Windows 10: Snip or Snip & Share?

When I first got my Win10 insider I used the Snip tool - it's icon is a pink pair of scissors. Then I discovered the Snip & Share tool, which has a black icon and puts a tool bar in the centre top of the screen. This was great. I did everything I needed. Then on a recent fast track update, none of the snip tools would work. I have multiple monitors and they sent the screens crazy. I tried a couple of third party tools with the same result. I tried various video drivers ranging from the very latest to several versions old. No go. In addition, my Daum Potplayer now can't run full screen as this causes the other screen to flash.

Firstly, it is extremely confusing the way MS have named these tools. Secondly it is very frustrating that something in the last two insider builds has messed up my graphics is such a peculiar and limited way. Everything else runs just fine.

Any insights please?

:)

 

Windows Media Player

You can use the built in Snipping Tool to take a screenshot of any part of the video

Click your Start Button, type snip and you will see the snipping tool in the list

Start the snipping tool

In Windows Media Player or the TV & Video application pause the video and take the screenshot, repeat as necessary!

 

how to remove black bar between taskbar and bottom of screen also top of screen

Right, post a picture using the Snipping Tool.

To get the Snipping Tool...

(1) Click START, All Apps, Windows Accessories.

(2) R-Clk the Snipping Tool, & select Pin To Taskbar.

It will appear in the Taskbar as a scissors icon.

To save a snip...

(1) Click the Snipping Tool in the Taskbar, then its New button.

(2) Outline the portion of the screen you wish to snip.

(3) Click the Disk icon to save the snip.

It will save to "Capture.PNG".

To post the snip...

(1) Click the Insert Image icon above your post...



(2) Click the Browse button, then select "Capture.PNG".

(3) Finally, click the Upload button.

It will appear in the post.

 

Today's update, (Mar 25, 2016), to Build 14295, should have most of those issues fixed.

 

Yes indeed. Within hours of posting my windows updated and voila.