Windows Snipping Tool automatically minimizing


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IvanDrago

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After I take a screenshot, the Snipping Tool automatically minimizes. I would like to prevent this and have it still showing after I take a screen clipping.

I already tried resetting and everything then rebooting and that's not working.

Any suggestions?
 

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This started happening to me as well several updates back, maybe even as far back as 22h2. I even installed the old snipping tool but it minimizes as well as does the new one. If you find a solution I would appreciate you posting back and sharing it.
 

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Yes, this started happening in Windows 11 for me too. Apparently it is by design and I do not know of a way to change the new default behaviour. What you could do instead, is try a third party alternative to the snipping tool. If you are interested, here is a brief survey of some of the most well known alternatives (free and paid):
www.makeuseof.com

The 5 Best Alternatives to the Windows Snipping Tool

Is the Windows Snipping Tool not doing it for you? Try one of these alternatives instead.
www.makeuseof.com www.makeuseof.com

It is a matter of trying one of them at a time, and see if any one of them remedies your issue with snipping tool.
Good luck.
 

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    MSI B550-A Pro
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iko22 said:
Yes, this started happening in Windows 11 for me too. Apparently it is by design and I do not know of a way to change the new default behaviour. What you could do instead, is try a third party alternative to the snipping tool. If you are interested, here is a brief survey of some of the most well known alternatives (free and paid):
www.makeuseof.com

The 5 Best Alternatives to the Windows Snipping Tool

Is the Windows Snipping Tool not doing it for you? Try one of these alternatives instead.
www.makeuseof.com www.makeuseof.com

It is a matter of trying one of them at a time, and see if any one of them remedies your issue with snipping tool.
Good luck.
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On my work computer, after I use the Snipping Tool, it doesn't minimize. They use Windows 10 Enterprise, 64 bit OS.

Maybe there is something about Windows 10 Enterprise that prevents the Snipping Tool from being minimized?
 

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Windows 11 Pro
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Dell XPS 15 9520
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12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H 2.30 GHz
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0MWGD4 A00
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32.0 GB (31.7 GB usable)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU
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Dell XPS 15 LGD06B3 Display
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NVMe PC SN810 NVMe WDC 512GB
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Dell Premier Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard and Mouse – KM7321W
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Dell Premier Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard and Mouse – KM7321W
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Windows 10 uses Snip and Sketch, which is slightly different to the Windows 11 Snipping Tool.
 

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    MSI B550-A Pro
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    16 GB
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I use the prt sc (Printscreen) button then paste into Classic Paint use the Select Feature then Crop and save to Desktop. This way stops the screen going dark.
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