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Win + Shift + S stops working after one use

Anonymous
2023-05-09T10:51:30+00:00

This is happening for a few weeks now, when I boot my PC the shortcut works, but only ONE time. After I use it one single time it doesn't anymore, windows even show's on my cursor icon that it is trying to load something but it refuses to complete it, if I reboot my pc I get my single use again, if I don't, the shortcut won't work until I go to the task manager, completely end 'Windows Explorer' and open it again, after that I get one single extra use of the shortcut.

How can I fix this?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-03-30T13:05:59+00:00

    Hello Tayke1. The solution that I found that worked for me is actually very simple. I saw a youtube video that told me what to do.

    1. open up Task manager
    2. locate a file named Windows Explorer
    3. Right click and press Restart then wait for it to do its thing.

    That should fix the problem of snip&sketch not working or the shortcut not working.

    If that did not work I suggest you follow this YouTube video.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEULrKHOyTg

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  2. Sumit D - IA 166.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-05-09T11:23:31+00:00

    Hi Tayke,

    I'm Sumit, here to answer your query at the Microsoft Community.

    Let us try Resetting Snip and Sketch app, powering Win+Shift+S. I assume no updates are available in the Microsoft Store for the same.

    Open the Start menu and search for “Apps & features”.

    Click on “Apps & features” from the search results.

    Scroll down and find “Snip & Sketch” in the list of apps.

    Click on “Snip & Sketch” and select “Advanced options”.

    Click on the “Reset” button.

    Restart your PC and tell us if the issue resolves.

    Hope this helps.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-05-09T14:09:11+00:00

    I did this before I even post, didn't solve the problem though.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-04T19:18:39+00:00

    Windows 10 version 22H2 build 19045.2846

    This was working just fine for me last week. This week, I am experiencing the same issue: Use it one time and it stops working. This was reliable for me until today.

    I am using Windows 10 version 22H2 build 19045.3693

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-04-03T09:43:18+00:00

    I have the same question, but I have found something more related.

    There is a process you can see in task manager, called "屏幕截图“ in Chinese, may be "Screen Snipping" in English, who has a sub exe named ScreenClippingHost.exe.

    If you kill or terminate it by right click, the "win+shift+s" shall be available, but just as you say, only work for once.

    I don't know if this will be useful for MS to fix this issue.

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