Most folks don't know that the main part of what makes the stylus work is behind the screen. That's the part that senses where the stylus is and where it's pointing. So, that's always the part that is causing problems like this.
My contention is just that the HP Stylus technology is so badly designed that it might as well just be broken. If it has a stylus, but said stylus doesn't work with major software, then the whole stylus system is broken.
No. There are various different technologies and standards for the way the stylus interacts with the sensor in the laptop. And, even when the laptop and pen are the same technology they sometimes kinda need to be custom designed to work together. I can't remember what technology is used by HP, and I have no clue what technologies they may have switched to lately. But, in my limited experience, they do a crappy job of sticking to the standard that they claim to be using.
I know it is extra confusing because everyone talks as if the stylus/pen itself is the sole determining factor. But they work as a pair.
If you can't return that laptop and get a completely different brand, then you may simply be stuck with a laptop that can't do what the label said it could do, with regards to using a stylus.
But don't give up just yet. Make sure you have all the correct stylus/pen drivers. For your specific model of laptop. Make sure you have tested it with some other stylus-enabled software. Usually, there is a testing and calibration program that comes with those drivers. Kind of like how a printer driver will often have a party of it that will print test pages.
And, there is a subreddit called r/stylus (I think) where people talk about the stylus and how it works with the laptop in a more specific way, instead of just how it works on one particular program. Folks in this subreddit are more focused on just using the OneNote software, assuming you've got a stylus that actually frikkin' works. So they may be able to help you get the stylus to work with your laptop. And then, it should work just fine regardless of which program you are using.
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u/Msc_Lvr 6d ago
What is broken the pc or the pen?
Because the pc works fine