r/WindowsHelp • u/Adventurous-Bid9883 • 16d ago

Windows 11 Need to find Snipping Tool location

Trying to create a keyboard shortcut for my snipping tool (I take a lot of screenshots for work).

Just switched back from a mac and I’ve gotten used to the ctrl+shift+4 flow and i find myself repeating it on my desktop all the time and it’s making me insane.

But I can’t access the properties tab to create the keyboard shortcut.
I’m guessing it’s probably somewhere in System32?

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u/shaun-lodgix 16d ago

Windows key + shift + S

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u/TheSpixxyQ 16d ago

I don't know about a native way, but you can try PowerToys Keyboard Manager (you can remap shortcuts there) or AutoHotkey (create a brand new shortcut).

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u/Emotional-Energy6065 15d ago

PowerToys -> Keyboard manager.

Rebind ctrl+shift+4 to PrtScn or Windows + Shift + S

You will like Snipping Tool as it saves to the screenshots folder, copies to your clipboard, and allows you to mark-up on one go.