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Windows 10 Is Finally Getting An Improved Screenshot Tool (theverge.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the new-experiences dept.

Today, Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17661 to insiders, which includes a new screenshot experience for the upcoming major update. The Verge reports: Screen Sketch, previously bundled with the Windows Ink feature of Windows 10, is now being made into a separate app that can take screenshots and provide options to annotate them. Microsoft has experimented with a variety of screen snipping tools over the years, but a new winkey + shift + S keyboard shortcut will now bring up an area select tool to snip a screenshot and share it instantly from the clipboard. The app will also trigger a notification so you can annotate the screenshot and share it. You can also replace the print screen button on a keyboard with this feature, making the button a lot more useful than today's winkey + printscreen combo.

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  1. Greenshot by foxx1337 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Windows already has the ability to run Greenshot. So... thanks Microsoft?

    1. Re:Greenshot by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Funny

      Didn't Apple copyright having an experience on a computer yet?

      Personally I am pretty glad if I don't have an experience with my computer and instead get it to work properly.

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  2. Innovation leader by hcs_$reboot · · Score: 5, Funny

    All these AI stories are completely ridiculed by Microsoft innovative software: we had previously a new version of Paint, and now the ability to take screenshots. Wow! Microsoft, please, don't be too hard on competition.

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  3. Snipping Tool by ledow · · Score: 5, Informative

    Seriously?

    Have you people never heard of Snipping Tool?

    Bundled with Windows since at least 7.

    Takes screenshots, partial screenshots, saves as PNG, allows you to draw over them, emails, puts in clipboard.

    It's probably one of the best features of the default Windows installs, as sad as that is.