Snip and sketch is a tool that is very useful and an alternative shortcut to take screenshots or crop the screen of your windows. It quickly captures and helps you to share and edit the screenshot. This tool is used by every window user used for various purposes. These features of PCs are inbuilt tools and is integrated with almost every window, such as window 10 and 11. But nowadays, many users are complaining that the snip and sketch function is not working on their windows. It has also been seen earlier that this alternative way was working, but all of a sudden, it stopped working.
So, if you too are facing problems while snipping out the window even after pressing the shortcut Shift+Windows+S key command, you are at the right place. We are reportedly got this issue with various users and thus have come up with certain tips and tricks to resolve this issue. Thus, go through this article to see how can you fix the issues:
Restart The Snip & Sketch App
This is often seen in various windows that, without any notice, the apps stop working. This is seen with most of the apps, so if you have a problem as such, kindly restart the app and see whether it is working or not. Sometimes, the restart option becomes a good trick to fix this issue, so try it once before moving to any deep fixer tricks.
Moreover, the shortcut steps to restart the snip and sketch app are:
- Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc key command to open the task manager on your window
- Click the snip and sketch app
- At the bottom of the tab, you will find the End task button
- Click on it, and again open the app.
Try Resetting The App
When you have already tried restarting the app, and still the problem does not resolve, you must try another trick. Resetting app is something that works with most apps, irrespective of its functions. So, simply move one to reset the app. Don’t worry. Snip & sketch won’t have any precious data that you will lose once you reset the app. If you still have any doubt, back up the files and reset the app. The app reset on windows also helps you solve the lagging and loading of app issues while working. This reinstall thing will eliminate the cache or any corrupted files from the app. So, to reset the app, follow these steps:
- Press Windows+I to open the setting on your computer.
- Now, move to the app setting
- In the App and features list, you will se the snip & sketch tool
- Click on its advanced option
- You will find two options: terminate and reset. Choose reset
Delete And Reinstall The App
Even after resetting and restarting the snip & sketch app, you are not able to function this app. You can try out one more trick: reinstalling the app. Delete the app first from your windows, and then find the latest version of this snip & sketch app from the app store and download it with its most recent updated version. Follow the steps to quickly delete and reinstall the app.
- Windows+I key command will help you open the settings on your window.
- Under the apps and features, open the snip & sketch app.
- Click on the Uninstall button
- Now, move to the app store
- Search for the snip & sketch app, and download it again.
Use SFC Scan
It is possible that you must have never heard of this SFC scannow. But when done with resetting, restarting, and reinstalling the process to fix the snip & sketch issue, you must dig deep to resolve it. For such purposes, SFC scanning can be the ideal trick. This command will help you eliminate any unnecessary files and delete the corrupted ones. So, to allow this command, follow these steps:
- Go to the start window
- Search for the command prompt, CMD
- Click right on the CMD.exe
- Now select the Run as administration option
- Click Yes on the User Account Control
- Now enter the SFC/ scannow inside the Command Prompt window
- Enter the snippingtool.exe to check whether the snip & sketch tool is working properly or not.
Run The Troubleshooter On Your Window
Every window has a troubleshooting feature. This feature in the setting detects any abnormal working of the computer and tries resolving it even if it requires deletion of the items. But it detects mostly the common problems. You can follow the below-given steps to let window fix the issue of snip & sketch problem:
- Go to the start menu
- Search for troubleshooting settings
- Click on the additional troubleshooters
- Now, select the windows store apps for troubleshooting
- Click on Run the troubleshooter
- Wait for the finishing of troubleshooting
- Now, check whether your issue has been fixed or not.
Hence, these are the tips and tricks that you can use to fix the issue of snip & sketch on your windows 10. So, follow these tricks and resolve the issue efficiently and quickly.
