Microsoft will now let you edit a screenshot or image taken on Android devices using the Snipping Tool on Windows 11

What you need to know Microsoft just shipped March 2024 Patch Tuesday updates to Windows 11 and Windows 10 devices. The update ships with several bug fixes, including two critical vulnerabilities in the Windows Hyper-V virtualization technology. Microsoft is expected to ship its latest Windows 11 feature drop to general availability via April’s Patch Tuesday update. Microsoft […]

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Microsoft stuffs AI features into Notepad and Snipping Tool

Microsoft has announced that it is rolling out updates to the Notepad and Snipping Tool applications for Windows on Windows 11 Insider Preview’s Canary and Dev channels. The latest updates bring AI-powered features, allowing these apps to offer more convenience and productivity than before. Starting with the update to Notepad, it bumps the app’s version […]

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Windows 11’s Snipping Tool is gaining a new feature that will make illustrations for How-to guides a breeze

What you need to know Windows 11’s Snipping Tool will let you add shapes to your screenshots soon. The feature was spotted in a recently released Windows 11 preview build, though it’s not available for everyone since  it appears to be in A/B testing. It is likely to roll out to Windows Insiders via a […]

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What’s new with Snipping Tool on Windows 11 September 2023 Update

Starting with the update that brings the Copilot feature to the desktop, Windows 11 includes a new version of the Snipping Tool that introduces several new features powered by AI technologies.  In the latest update, the Snipping Tool has several new features, including integrating a new OCR (Optical Character Recognition) engine to extract text from […]

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Microsoft is bringing ‘OCR’ text recognition to Windows 11’s Snipping Tool

What you need to know Microsoft has unveiled new updates to the Snipping Tool and Phone Link. Snipping Tool is getting the ability to recognize and copy text from screenshots. Phone Link will now let you jump into editing your most recent photo quicker.  Microsoft has announced new updates for the Snipping Tool and Phone […]

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Windows 11 Snipping Tool ‘aCropalypse’ bug fixed with emergency update from Microsoft

What you need to know Windows 11’s Snipping Tool has an issue that makes it possible to recover information that has been cropped from images. The bug is similar to a situation referred to as “aCropalypse” that affects Google Pixel phones. Microsoft has released an emergency fix for the issue. The Snipping Tool on Windows […]

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Windows 11 Snipping Tool can leak vulnerable information you cropped out

What you need to know The Windows 11 Snipping Tool has a vulnerability that can share data and details that have been cropped out of screenshots. Information that has been cropped out of images can be at least partially restored. The vulnerability is similar to what has been discovered with the screenshot tool in Google […]

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Windows 11 Snipping Tool will finally support screen recording

What you need to know Microsoft recently began testing support for screen recording through the Snipping Tool. The feature is in testing among Dev Channel Insiders, though only some within that ring will see the feature at this time. Users can select either their entire screen or a portion of it to record and then […]

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