Snipping Tool Not Working

  1. Snipping Tool Not Working On Remote Desktop
  2. Snipping Tool Not Working On Windows 10
  3. Snipping Tool Not Working Windows 7

'Hi. Can you tell me what I can do when the built-in Snipping Tool is not working? As you can see from the following picture, an Error dialog informs that it cannot be opened. If you have any solution, please let me know soon.'

Am becoming convinced that Snipping Tool is the problem in its' design. Read this if you wish:' I ran into this same issue and after troubleshooting it seems that Snipping tool does not have a 'fit to size'. Anything smaller than the printing size of the page will print fine, anything bigger than the printing size will print as many pages would required for. How to Fix the “Snipping Tool Does Not Copy to Clipboard” issue? Lately, Snip and Sketch tool has replaced the Windows Snipping tool, but it is noted that the tool isn’t working correctly. However, several users reported the same issue in the Microsoft Community Answers, and here are a few fixes in regards to that.

To solve the above problem, you can apply one of the two methods illustrated in the article.

Video guide on how to allow Snipping Tool to work in Windows 8:

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2 methods to allow Snipping Tool to run:

Method 1: Disable the setting titled 'Do not allow Snipping Tool to run'.

Step 1: Access the Local Group Policy Editor.

Step 2: Find and open the setting aforementioned.

To locate it, you can follow the path of User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Tablet PC/Accessories/Do not allow Snipping Tool to run.

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Step 3: Disable this setting.

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Choose Disabled and click OK in the setting's window.

Method 2: Do not configure the same setting.

Step 1: Open the 'Do not allow Snipping Tool to run' setting in the Local Group Policy Editor.

Step 2: As the setting's edit window appears, select Not Configured and tap OK.

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