How to Disable Print Screen From Opening Snipping Tool Win 11

Microsoft has changed how the Print Screen button works on Windows 11. In Windows 11 KB5025310, when you press the Print Screen key, the Snipping Tool will be launched automatically. Snipping Tool is a screen capture utility on Windows operating systems that allows you to snip pictures of different shapes.

However, some users do not prefer this change in Windows 11. Here is a true example:

I just got a new laptop with pre-installed Windows 11. I want to use a third-party app to make screenshots instead of the default Snipping Tool.

I uninstalled the Snipping Tool and edited the registry to disable it but even after all of this, pressing the Print Screen key still opens a Snipping Tool window. I can't get rid of it. Isn't there any way to get rid of this behavior? I just want my third-party app to use Print Screen, as I've always done in previous Windows versions.

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if you are also one who wants to stop the Print Screen from opening Snipping Tool, you can try the following steps.

Way 1. Disable the Print Screen Button From Opening Snipping Tool From Settings

The easiest way to disable the Print Screen button from opening Snipping Tool is to do it from the Windows Settings.

Step 1. Press Windows + I key combinations to open Settings.

Step 2. Click Accessibility > Keyboard and then scroll down to move on to the On-screen keyboard, access keys, and Print screen section.

Step 3. Switch the button to turn off the option of Use the Print Screen button to open screen snipping as shown below.

Step 4. Restart your PC and try to press the Print Screen button to check whether the Snipping Tool is still open.

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Way 2. Disable the Print Screen Button From Opening Snipping Tool Using Registry Editor

In addition to using Settings, you can disable the Print Screen button from opening Snipping Tool in Windows 11 by using the Windows Registry Editor.

Step 1. Press Windows + R key combinations to open Registry Editor.

Step 2. Type regedit in the text box and press Enter.

Step 3. Copy and paste this location Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard in the top address bar. Then press Enter to navigate to it.

Step 4. In the right panel, check whether there is a value called PrintScreenKeyForSnippingEnabled. If yes, double-click it to set its value data to 0.

If there is no such a value, you need to right-click any blank area in the right panel and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Then set its name to PrintScreenKeyForSnippingEnabled.

Step 5. Double-click the created DWORD value and input 0 in the value data box. Finally, click OK to save your changes.

After that, the “Print Screen is opening Snipping Tool in Windows 11” issue should be solved.

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Bottom Line

Hope you can disable the Print Screen button from opening Snipping Tool successfully by using the methods above. If you have come across other workarounds for this task, you can share them with us. Thank you in advance.

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