Windows 10: Windows 11 - Snipping Tool issue with multiple monitors with different Scale Settings

On Windows 11, if you have multiple monitors with different scale settings and resolutions, the snipping tool doesn't work properly. What happens is the smallest monitor's resolution determines what portion of the other monitors can be snipped. For example, I have three monitors on my Surface Laptop 4, the primary is 2496 x 1664 and is set to 150%. The second is 1920 x 1080 and at 100%. Third is 3440 x 1440 at 100%. When I hit print screen, it only greys out a portion of the first and third monitor. And the second isn't even greyed out at all. I've determined that if I put the all the m

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Windows 11 Snip and Sketch tool doesn't cover the whole screen

I literally had the same problem for months. I just tried the scaling solution and IT WORKED!

SOLUTION:

It is caused by the different scale level of your monitors. That break the function of Snip and Sketch tool. To get rid of that, you need to reset the scaling you currently have in Windows 11.

• From your desktop, click or tap on the Windows logo icon on taskbar, search for Settings and click the top result to open the app.
  
• Click on the System category, and select the Display tab.
  
• Go to its right side pane, under the “Scale & layout” section, use the Scale drop-down menu to configure that. You need to set all display scale to 100%, and make a rebooting to apply changes.
  

For example, I had configured my main display as 100%, while my secondary display of external monitor was 125%. the scaling is different between the two displays, so I could not use Snip and Sketch tool with the quick key. Once I set both displays to 1920 x 1080 resolution at 100%, everything works normally.

Original Post credited to the below link:

Windows 11 Snip and Sketch tool not cover whole screen of multiple monitors | Microsoft Surface tablet

 

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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
  

 

Custom Scaling per monitor - Windows 10

Hi again Jon, Here is a step-by-step guide on how to set different custom scaling on multiple monitors in Windows 10 (build 1703) - https://www.howtogeek.com/304036/how-to-adjust-scaling-for-different-monitors-in-windows-10/