How do I turn off the Surface Pen?

Question

I just got a Surface Pro that came with a Surface Pen.  It appears the pen is on all the time.  I'm not likely to use it a lot, and in any event wonder if it needs to be turned off when flying.

Is there a way to turn it off?

Answer 1

Take out the battery, turn the battery upside-down put it back in, problem solved.

Answer 2

I do not believe Romualdo knows how the pen works. If your concern is battery

use, just remove the battery (or flip it around). Holding down the button

triggers the blue tooth pairing. If the pen is blinking on its own, go into

bluetooth settings, select the pen, and remove the device. Then discover it

again by holding down the button and pair it again.

Answer 3

I just got a Surface Pro that came with a Surface Pen.  It appears the pen is on all the time.  I'm not likely to use it a lot, and in any event wonder if it needs to be turned off when flying.

Is there a way to turn it off?

Hi BlueluPDX,

Thank you for bringing this up to Microsoft Community. To turn off the Surface pen, you may press and hold the top button for 5-10 seconds until the the LED light is gone. To know more about yourSurface Pen's functionality and

features, please click on the blue link. 

If this answers your question, we highly encourage you to inform our Community by clicking on Yes or marking my post as an answer. This will help other members who may have the same issue as you. Otherwise, don't hesitate to update us so we can further assist you.  

Kind Regards,

Rom G.

Answer 4

This is very interesting.

When I started to follow this suggestion, I found that the LED light on the pen was not lit.  I had turned off the Surface a couple of hours ago, and I guess the pen is smart enough to figure out at some point that it has nothing to talk to.

When I held the top button down, the LED light began blinking and would not stop when I tried holding it down again.  But it did quit blinking after a few minutes.

Sometime I'll turn the Surface on and find out if the pen starts blinking on its own, then see if it stops (a) if I put the Surface in airplane mode or (b) if I try pressing the top button as you suggest.

So, I don't know if my problem is solved or not.  If the bluetooth in the pen comes on every time the Surface is turned on, even if it's in airplane mode, I'm guessing that the better solution is to remove the batteries, as the other response suggested.

Answer 5

Actually, my concern is not with battery life.  It is with having bluetooth going when the airlines say they want that sort of stuff turned off.  I'm going to do the battery thing, anyway, because it appears to be the best answer.