Snipping tool occasionally super slow to show what I've clipped


miloshapiro

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I love Snipping Tool and use it all day long as part of my work . I never had a bit of trouble with it in Windows 7. But now that I'm on 11, it's sometimes showing up incredibly slowly. it's not that the software opened slowly . That's just fine. And most of the time there's no delay in allowing me to make the snip. It's after I define the area I want that it can take up to 10 minutes four the options for cutting pasting and saving to show up .

most of the most of The other day it reached a point where I was going to reboot the computer just to fix this and as I closed all of my notes in outlook and all of my windows in Chrome , the snip suddenly came up 10 minutes later. And for the rest of the day, it worked fine but then did it again the next day for about 3 minutes. most of the time, the clip shows up in like one second, so it's not my system overall being slow. And even when it's happening, everything else on my computer works just fine. It's only S.T. that seems to get stuck like that.

Of course, I've tried closing it...even killing the process and re-opening it. Nothing but rebooting helps until it's worked its way through whatever its deal is.

Suggestions? Please know I'm not super techy, so if you explain things, please include real steps...not assumptions that I know how to find things. :wink:
Thank you!
 
Windows Build/Version
Win 11 vers 21H2 build 22000.1219

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    Memory
    32G
    Mouse
    yes
    Internet Speed
    cable hi speed
    Browser
    firefox preferred, can use Chrome or Edge when need be
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky
Try another capture program, such as ShareX or Greenshot, see how they stack up against Snipping Tool.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS ROG Strix
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS VivoBook
You could delete it & reinstall it from the MS Store ! This i had to do on a clients & worked fine ever since !
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows11 23H2 (OS Build 22631.2428)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP HP ENVY TE01
    CPU
    2.90 gigahertz Intel Core i7-10700
    Motherboard
    Board: HP 8767 A (SMVB)
    Memory
    16214 Megabytes Usable Installed Memor
    Hard Drives
    1511.52 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
    1418.15 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    M 185 wireless
    Internet Speed
    12 ms Jitter 8 ms Download 10.5 Mbps Upload 1.7
    Browser
    Edge & FF
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Before I consider Edwin's idea of abandoning this tool that's easy and I love other than this....Flashh4, was it the same issue I had? Or something different. Snipping tool came with win11 so I really have no idea how I'd reinstall it, but open to it if it'll fix this specific issue.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    Memory
    32G
    Mouse
    yes
    Internet Speed
    cable hi speed
    Browser
    firefox preferred, can use Chrome or Edge when need be
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky
I've tried them all - Lightshot is the best I've found.

Lightshot
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    Intel i5-12600K 3700 MHz
    Motherboard
    Asus B660-M
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    none
    Sound Card
    none
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary: LG 4K; Secondary: Dell U2412M
    Screen Resolution
    Primary: 3860 x 2160; Secondary: 1200 x 1920
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung NVme SSD970 256K
    E: 1 TB HDD
    F: 500K HDD
    W: Samsung SSD 840 128K
    Keyboard
    Logitech Lighted
    Mouse
    Kensington ExpertMouse trackball
    Internet Speed
    500/500
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Before I consider Edwin's idea of abandoning this tool that's easy and I love other than this....Flashh4, was it the same issue I had? Or something different. Snipping tool came with win11 so I really have no idea how I'd reinstall it, but open to it if it'll fix this specific issue.

Windows Settings --> Apps --> Installed Apps --> Snipping Tool --> Uninstall.

Then use this link to get the Snipping Tool installed again from the Microsoft Store (use the Get in Store app button to automatically open the store on your computer to that app directly).


Alternately, just open the store and search for it.
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 Current build
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HomeBrew
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spectrum ES07DC9 4K Gaming Monitor (Glossy)
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD (USB)
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    NZXT KRAKEN Z73 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (3x 120 mm push top) + Air 3x 140mm case fans (pull front) + 1x 120 mm (push back) and 1 x 120 mm (pull bottom)
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for Business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable), Chrome, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender + MB 5 Beta
  • Operating System
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E5470
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
I have this exact same issue. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling snipping tool but the issue persists. For now I have switched to Lightshot which works well but I am still very annoyed that snipping tool is non-functional even after reinstall
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
I had this problem awhile ago.

Discord and Snapping Tool on Windows 11, sometimes NOT working. no way to launch.
it's fixed by doing a repair install according to glasskuter's advice.

I have this exact same issue. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling snipping tool but the issue persists. For now I have switched to Lightshot which works well but I am still very annoyed that snipping tool is non-functional even after reinstall
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7/11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP/Lenovo/Asus
    CPU
    Intel
    Hard Drives
    NVMe SSD/SATA SSD
I dont use windows tool cause its been broke for me for a long time. So Ive been through a ton of snippet apps paid and otherwise but in the end my personal fav is now Screenpresso. Its a paid app but for me I love it. Ive used the others listed here and nah but to each his own you may love one of the other options listed here. Trial and error.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2(OS Build 22621.963)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    AMD
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8 Core
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte X570 Aorus Pro WiFi
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PCI Express 3.0 x16: PowerColor RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220 and AMD Greenland - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 - 27 inch Westinghouse
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD - 2 TB each
    1 HDD - 2 TB
    Keyboard
    logitech
    Mouse
    logitech
    Internet Speed
    1 GB
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Avast Premium

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