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# TSG: Delay and straight lines or gaps at start of strokes
## Overview
This problem happens on Windows due to some interaction between the Windows Ink system and an application that uses the pen.
## Symptoms
When drawing a stroke (for example, a simple curve), you may notice that there is a slight delay before something is drawn. The resulting stroke will either:
* (a) skip over the beginning part of the stroke
* (b) have a straight line drawn from where you put the pen down to a little later in the stroke.
## Other manifestations
The same delay at the beginning of dragging the pen can manifest in other user experiences. For example, you might see it as a small delay when first moving a slider. As you move the pointer with the pen, the slider will not move for several millimeters and then suddenly snap to the location of the pen.
## Examples
## Diagnostic questions to answer
* Does it happen in a specific app or all apps?
* Does it happen in this online app? [SevenPens Tablet Tester](/drawtab/resources/sevenpens-tablet-tester.md)
* Does it happen in the driver pressure test region?
## Potential solutions
* Restart the computer.
* Try [Disable the press-and-hold ring in Windows](/drawtab/guides/platforms/windows/disable-press-hold-ring.md).
* Try [Configure Windows Ink for apps](/drawtab/guides/platforms/windows/winink/winink-config-apps.md), then restart the app.
* and if that doesn't solve it, then also try [Configure Windows Ink in the tablet driver](/drawtab/guides/platforms/windows/winink/winink-config-driver.md) and then restart the app.
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