Antique VAIO Tap 11 stuck in tablet mode (Windows 11). Help Please.


seemebreakthis

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I have a VAIO Tap 11 that has a wireless keyboard (i.e. always detached). Just installed Windows 11, everything seems to be working just fine, except it is always in tablet mode, so all the icons in file explorer for instance are always spaced out.

Other apps like Excel (<-- see my screenshot) also space out everything, making it a pain to use.

I suspect this is due to the keyboard being always detached, so the system never detects an attached keyboard. According to sites like this, it seems Windows 11 has lost a dedicated tablet mode, but by 'attaching / detaching the keyboard' you make the computer think it is in and out of the tablet mode, and apps that are sensitive to this setting will create / compress gaps between icons to adjust. It seems Windows 11 does not have any setting to explicitly enable / disable tablet mode manually anymore.

My model always has the keyboard detached, so maybe this is why the machine seems to always be in tablet mode?

So what should I do? Is there a registry setting or something like that that will permanently disable tablet mode? I hope there are experts out there who can give me a suggestion on what to do ! Thanks in advance.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
I think The spacing in Excel is because of tablet mode to allow you to use fingers (touchscreen)
have a look at How to use Tablet mode in Windows 11
Or have a look settings > Accessibility > Keyboard, may help
Is it Win 11 compatible ??
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware M18 R1
    CPU
    13th Gen Core i9 13900HX
    Memory
    32GB DDR5 @4800MHz 2x16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Geforce RTX 4090HX 16GB
    Sound Card
    Nvidia HD / Realtek ALC3254
    Monitor(s) Displays
    18" QHD+
    Screen Resolution
    25660 X 1600
    Hard Drives
    C: KIOXIA (Toshiba) 2TB KXG80ZNV2T04 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
    D: KIOXIA (Toshiba) 2TB KXG80ZNV2T04 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
    Case
    Dark Metallic Moon
    Keyboard
    Alienware M Series per-key AlienFX RGB
    Mouse
    Alienware AW610M
    Browser
    Chrome and Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton
    Other Info
    Killer E3000 Ethernet Controller
    Killer Killer AX1690 Wi-Fi Network Adaptor Wi-Fi 6E
    Bluetooth 5.2
    Alienware Z01G Graphic Amplifier
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware Area 51m R2
    CPU
    10th Gen i-9 10900 K
    Memory
    32Gb Dual Channel DDR4 @ 8843MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia RTX 2080 Super
    Sound Card
    Nvidia
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Hard Drive C: Samsung 2TB SSD PM981a NVMe
    Hard Drive D:Samsung 2TB SSD 970 EVO Plus
    Mouse
    Alienware 610M
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Norton
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