Tablet PC: Disable the Tablet Input Panel

Contributed by shamanstears December 19, 2006  
Tagged: Windows

To remove the Tablet Input Panel from the taskbar you can unregister the code that causes it to be automatically loaded when Windows starts. Do the following:

1. Click the Start button.

2. Select Run.

3. Type the following: regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Ink\tipband.dll"
4. Click OK.

5. Reboot

To restore the Tablet Input Panel:

1. Click the Start button.

2. Select Run.

3. Type the following: regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Ink\tipband.dll"
4. Click OK.

5. Reboot