Snipping Tool is a well-known screenshot tool that was widely used in Windows operating systems. The Snipping Tool is a built-in Windows application used to take screenshots of any part of your screen. Microsoft Included the Snipping tool in every Windows operating system since it is a great tool for screen capture. It is available on Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11. It is always a go-to tool for everyone. It allows users to capture full screen and capture specific regions and also provides features like Basic Annotation Tools (Pen, Highlighter, or Eraser tools) , Screen Video Recording, delay feature, Rectangular snip, freeform snip, window snip, and fullscreen snip. Yeah! Such a Great Tool for Sure….
Sometimes, If you want to use other screen capture tools like Greenshot, ShareX, TechSmith Snagit, and many more. You may need to change the default print screen key to the newly installed screenshot tool. For that time you need to disable the print screen key for the snipping tool.
If you want to enable or disable the print screen key for the snipping tool, but don’t know how to do that? Then you can follow this guide to do that. This article will surely teach you about enabling/disabling the Print Screen Key for the Snipping Tool.
How to Enable (or) Disable Print Screen Shortcut Key for Snipping Tool in Windows 11/10?
Method 1: Change Print Screen Key through the Snipping Tool Settings
Step 1: Go to Search and Type “Snipping Tool” and Open the Snipping Tool.
Step 2: On the Snipping Tool, You need to click on the Meatballs Menu (three horizontal dots) and Select the Settings Option.
Step 3: On Snipping Tools Settings Window, You Can see a lot of options. Scroll Down to Shortcuts Option (or) Look for Shortcuts Options.
Step 4: Under Shortcuts, You Can See the Option “Use the Print Screen Key to Open Snipping Tools” and Click on the “Change in Windows Settings” Option.
Step 6: After Clicking the Change in Windows Settings, You will be landed on the keyboard settings window. Scroll down to On-Screen Keyboard, access keys, and print screens Options.
Step 7: Under On-Screen Keyboard, access keys, and print screens Options, You can see the “Use the Print Screen Key to Open the Screen Capture” (or) “Use the Print Screen Key to Open the Snipping Tool”.
1. If you want to Disable the Print screen key for the snipping tool – Turn it OFF/ Toggle it OFF.
2. If you want to Enable the Print screen key for the snipping tool – Turn it ON/ Toggle it ON.
Method 2: Change the Print Screen Key using the Microsoft Power Toys Keyboard Manager Utility
The PowerToys Keyboard Manager provides an option to redefine keys on your keyboard.
Read Docs Here – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/keyboard-manager
You can also use PowerToys to remap the Print Screen key to send the Windows + Print Screen shortcut.
You Can Download PowerToys from the Microsoft Store:
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/xp89dcgq3k6vld?hl=en-US&gl=IN
Step 1: After Installing Power Toys, Open the Powertoys settings and Navigate to the “Keyboard Manager” and Select Remap a key.
Step 2: Under “Select”, press Select and press Print Screen and Under “To send”, press Select and press Windows + Print Screen and Press OK to save and apply the changes.
Important Note – Microsoft Mentioned that PowerToys Keyboard Manager must be enabled (with PowerToys running in the background) for remapped keys and shortcuts to be applied. If PowerToys is not running, key remapping will no longer be applied.
Method 3: Change the Print Screen Key using the Key Remapping Tools
You can also try Some of the Best Key Remapping Tools like MS Power Toys, SharpKeys ,WinHotKey, HotkeyP, Key Remapper. These Tools can help you.
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