The Windows and Wacom Tablet Nightmare is Over
Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 9:14PM “It is an awful thing still to dread the magic that you contemptuously investigate”
-Rudyard Kipling, Kim
Many months of frustration with Windows 8 and years of pain with Windows 7 have concluded with a dramatic and pleasant turn of events.
Wacom released a few days ago a driver (Version 6.3.6-w3) which is the solution we've been waiting for. Windows 7 and Windows 8 are usable again if you own a Wacom tablet. I'll describe the results I've had have been excellent. [For further information about the driver go here]
After you install the driver launch the Wacom Tablet Properties application – you can find it from the Start Menu/Start Screen or from the Control Panel.
Then selection your Tablet, then under Tool select your pen you use, and under Application select All. Then navigate to the Mapping tab. Now, At the bottom-left corner uncheck the checkbox marked Use Windows Ink. Close the Wacom Tablet Properties application.
You are done – the effect takes place immediately.
Let me explain what is fixed.
- No more Dynamic Feedback rings
- No more Press-and-Hold
- No Drag Delay
Install the Driver and Do it Now. Really.
Reader Comments (27)
Hello everybody,
After a long search on the web for this bubble problem and the fact that disabling "windows ink" also disables the pen pressure in photoshop cc 2014, i found this post on the Adobe forum: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1500227
And it works for me. It's just a little text fils to create and put in a specific folder !
Here are 2 others links for the same solution:
http://forum.wacom.eu/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=14722&start=10
http://framedbythomas.com/get-wacom-pressure-sensitivity-working-windows-8-1-photoshop-cc-2014/
Bye bye f***ing bubbles and welcome back pen pressure in PS ;)
"Photoshop CC 2014 changes stylus use to use Microsoft system API's, with these API's you need to have Windows Ink enabled. These API's give better stroke results and improve the out of the box experience for users using Windows tablet/convertible devices. If you want to go back to the old WinTab implementation of previous versions do the following:
Create a file that contains instructions to revert to the WinTab functionality.
Create a text file in a text editor such as Notepad.
Type in the following lines:
# Use WinTab
UseSystemStylus 0
Save the file as a plain text file named PSUserConfig.txt, and save the file into the Photoshop settings folder: C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2014\Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 Settings\.
To turn off the gestalt's functionality, delete the PSUSerConfig.txt file. Or, move it to a different folder if it doesn't contain any other commands, or change the lines so they read:
# Use Win8 native tablet support
UseSystemStylus 1"
(Sorry for my english, i'm french)
Enjoy !
T
ThYBot. Thanks *very much* for the link. I'll try to take a look at this soon to see how it impacts other programs that use the Wacom stylus
When I disabled Windows Ink, my click became a right-click. So I can't use my Wacom...
@Hisabi - I haven't seen anyone encounter that behavior before. Does it happen in all applications? Which version of windows and Wacom tablet are you using?
Thanks so much for this! In their desperate rush to support new equipment, Adobe, Wacom and Microsoft conspired to cause hours of frustration for traditional users.
Wacom Bamboo Tablet. I get the "tablet driver not running" error on login.
When I click "Wacom Preferences" in the control panel I get the following alert
There is a problem with your tablet driver. Please reboot your system. if the problem persists reinstall or
I have already reinstalled the bamboo driver to no effect. I can use the tablet just about but cannot configure it, esp as I'm left handed so different setup.
Any solutions? I've looked this up a number of times.
Thanks
This still works for Windows 10, fixed the annoying behaviour thanks to this post, so hey a whole 4 years later you're still helping people.