Surface Pro 3 Surface Type Cover Filter Device



At no point was the Surface Type Cover Filter Device listed under keyboards in Device Manager. Anyway, the step to fix it was to do the Two Button Shutdown (which actually turns off the device completely): Step 1: Press and hold the power button on your Surface for 30 seconds and then release it.

Surface Pro 3 Surface Type Cover Filter Device Driver

What if you own the Microsoft Surface Pro tablet and the type cover stops working? I mean you can still work on the tablet by adding any other USB or Bluetooth keyboard but what’s a Surface without its Type Cover. If you are also experiencing this issue with your Microsoft Surface tablet then here are some fixes we have here which you can use to get the Type cover working again. There are only possible methods which could be working for you.

Method 1

Surface Type Keyboard

For Surface 3 Type Cover, Type Cover for Surface Pro 4, Surface Go Signature Type Cover, Surface Pro Signature Type Cover, Surface Laptop, and Surface Book: Press the Fn key to lock the function keys. Press the Fn key again to unlock them. A light appears on the Fn keys when the keys are locked into function mode. The package provides the installation files for Microsoft Surface Type Cover Integration Driver version 1.1.362.0. If the driver is already installed on your system, updating (overwrite-installing) may fix various issues, add new functions, or just upgrade to the available version. For Surface 3 Type Cover, Type Cover for Surface Pro 4, Surface Go Signature Type Cover, Surface Pro Signature Type Cover, Surface Laptop, and Surface Book: Press the Fn key to lock the function keys. Press the Fn key again to unlock them. A light appears on the Fn. 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.

Surface Pro 3 Surface Type Cover Filter Device Driver

This method is for the Microsoft Surface running Windows 8 or Windows 8.1; this method is very simple and quick.

  1. Right click on Start button and select “Device Manager.”
  2. In Device Manager find the Unknown Devices with a yellow triangle on it.
  3. Right click on the unknown device and select “Update Driver Software.”
  4. Click on “Let me pick from a list of device drivers” and select Keyboard and then click next.
  5. Select HID keyboard device and click Finish.

If you see an Unknown device in Device Manager, repeat this process with that device too. The Keyboard should be working by now and if not then you might have to refresh the Windows because some corrupt drivers were keeping the keyboard from working. To refresh the PC, go to Settings > Update and Recovery > select “Refresh your PC without affecting your files.”

Method 2

Surface Type Cover Filter Device Pro 3

This method is working perfectly on Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and later. Also, it is a very easy method, follow these simple steps to get your Type cover working again.

  1. Turn off your Microsoft Surface and connect the Type cover now to the tablet
  2. Now hold the Volume up and power button together to turn on the tablet.
  3. The tablet will boot into the BIOS menu
  4. The keyboard and trackpad must be working in the BIOS menu.
  5. Do not change anything in the BIOS menu, press the Esc key then press Enter

This method is reported working for most of the Microsoft Surface Type Cover perfectly. If any of this method is not working for you, then You have to get your Type Cover checked by the service center. If you have access to any other Type cover (from your friends), then try to connect it to your tablet. If it works, then it is bad news that your Type Cover might be malfunctioning and get it repaired or buy a new one. If you know any method not listed here to fix the problem, do share that with us in the comment section.

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Hi Guys,
I own a surface pro 3 running on OS Windows 10.
It's on version: 1703 (Os Build 15063.540).
Recently my Type Cover Keyboard stopped working. I then looked at the 'Device Manager' to check the driver and saw that the Type Cover Driver is missing. This is probably the reason why SP3 does not recognize the keyboard. I tried looking for a downloadable driver for this but i could not find one. I also tried following every alternative solutions that I can see from the internet and nothing seems to have worked for me. I even came across a forum in microsoft, wherein someone reported a similar issue but we are all waiting for an answer from Microsoft. Then I saw this Forum, maybe one of you guys might have encountered the same problem and is able to find a working solution that I can try.
Hope to hear from you guys here.
Thanks!