Windows 10: Snip & Sketch No Longer Opens

Hi.
Long-time reader, first time poster.

Snip & Sketch was working nominally up until sometime recently.
That is to say it went something like this:
• I'd press *Start+Shift+S and the screenshot overlay would appear
• I'd capture what I needed (and curse aloud at the unbelievably-intrusive notification *Mad)
• Snip & Sketch would open and I'd carry on from there.

Now When I hit *Start+Shift+S the overlay appears and the screenshot is captured to the clipboard but Snip & Sketch doesn't open, and there is no notification (well, thank goodness for that, anyway).

Initiating the screen capture from within S&S loads the image into the editor but that, of course, is entirely beside the point. I need it to work from without using a keyboard shortcut.

I did some digging and have found the same issue being reported in various other forums, but none of the solutions presented so far have worked for me. I've resorted to using third-party screenshot apps (which are actually really good) but sometimes I just want the speed and integration of the Snip & Sketch workflow, even though it lacks basic features.

Any ideas?

Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.18363

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Snip & Sketch

It's the Snipping Tool that's being phased out, not Snip & Sketch. FWIW, I just used the latter tool and was able to paste the snip into a Word (Office 365) document. There was a point in the past when for reasons unknown, opening Word would clear the
clipboard. If you're using an older version, you might want to try opening the document first, before taking a screenshot.

If you prefer to use Snipping Tool, all you have to do (as I suggested earlier) is open the Start Menu and type snip.

 

Snip and Sketch Awkward

Use Windows+shift+s to launch Snip and Sketch. Can snip a screenshot.

Now the problem is this: after snipping the screen shot, it does not automatically appear in the Snip and Sketch app. So I open Snip and Sketch and there's nothing on it.

So I have choose 'new' and snip the screen yet again.

I recall using this once and taking a screenshot and voila! Snip and Sketch appeared with the screen shot duly in the app's workspace, ready for annotations and saving etc. This facility has disappeared. I have re-set it according to instructions, and even
reinstalled it - yet the problem persists.

Would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks

 

Snip & Sketch window fails to stay open

OK, can you reboot and then re-try the Snip & Sketch.

If the problem persists, do the following:

Press Windows Key + I key to open Settings, and click on Apps.

You should already be on Apps & features. Find Sketch & Snip app from the available list of apps.

Click on Snip & Sketch > Uninstall.

Then click on Start and type store and click on Microsoft Store in the results.

In the Microsoft store, type Snip into the search box and hit Enter and Snip & Sketch will be in the results. Click on it and then click on Get. Let it install and then try using it again.

Let me know if this works.