Tablet mode allows you to use your computer as a tablet. It is especially popular among laptop or all-in-one computer users. But, if your tablet mode is not working, you need to take some measures to fix the problem. In this post, MiniTool Software will show you what you can do if your Windows 10 tablet mode is not available.
If you are using a laptop or an all-in-one computer, you should experience tablet mode in Windows 10. It can bring convenience for you. However, if your Windows 10 tablet mode not working, do you know how to solve the issue? If you don’t know, you come to the right place. In this post, we will show you some useful solutions.
How to Fix Tablet Mode Not Working in Windows 10?
- Re-enable the tablet mode
- Reconfigure the tablet mode via Settings
- Force re-enabling the tablet mode using Registry Editor
- Upgrade Windows 10
# Fix 1: Re-enable the Tablet Mode
If the tablet mode is not working on your Windows 10 computer, you need to check whether it is enabled successfully. You can click the Notification icon and see whether the tablet mode is selected (if it is selected, it should be highlighted). If not, you need to click it to enable it. However, if it is selected but the tablet mode is not working, you need to click it to disable it and then click it again to re-enable it. After that, you can check whether the tablet mode goes back to normal.
If you can’t turn on tablet mode Windows 10 using this method, you can try the next solution.
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# Fix 2: Reconfigure the Tablet Mode via Settings
If you find your computer exits the tablet mode every time you start your computer and you need to manually enable it if you want to use it, it should be an issue related to the system configuration. The fact is that the tablet mode is disabled by default on your computer. If you don’t want this, you can reconfigure the tablet mode in Settings.
Here are the things you can do:
- Press Win+I to open Windows 10 Settings.
- Go to System > Tablet mode.
- Expand the list for When I sign in and then select Use tablet mode.
After this configuration, your Windows 10 can automatically go to tablet mode every time you sign in to your computer.
# Fix 3: Force Re-Enabling the Tablet Mode using Registry Editor
1. Press Win+R to open Run.
2. Type regedit and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
3. Go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell.
4. Double-click TableMode. However, if you can’t find this option, you can right-click the space on the right side of the panel and then select New > D-WORD (32-bit) Value. Next, you need to rename the newly-created value as TabletMode.
5. Change the value data to 1.
6. Click OK to save the change.
7. Try to enable the tablet mode and then check whether the tablet mode can work normally.
# Fix 4: Upgrade Windows 10
An outdated Windows 10 can also cause tablet mode not working. To rule out this possibility, you can go to Start > Settings > Update& Security to check for updates. If there are available updates, the system can automatically perform an update download and installation.
Those are the solutions to tablet mode not working in Windows 10. We hope these methods can help you solve the issue you are facing. Should you have any related issue, you can let us know in the comments.