Snip and Sketch and/or/only Snipping Tool

Hi,
Frankly I got tiered of the messages that the app has moved so I moved the ones I like to a more permanent place

Bree said:

Open the new one first, then you can save a snip easily.

But you can copy the old Snipping Tool from a W10 PC and use it in W11. You need a copy of snippingtool.exe from System32, and the snippingtool.exe.mui from the appropriate language sub-folder of System32, eg System32\en-US or in my case en-GB.

Place your copies in a folder anywhere you like (with the .mui in its sub-folder) then you can run either or both in W11. You can even run it from a USB.

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thanks, just copied over my Win 10 snipping tool as the win11 wasn't working

I am running
Edition Windows 11 Home
Version 21H2
Installed on ‎11/‎01/‎21
OS build 22000.282
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22000.282.0
but I can't get the sniping tool to work, instead it following error is displayed

A problem with Windows is preventing Screen Snipping from opening. Refreshing your PC might help fix it.

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schneidernet said:

BTW, a popup wanted me to enter my Win version below. Winver will get it, but the text can't be copied.

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If you ever need to get OS version data in a form that can be copied, you can use the batch file in
ReportOSVersion.bat post [Win10-Win11] - TenForums

All the best,
Denis

yousaf465 said:

...I can't get the sniping tool to work, instead it following error is displayed

A problem with Windows is preventing Screen Snipping from opening. Refreshing your PC might help fix it.

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The snipping tool is now updated through the Store. Try opening the Store and checking for updates.

I'm all about the Open Source GREENSHOT.


I'm not saying you should ignore other apps that Windows offers, but I will tell anybody this should be your default capture app. That is if you capture more than once a day.

Why I prefer it is that you can stop all those annoying windows and messages all other apps do. 95% of the time when I do a screenshot it's that click and drag a rectangle type. 99% of the time I went it compressed to 80% quality as a JPG (without being asked each time) and to be dropped on my desktop (without being asked). I also want ONE button to trigger all this.

And so with screenshot I simply --

1. Hit Prnt Screen. No app visibly opens. Instead --
2. -- I get the drag and capture rectangle thing, do just that, I hear a snapshot
3. -- and it's on my desktop at 80% quality as a JPEG.

This is NOT how Greenshot defaults. But it rules because you can make it work YOUR way. Try it before you deny it, lol

OH, and if you lack a Prnt Scrn button, you can access anything here --

Bree said:

The snipping tool is now updated through the Store. Try opening the Store and checking for updates.

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already updated before posting, not fixed.

+ 1 for Greenshot!
I don't think I could tolerate doing 5 or 6 steps just to save a screenshot!
I wanna hit PrtScn and have the png land on the Desktop. Period!

Edwin said:

+ 1 for Greenshot!
I don't think I could tolerate doing 5 or 6 steps just to save a screenshot!
I wanna hit PrtScn and have the png land on the Desktop. Period!

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It does those too

Windows key + Shift + S does nothing for me.. It appears enough people are having an issue that it's only a matter of time before they push a fix, so I'm just gonna sit tight.

My observations on the Snipping Tool...

1) Have you turned off the Settings -> System -> Notifications -> Notifications option ? (Either for All apps, or for the Snipping Tool)?

If so, you can enable Accessibility -> Keyboard -> Use the Print screen button to open screen snipping, and you will get the pop-up when you press the <Print Screen> button to capture either a rectangle, free-form shape, window or entire screen shot. However, no matter which option you choose to capture, the controls silently disappear. I can't tell you how much time I wasted the other day, searching high & low to see where the screen shot was saved....only to discover the screen shot was only captured to the clipboard -- you then have to open an app that is capable of *PASTING* the image from the clipboard....

However, when you have the the setting for Notifications **TURNED ON** (either for all, or specifically for Snipping tool), you'll get a pop-up that says "click here" to save your screen shot. (I had to do a clean install on a spare system to learn this)...

Take home message:
1) If you want to use stock Snipping Tool "the easy way", MAKE SURE you haven't turned off Notifications & MAKE SURE you HAVE turned on the Use the Print screen button for Snipping Tool option.
2) +1 vote for Greenshot instead...

Edwin said:

I wanna hit PrtScn and have the png land on the Desktop

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I just hit WinKey-PrntScrn and the png lands on my Desktop
[which I have set as my relocated Screenshots folder].

No third-party utilities involved

Denis

Screen Capture is such a simple front end overlay mechanism! I don't know why some apps make it so complicated.
Heck, even some browsers with screenshot feature, the exe resides in the appdata folder...