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My snipping tool is not working

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Instead, an image file is automatically created in the OneDrive folder of your choice. That one simple check changes everything about PrtSc: You no longer have to open an image app or paste from the clipboard. Choose the Backup tab of the OneDrive utility’s Settings dialog, and check Automatically Save Screenshots. Go into OneDrive’s settings from the cloud icon on the right side of the taskbar. I’m including this method separately from the standard PrtSc option because the result is so different and saves you the extra steps of opening an app and pasting from the clipboard.

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to set it up to automatically create an image file of your screenshot in OneDrive. You can also use PrtSc in combination with OneDrive. Just as with the whole-screen capture operation, using this key combo saves the current window to the clipboard, and from there you can paste it into an imaging application.

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If you just want to capture just the currently active application window, add the Alt key, for Alt-PrtSc.