Open Windows Snipps to Desktop

Question

I take screenshots using Windows Snipping Tool. The flow is frustrating:

1. Win+Shift+S to open the tool.
2. Take the screenshot.
3. Snipping tool closes and Windows generates an alert.
4. Open the Notification Area find the screenshot.
5. Click the screenshot to reopen the snipping tool with the actual screenshot.

Screenshot

I would prefer to have the snip open on the desktop (skip steps 3-5). I have been unable to find a setting that opens directly to the desktop.

Let me know if there is a way to get screenshots to open directly to the desktop.

Answer 1

This was also such a hassle for me so I did the following:

At Desktop:

• Right click
• Add shortcut
• Enter path:

search-ms:displayname=Search%20Results%20in%20ScreenClip&crumb=fileextension%3A~<.png%20OR%20System.Generic.String%3A.png&crumb=location:C%3A%5CUsers%5CSam%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CPackages%5CMicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy%5CTempState%5CScreenClip

It should provide a shortcut folder to screenshots you've made using windows snipping tool

Explanation:

Essentially the path on top shows only the png files in the temp file where Windows store that screenshot.

I got it by opening windows explorer, typing the path seen below in the address bar and typed ".png" in the search bar.

The resulting url address should be similar if not the same to the block above then I just made it to a shortcut function in my desktop

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\ScreenClip

NOTE: The images are still in Temp file so it will be deleted when you reset your device

Hope this applies to your machine and that it helps you!