Windows Ink is a new feature in Windows 10 that makes it easier to use stylus and touch screen features such as drawing and handwriting notes. But for still using non-touch-screen devices, this feature has no effect, but also take up system resources. If you do not use the Windows Ink workspace, we can turn off this feature. How to shut down the Windows 10 system Windows Ink Workspace?
We right-click in the taskbar space, you can see: display "Windows Ink Workspace" button (W).
Turn off the Windows 10 system Windows Ink Workspace
Method One: Make a Windows Ink registry file added to the registry, close the Windows Ink Workspace.
Copy the following into Notepad:
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Policies \ Microsoft \ WindowsInkWorkspace]
"AllowWindowsInkWorkspace" = dword: 00000000
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Click on the upper left corner of the Notepad [file], click on the drop-down menu, [Save As];
In the Save As window, click on the desktop, in the file name (N), enter: Windows Ink.reg, and then click: save;
Back to the system desktop, double-click the [Windows Ink.reg] registry file, pop-up a registry editor dialog box:
Adding information may inadvertently change or delete the value and cause the component to no longer function properly. If you do not trust the source of this information in C: \ Users \ xyz75 \ Desktop \ Windows Ink.reg, do not add it to the registry.
Are you sure you want to continue?
Click: yes (Y);
Right click on the taskbar space, we can see: display "Windows Ink Workspace" button (W) is gray, not clickable;
Enter to open or close the system icon settings, you can also see: "Windows Ink Workspace" switch button is also gray, click on invalid.
Description Windows Ink workspace has been discontinued.
Method two: go directly to the Registry Editor, add the WindowsInkWorkspace key and the name DWORD (AllowWindowsInkWorkspace DWORD (32) value, shut down the Windows Ink Workspace.
Registry path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Policies \ Microsoft
step:
Right-click on the lower left corner of the system desktop [Start], in the Start menu, click [Run], run the dialog box, enter: regedit, click OK or Enter, open the Registry Editor;
In the Open Registry Editor window, expand:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Policies \ Microsoft;
Right click: Microsoft - New - Item;
We name the new build # 1: WindowsInkWorkspace, the right window in WindowsInkWorkspace, right click on the space - new - DWORD (32 bit) value;
We name the new # 1: AllowWindowsInkWorkspace, the numerical data: "0", click on the upper left corner of the window [file], in the drop-down menu, click [Exit] to exit the Registry Editor.
We right-click on the taskbar space, you can see: display "Windows Ink Workspace" button (W) is gray, click invalid;
Description Windows Ink workspace has been discontinued.
If you need to restore display "Windows Ink Workspace" button, enter the Registry Editor, according to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Policies \ Microsoft path, locate WindowsInkWorkspace key items, right-click WindowsInkWorkspace, right-click menu:
Right-click on the empty space in the taskbar and you will see: The Windows Ink Workspace button is displayed, the Windows Ink Workspace button is displayed, the Windows Ink Workspace is displayed on the right side of the taskbar. New Zealand, click the Windows Ink Workspace button to open the Windows Ink Workspace.
The above: Close Windows10 Windows Ink Workspace method for reference by friends.
(Note: not familiar with the registry friends, if you need to close the Windows Ink Workspace, it is recommended to use method one.)