I tried my own advice, but it looks like this tablet doesn’t support an active stylus. I got a hold of a Bamboo Ink and a cheap NuVision digital pen, and neither worked. I tried drivers from Wacom and kept getting a “no tablet found” error, and even reinstalling Windows 10 didn’t make a difference. For now there’s nothing we can do, unless somebody actually knows of an active stylus that actually sends the info from the digitizer to the tablet via bluetooth as it’s supposed to.

Mine is also still working after many MS updates, except for 1803 with its random crashes, and I didn’t like the way the touch looked when transparency is off, so I ended back to 1709 and I’m staying there until 1803 is fixed. Anyway, the keyboard is not exactly bad, but the trackpad is crap, so I often disable it and use the touchscreen to navigate, but if you really need to use it you might want to try a wireless keyboard instead, like a Logitech K400 Plus. It supports two-finger swipe, and it’s what I use with my htpc.

As for your problems with the Bamboo Ink, I’ve been meaning to get one, but your comment left me thinking it may not be a good idea right now. Has it worked at all since you installed it using Wacom AES? Have you already tried the instructions on the website?

Press and hold both side buttons at the same time for two seconds to switch between protocols (one blink means the pen is in Wacom AES mode and two blinks means MPP mode) or to fix pairing and connectivity issues between stylus and device. Repeat to return to the previous setting.

You could always try getting the drivers from Wacom and see if that works with Windows protocol, there are two sets you could try. Also, you could try removing and reinstalling your bluetooth drivers.

I’m interested in that specific stylus, so let me know if you manage to fix the problem.

I tried a few cheap rubber tip and mesh tip styli, but one I really liked was the Meko disk stylus. The only problem with that one is you have to keep the screen clean or you may scratch it a bit. Eventually, I went back to using my fingertip, but if you write/draw on it, that’s a nice non-powered stylus.

If you want to try a USB-powered stylus, Wacom came up with a smart stylus last year called Bamboo Ink. I haven’t tried that one, but let me know if you find one that really works for you, I’m also curious about getting one.

[Edit] Sadly, this tablet doesn’t support active stylus/digital pens, only capacitive (non powered) stylus or your fingers.