How do you reinstall Snip and Sketch on Windows 10?

Question

User has uninstalled Snip and Sketch when it stopped working with a view to reinstalling it however, MS Store is blocked by company policy and the app is not available to install via the store anyway, only the new Snipping Tool for Windows 11.

We have tried the following command via elevated power shell without any luck. The original snipping tool remains (and is not removed in the process of uninstall below), but Snip and Sketch specifically is the requirement here.

**Reinstall Snip and Sketch app via PowerShell.

Press Windows key+X then select Powershell(Admin)

Copy and paste the command to uninstall Snip and Sketch app

get-appxpackage Microsoft.ScreenSketch | remove-appxpackage

Install Snip and Sketch via Powershell

Press Windows key+X then select Powershell(Admin)

copy paste the following then hit Enter:

Get-AppXPackage Microsoft.ScreenSketch -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Also tried:

AppxPackage -register "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.ScreenSketch\appxmanifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode

Answer 1

Hi, good day! I'm John and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you.

Please try this if it helps.

Open Microsoft Edge

Please try to visit https://store.rg-adguard.net/

In the drop-down list menu on the right side, select Retail

Search for:

https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/snip-at-sketc...

Click the check mark

Download: Microsoft.ScreenSketch_2022.2309.16.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle (159.02 MB)

Double click it to install

Kind regards,

John DeV

Independent Advisor

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Answer 2

It looks like we were really close John, with yours and the other contributor commands reviewed, but it came down to version by the looks of it. This one worked for us, provided by one of our senior engineers:

Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.ScreenSketch_10.2008.3001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppXManifest.xml"

Thanks for your time and support. 👍

Answer 3

Hi John. Thanks for your quick response.

I have been unable to download it (likely due to company policy settings) but feel a step closer with that guidance, thanks for your support.

I'll will review on my return next week and see if there's an alternative way to download/transfer the file.

Thanks! Have a great weekend.

Answer 4

You're most welcome. I look forward to receiving your update.

Stay safe and have a great weekend too.