Can I install a Drawing/Graphic Tablet to my Surface Pro 6?

Question

Hello,

So I've owned my Surface Pro 6 for almost 5 years now, but lately I've had problems with the touchscreen not functioning to be used to draw for such a long time, only capable to be used for only 5-15 minutes and then it stops functioning at all. I had to go back and forth disabling > restart > enabling the touchscreen again but it annoys me so much that I had to do that everytime I draw.

So I'm thinking of transitioning back to use drawing/graphic tablet instead and turn my Surface as the monitor. I have a brand in mind and that it Wacom Tablet, but if I were to install the tablet will there be a system/external complication occur? Since Surface Pro 6 is considered to be a tab/tablet as well.

I hope I can find the answer I'm looking for. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Hi Nourma Astari,

Unfortunately it does look like installing a Wacom tablet to your Surface pro causes issues to your Surface’s drivers. Although it seems to interfere with the touchscreen drivers. An old Microsoft answers thread from 2021 said that if you install a tablet the touchscreen on your surface might be disabled, which probably won’t be an issue for you seeing as your surface’s touchscreen isn’t working well anyway. On Wacom’s official site they state that some tablets won’t work on surface pro, but didn’t specify which tablets and why they won’t work.

Wacom tablets seem to be quite expensive so I wouldn’t risk so much money on something that might not work on your computer. Sorry, I wish I could be of more help.

• Christian