Solved Can I somehow activate the screen snipping tool like it was in Win10?


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For a quick screen snip I just wanted saved to the clipboard in Win10 I used to just click on the date/time area and click on the snipping tool. To do the same in Win11 there is the Windows+L Shift+S . At least with my hands I find that cumbersome. Is there a way to add a shortcut on the taskbar or something that contains the that 3-keyed shortcut?
 

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Hello, :alien:

You could use only the Print Screen key if Use the Print screen button to open screen snipping is turned on.

www.elevenforum.com

Enable or Disable Use Print Screen Key to Open Screen Snipping in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off to use the Print Screen key to open screen snipping for your account in Windows 11. The Snipping Tool app includes a built-in screen recorder and allows you to quickly take and annotate screenshots, photos and other images with your pen, touch...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
 

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Using the printcreen works well for most people but not for me since most of mine are screenshots of a portion of the screen rather than of full screen or individual windows. If you do not want to use the KB shortcut to snipping tool, you can pin it to the taskbar. Right click on the snipping tool in the all apps list, select more, select pin to taskbar.

If you do a lot of markups on your screenshots, Brink turned me on to a neat app called Screenpresso that is a replacement for the snipping tool.
 

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glasskuter said:
Using the printcreen works well for most people but not for me since most of mine are screenshots of a portion of the screen rather than of full screen or individual windows. If you do not want to use the KB shortcut to snipping tool, you can pin it to the taskbar. Right click on the snipping tool in the all apps list, select more, select pin to taskbar.

If you do a lot of markups on your screenshots, Brink turned me on to a neat app called Screenpresso that is a replacement for the snipping tool.
Click to expand...

Print Screen to open Snipping Tool will still allow you to take a screenshot of a selected area on the screen like at step 3 below.

www.elevenforum.com

Take and Annotate Screenshots with Snipping Tool app in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to use the Snipping Tool app to take and annotate screenshots to save or share in Windows 11. The Snipping Tool app includes a built-in screen recorder and allows you to quickly take and annotate screenshots, photos and other images with your pen, touch, or mouse...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

I do like Screenpresso better.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Custom self build
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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech MX Master 4
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    2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload
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    Chrome and Edge
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    Microsoft Defender
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SJMaye said:
. Is there a way to add a shortcut on the taskbar or something that contains the that 3-keyed shortcut?
Click to expand...

I do it like this:

Screenshot 2025-08-04 143021.webp

Create Snip shortcut using this file path (no quotes) "explorer.exe ms-screenclip:" and add your own suitable icon to suit by right clicking the shorting, selecting 'properties' and 'change icon'.

Attached is the icon as a zipped file (a .ico image) if you decide to try it (forum does not accept .ico as an extension).

Screenshot 2025-08-04 143809.webp
 

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Mooly said:
I do it like this:

View attachment 141308

Create Snip shortcut using this file path (no quotes) "explorer.exe ms-screenclip:" and add your own suitable icon to suit by right clicking the shorting, selecting 'properties' and 'change icon'.

Attached is the icon as a zipped file (a .ico image) if you decide to try it (forum does not accept .ico as an extension).

View attachment 141310
Click to expand...
Exactly what I needed. Even one click less that Win10. Thank you!
 

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    Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WIFI7
    Memory
    32GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon 9070 XT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer Predator 27"
    Screen Resolution
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    PSU
    Corsair HX1000
    Case
    Cooler Master HAF-X
    Cooling
    ID-Cooling A620
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