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Asainna
Bronze Contributor
Jan 06, 2026

MS surface go 2-system tray icon spacing in touch friendly mode with keyboard attached

apologies in advance, not alot of detail given the nature of the problem.

so, just got a microsoft brand keyboard cover for the surface go 2 (went refurb-excellent condition) and after testing the keyboard(it passed the testing flawlessly just in case anyone's wondering), detached it and went to take the tablet into the restroom(no judgement please..we all already bring our phones in there with us ^^; ) and noticed the system tray icons were maintaining their touch friendly spacing(undesired behavior w keyboard) on reconnecting the keyboard half an hour later.

...not really sure what to do to fix this, short of restarting windows explorer(seems kinda a kludgy solution) every time this happens.

..ideas?

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    CalebStone
    Silver Contributor

    Your observation about the system tray icons maintaining their touch-friendly spacing after reconnecting the keyboard on your Surface Go 2 is interesting. It sounds like the icons are sticking to a layout optimized for tablet touch, even when the physical keyboard is detached, which might not be the most convenient for mouse/keyboard use.

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