Windows 10: Bug in Microsoft’s screenshot tool, how you still take pictures now

WINDOWS 10

May 04, 2022 at 11:00 am

On Windows 10, Microsoft’s Snip and Sketch screenshot tool causes crashes. If you still want or have to take screenshots, we will show you possible solutions here.

• The Clip & Sketch screenshot tool is affected by a bug.
• Using a keyboard shortcut has been causing many users to crash since February.
• The bug currently only appears on Windows 10.

If you want to take a screenshot in Windows 10, you can use the “Cut and Sketch” tool. At least so far, because the tool doesn’t seem to be working properly for a few weeks now. Microsoft has now recognized this in a support document.

The problem manifests itself especially when you try to use the tool with the key combination Windows-Taste + Shift + S to open. The program does not respond and crashes immediately. No bugfix has been released yet. As WindowsLatest reported, the bug has been appearing since the release of the February monthly Patchday update.

So you can still take screenshots

sea Microsoft-Support only Windows 10 is affected, so the version that has been completely renewed for Windows 11 works. Microsoft is currently working on a solution to the problem. Until then, you can manually open and use the Snip and Sketch tool from the Start menu.

Alternatively, Windows 10 offers other ways to create screenshots. For example, you can use the print key on your keyboard. This captures the current screen content and saves it to the clipboard. You then have to import and save this recording with an image editing program such as Photoshop or GIMP.

You can do this step with the key combination Windows key + Print Screen skip. This saves the current screen content directly into the Screenshots folder, which you can find in the standard “Pictures” folder.

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