Windows 10: Snipping tool freezes after right clicking on any snipped image, while Phone Link is running

snip anything with snipping toolgoes into edit modedraw anything using the red pen toolright click on the snipped imagesnipping tool froze right click option doesnt come up, window cant be moved, red pen tool still working thoughnothing can be done to unfreeze it had to end process in task mgr---could not find any related solutions on the internet, and it wasnt like this before, so i started checking around some recent apps i've got running. finally phone link was the culprit. if phone link isn't running, snipping tool works just fine :/hoping a patch will come soon

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snipping tool

Please try this:

Step 1:

Click Start, and type Snipping Tool.

Right-click Snipping Tool from the search results, and click App Settings

Click Reset,

Click Repair.

Note: In Windows 11, there is no Snip and Sketch. It comes pre-installed with the new Snipping Tool (which replaces the old Snipping Tool and Snip & Sketch apps)

Step 2:

Turn off Focus assist if it's enabled

Step 3:

Open Services.msc and make sure that the following services are set to "Automatic" and running:

• Windows Push Notifications System Service
  
• Windows Push Notifications User Service
  

 

Snipping Tool Enlarging Images

Hi Heather,

Snipping Tool has various options on how you can capture images in your computer. To change it to normal snipping, follow the steps below:

• Press Windows + S to open Search Box.
• Type Snipping Tool, then click it.
• Click New.
• Click the drop-down menu in New.
• Select Rectangular Snip.

Let us know if this works for you.

 

snipping tool

Your post is unclear. Please post a step-by-step description of what you are doing, e.g. like so:

• Open the snipping tool
• Click "New"
• etc.