step 1:Disconnect your keyboard from the machine.

Step 2:Reboot your Surface.

Step 3: Reconnect your keyboard and check if the keyboard can be used normally. If this method can work, that’s fine. If it doesn’t, you should consider trying other methods.

Method 2: Check Keyboard

After the Microsoft Surface keyboard not working error occurs, check if there’s something wrong with the Surface keyboard. If the keyboard itself has been broken or damaged, your keyboard cannot work as usual even though you perform the following actions to troubleshoot it.

Unplug the keyboard from the device, and then try connecting to another Surface that can work normally. If it works normally, it indicates there are some issues with your previous Surface settings. On the contrary, if it doesn’t work, the keyboard itself has been damaged. You need to replace it with a new keyboard.

In this case, you can try the next method to fix the keyboard stopped working on laptop issue.

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Method 3: Clean Connectors

When dust or other objects block the connection, the keyboard may be unable to connect to the Surface correctly. It usually takes place after you have been using the Surface for quite a long time without cleaning it.

Shut down the Surface entirely. After that, clean the connectors with a clean cloth and a little alcohol. Alternatively, you can also utilize a q-tip to clean it more properly. When the cleaning operation finishes, wait around two to three minutes. Then turn on your computer and connect the keyboard to check if the issue is solved.

Method 4: Reset Surface

Some faulty files or configurations on your system can result in Surface keyboard not working, while resetting your device can help you clear them. Here are specific steps.

Step 1: Open Windows Settings by pressing Windows and I keys.

Step 2: Navigate to Update & Security, and then select Recovery in the left panel.

Step 3: Click on Get Started in the right side of the page.

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Step 4: In the pop-up page, you can either to choose keep my files or remove everything. It is recommended that you should choose keep my files, because if this operation cannot fix the issue, you can repeat the above steps and choose remove everything.

Step 5: Then follow the on-screen instructions to reset your Surface. After that, boot your device and check if the keyboard can work again.

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These are all the solutions to fix Surface laptop keyboard not working issue. Please feel free to pick one from them.