Windows 11 displays an icon on the right side of the Taskbar, and a menu appears when you touch or click the corresponding icon while the Pen is in use.

Here's a tutorial to help you configure Pen shortcuts & Touch settings in Windows 11/10. You can find a new entry for 'Pen & Windows Ink' under Devices.

So with that said, let’s take a look at how inking works in Windows 11. In order to use inking (without an application that supports it natively), you'll need to enable the touch keyboard.

Thanks to Windows Ink on Maps, you can now easily draw in the app, get directions, measure distances, and writes notes using the pen on Windows 10.

If you ever happen to lose your pen, Windows 10 can help to track it down, but you must enable the feature before you can use it.

Even if you don't have a digital pen, you can still activate the Windows Ink Workspace to see what it's all about.