Snipping Tool is an easy-to-use screenshot utility on Windows operating systems. However, some users report Windows 10 Snipping Tool not working. The snipping tool has suddenly stopped working on one desktop PC with Windows 10 using both Chrome and Edge. When 'New' or a mode is selected, the screen goes either black or grey. Boot your computer in Clean boot mode and then start Snipping tool. If it works successfully, then some program is conflicting with this. Refer to the section - How to determine what is causing the problem after you do a clean boot. Don't forget to do - Reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting.

In the previous version of Windows we could easily took the screenshots by pressing Printscreen button but in the latest version of Windows 10 the Printscreen button stopped working and now it is a bit tough to take the snapshots without any software such as Snipping Tool. Here are few tricks that we were using for taking screenshots without using any software, you can also try these before using any other trick:

We can easily take screenshots by pressing Printscreen button and the print screen button is always labeled different in every device: “PRTSC,” “PrtScn,” “PrntScrn,” “Print Scr,” etc.
If you’re using Windows 10 laptop then you should try: “Windows logo key + Print Screen key.”
Some laptops support different method and you can also try “Windows logo + Ctrl + PrtScn” and also try “Windows logo key + Function (Fn) + Prt Sc” button.

After taking screenshot, if the above steps are working then open the any photo editing software such as Paint or Photoshop and create new document and use Ctrl + V or you can use the paste function. Along with this as the screenshot will be available on the clipboard, so you can any time paste it anywhere online such as Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, etc without doing editing.

Hope, above methods will work for you, if not working then follow the very simple steps to take screenshots without any software, please note that the following method will only work if you have upgraded your Windows to Windows 10’s Creators Update. If you’re running latest version of Windows 10, follow the below easy steps:

Press Windows Logo + Shift + S key together

The screen will go grayed out and selection screen icon will appear. After that you will have to hold Left click and drag your mouse to select the screen area that you want to snapshot.
Once you select the area of the screen and left the click button, the selected screenshot will be copied to clipboard. After that you can use any software that support photos and can paste it into them by pressing Ctrl + V buttons and also can use Paste function by going Edit ⇒ Paste.

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In case this is also not working, you will have to use screen capturing software such as Snipping Tool. What tool you use for capturing Screenshots, please leave a reply in the comment box.

Windows + Shift + S shortcut is a default Snipping Tool hotkey by OneNote. In simple words, it allows you to take screen clippings of the full computer screen or a part of it in Windows 10. But, some users have been facing an issue, where the Windows Shift S hotkey is not working for them in their Windows 10 PC. The error arises due to a conflict between the Snipping Tool and OneNote keyboard shortcuts. However, we have solutions for both Snip & Sketch and OneNote. Let’s see how.

Note: – If you have a game controller plugged in your pc, Unplug and then replug your game controller. This fixed the issue for many users.

Method 1: By Enabling Clipboard History

Step 1: Go to the Start menu, click on it and click on the gear icon to open the Settings window.

Step 2: In the Settings window, click on System.

Step 3: Next, on the left side of the pane, select Clipboard.

Step 4: Now, go to the right side of the pane and under Clipboard history section, slide the toggle to the right to turn it on.

You should now be able to use the Windows + Shift + S hotkey to capture screenshots.

Method 2: By Enabling Snip & Sketch

Step 1: Press the Win + I shortcut keys on your keyboard to open the Settings window.

Step 2: In the Settings window, select System.

Step 3: On the left side of the pane, click on Notifications & actions.

Step 4: Now, go to the right side of the pane and under Notifications & actions, go to the Get notifications from these apps section.

Here, go to Snip & Sketch and check if it’s turned on. If not, then slide the toggle to the right to turn it on.

You can now try using the Win + Shift + S key to take screen clipping.

Method 3: By Resetting Snip & Sketch

Step 1: Right-click on Start menu and select Settings.

Step 2: In the Settings window, click on Apps.

Step 3: In the next window, you are directly taken to the Apps & features section.

Now, navigate to the right side of the pane, scroll down and click on Snip & Sketch.

Click on Advanced options link below it.

Step 4: In the next window, scroll down and go to the Reset section.

Click on the Reset button.

Step 5: In the pop up that appears, press the Reset button again to confirm the process.

Once the Reset is complete, restart your PC and you should be able to use the Win + Shift +S hotkey back again to capture screenshots.

Method 4: By Using OneNote’s System Tray Icon for Screen Clipping

Step 1: Right-click on the Taskbar and select Taskbar settings.

Step 2: In the Taskbar settings window, go to the right side of the pane, scroll down and under Notification area, click Select which icons appear on the taskbar.

Step 3: In the Select which icons appear on the taskbar, go to Send to OneNote Tool and turn the switch on.

Now, you should be able to use the Win + Shift + S hotkey as normal to capture screenshots.

Method 5: Alternatively you can use PrntScrn in place of Win + Shift + S

1. Press Windows key + I to open settings.

2. Click on Ease of Access.

3. Click on Keyboard from the left menu.

4. In the right side , scroll down and locate the option Use the PrtScrn button to open screen snipping.

Method 6: By Uninstalling Snip & Sketch and then Installing Again

Step 1: Press Win + I shortcut keys on your keyboard to open the Settings window.

Step 2: In the Settings window, click on Apps.

Step 3: Next, you reach directly to the Apps & features section.

On the right side of the pane, scroll down and select the Snip & Sketch app.

Press the Uninstall button below it.

This will remove the Snip & Sketch app from your Windows 10 sys

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