Snipping Tool Not Working

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When attempting to launch the Snipping Tool in Windows you get the following error:

'The Snipping Tool is not working on your computer right now. Restart your computer, and then try again. If the problem persists, contact your system administrator.'

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. If you're on a web page, select the content you want to clip. Right-click the selection, and choose Send to OneNote. If you have a desktop version of OneNote, such as OneNote 2016 or 2013, you might have the OneNote icon in your Windows system tray. You can change what the icon does by setting the default option to take a screen clipping.

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Snipping Tool Not Working Hi, I have been facing issues with the snipping tool. I recently updated my windows and since then i havent been able to use the snipping. The Snipping Tool Is Not Working On Your Computer Right Now. In a previous post, I described a screen capture application included with Windows, called Snipping Tool. Since then, I've been using it regularly for my screen capture needs. That is, until I realized an interesting flaw: the applicatio. The snipping tool stops working only when (1) a browser is running (Firefox or Internet Explorer). As soon as I close all browsers on my laptop the snipping tool starts working again. (2) when PrevX with SafeOnline (an anti-malware program) is running. When I 'stop protection' by PrevX the snipping tool starts running again!

Step 1: When Launching Snipping Tool you get the following error

'The Snipping Tool is not working on your computer right now. Restart your computer, and then try again. If the problem persists, contact your system administrator.'

To resolve this issue, do the following.

Step 2: Click Start

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Click the Start Menu icon

Step 3: Type the following in the command line

sfc /scannow

Step 4: Verify the tool is fixed

In the command line type the following:

snippingtool.exe

Hit [ENTER]

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Step 5: Verify shortcut

If the tool launched in step three, you will then want to verify that the shortcut is also working.

Go to the Snipping Tool Icon

Start>All Programs>Accessories>Snipping Tool

and launch the application.

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3 Comments

Snipping Tool Not Working Windows

  • Datil
    Paolo0111 Nov 16, 2012 at 12:16pm

    Thanks Stefan, I never had the need to restore this instrument, but good to know.

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    Stefan Dimmick Nov 16, 2012 at 06:27pm

    I had never come across this either until recently and the information I found (via internet resources) happened to be rather convoluted, so I thought that entering a step by step resolution was best. :)

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    AJhard Oct 12, 2018 at 12:37am

    Didn't work, says i must run as administrator, and everytime i try to do that i'm never able to run as freakin administrator!! swear administrator options were the dumbest idea ever conceived!!