Starting with Windows 10 version 1809, also known as "October 2018 Update", Microsoft implemented a new option - screen snipping. A new Snip & Sketch app has been added to Windows 10 to quickly snip and share a screenshot. Here's how to prevent the Snip & Sketch app from copying your snip to clipboard when annotating it.
Using the new Screen Snip tool, you can capture a rectangle, snip a freeform area, or take a full screen capture, and copy it directly to the clipboard. Immediately after taking a snip you’ll now get a notification that will take you and your snip to the Screen & Sketch app where you can annotate and share away. Screenshots can be opened in the Screen & Sketch app, which adds extra options like Ink Color and Delay. It allows adding annotations using a pen, touch, or mouse. The images can be shared with other apps. The following article covers various methods you can use to launch the Screen Snip tool:
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Take a Screenshot with Screen Snip in Windows 10
In short, you can Press the Win + Shift + S keys or use a special quick action button in the Action Center pane.
Also, for convenience, you can create a special Screen Snip taskbar button. See
Add Screen Snip To Taskbar in Windows 10
To disable Auto Copy to Clipboard in Snip & Sketch app in Windows 10, do the following.
- Open the Snip & Sketch app.
- Click on the menu button with three dots.
- Select the Settings item from the menu.
- In Settings, go to the Auto copy to clipboard section.
- Disable the option Update the clipboard automatically when annotating.
That's it.
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Does anyone know how to get this to actually work properly? I’ve been having this problem since 2019 where it will override the clipboard even though I have it set to NOT auto copy to clipboard. I’ve had this issue on 4 different devices, and both Windows 10 and 11. Microsoft support has been wholly unhelpful so I’m hoping someone out there has an idea. Thanks in advance :)
Nor me – the Auto Copy option is about updating what S&S has already copied to the clipboard with any highlighting or writing – there is no option that suppresses the clipboard copy.