clipboard

PowerToys has quietly eaten a lot of the small, focused utilities that used to be paid staples of the Windows power‑user toolkit — and for many people that means a one‑time purchase or subscription is no longer necessary. A recent XDA piece argued that five paid apps...

Windows provides a surprising number of ways to capture your screen, from the quick-and-dirty Print Screen key to a full-featured Snipping Tool that now includes OCR and video recording — this guide explains each native option, shows when to reach for third‑party tools, and evaluates risks and...

Microsoft's Windows Terminal has just received a major refresh — a Preview channel release that rewrites its windowing architecture, widens the Settings UI, and brings a handful of emulation, usability and accessibility improvements that together make this one of the heftiest updates in recent...

Microsoft’s terminal for Windows just took a major step forward: a sweeping update that rewrites the app’s windowing model, brings dozens of previously hidden settings into the UI, ships updated fonts and color schemes, and delivers a raft of stability, compatibility, and usability improvements...

Windows 11 is preparing to blur the line between phone and PC even further, with a new capability designed to let you resume Android apps directly on your desktop—no emulators, APK installs, or app store detours required. Instead of relaunching an app and hunting for the point where you left off...

I am using Win 11 with Office 365 at home. Yes everything is up to date with the latest everything. Let me repeat...everything is up to date. Here is the issue. First I use the snipping tool to capture and image, then paste that image into a new email I'm writing. It works fine. However...

Microsoft’s Windows has become maddeningly loud about what it thinks you should do — sign in with a Microsoft account, buy Game Pass, use Copilot+, install OneDrive — yet when it comes to the small, gritty features that actually speed work, the OS still feels stingy and distracted. The...

Chromebooks don’t use a Windows key or a traditional Print Screen button, but capturing your screen is still fast and flexible — whether you prefer a single keypress, the on-screen Screen Capture tool, voice control, an external keyboard, or a browser extension. This guide consolidates every...

I nearly fell off my chair when I found screenshots of my ID cards pinned in Windows’ Clipboard history — and that moment is the exact reason I wiped my Clipboard history to protect my identity and sensitive work data. The fix itself is painfully simple (press Windows+V and use the Clear or...

A tiny green halo that flashes when you copy from a terminal may sound like a cute UI trick, but it addresses a surprisingly common pain point: not knowing whether what you selected actually made it to the clipboard. Microsoft PowerToys may soon offer exactly that — a proposed module called...

Microsoft’s official guidance on the “Print Screen” key has been quietly refreshed, and it confirms a simple truth Windows fans have felt for years: there’s more than one “right” way to capture your screen—and the defaults continue to evolve across Windows 10 and Windows 11. From Win+PrtScn...

Microsoft quietly updated its support guidance to clarify exactly what the Print Screen key does on Windows 11 and Windows 10—and how to capture your screen even if your laptop lacks a PrtScn key. The note confirms the enduring shortcuts (like Windows logo key + Print Screen to auto-save a...

In a recent discussion, Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen shed light on the intricacies of the Windows clipboard, emphasizing its design for optimal performance. Chen, known for his deep dives into Windows architecture, explained that the clipboard's asynchronous operation is a deliberate choice...

Once upon a time—yes, less fairy tale, more future tech—a humble Windows utility quietly ruling the world of screenshots emerged with a surprise twist in its own saga. Snipping Tool, that persistent little app squatting in your Windows taskbar, has returned to the spotlight with a new trick...

Move over, tedious manual transcription—Microsoft's Snipping Tool just discovered a hidden superpower, and it’s about to change the way Windows users handle screenshots forever. Meet the Smarter Snipping Tool: OCR Comes to Windows Previews When Microsoft quietly nudged out a new update to its...

Microsoft is set to make a subtle yet powerful refinement to one of Windows 11’s most beloved utilities. In an upcoming update, the familiar Snipping Tool will receive an integrated Optical Character Recognition (OCR) text extraction feature, enabling users to extract text from any on-screen...

Here's a summary of the latest features in the Windows Snipping Tool (version 11.2503.27.0), as reported by Beebom: What’s New? Text Extraction without Screenshot: You can now copy text from anywhere on your screen using the Snipping Tool without needing to take a screenshot first. Just invoke...

Windows 11 Revolutionizes On-Screen Text Capture with Native OCR in Snipping Tool Windows 11 is stepping up its productivity game with a transformative upgrade to its native Snipping Tool — an integrated Optical Character Recognition (OCR) feature that lets users extract text directly from any...

Revolutionizing Productivity: Text Extractor Debuts in Windows 11 Snipping Tool Windows 11 users, particularly those on the Insider preview channels, have a powerful new capability arriving in their native Snipping Tool experience. The long-utilized Snipping Tool, historically a straightforward...

Windows 11 KB5052094 Update: Revolutionizing the Start Menu and Cross-Device Experience Microsoft’s recent release of Windows 11 KB5052094 in the Release Preview channel signals a robust and highly anticipated update for users, especially those on the 23H2 version. This update introduces a slew...