Windows 11 - Snipping Tool issue with multiple monitors with different Scale Settings

Anonymous
2022-11-15T15:34:32+00:00

On Windows 11, if you have multiple monitors with different scale settings and resolutions, the snipping tool doesn't work properly. What happens is the smallest monitor's resolution determines what portion of the other monitors can be snipped. For example, I have three monitors on my Surface Laptop 4, the primary is 2496 x 1664 and is set to 150%. The second is 1920 x 1080 and at 100%. Third is 3440 x 1440 at 100%. When I hit print screen, it only greys out a portion of the first and third monitor. And the second isn't even greyed out at all. I've determined that if I put the all the monitors at the same scale, say 100%, the snipping tool works fine. It's only when one of them is different that the snipping tool doesn't work. Also, it doesn't matter if it's three monitors. This happens to me when I have only two monitors connected. I'm just using my current setup as an example.

This has been a problem since Windows 11 was released.

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Anonymous
2023-10-10T02:42:43+00:00

I might have found a quick fix to this issue. I just 'repair' and 'reset' my 'Snipping Tool', and now it can screenshot the entire screen correctly.

Apps>Installed Apps>Snipping Tool

Under Reset, Use the 'Reset" and 'Repair'.

Hope it helps.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-06-01T20:51:08+00:00

    Hi Russ Barth,

    Welcome to Microsoft Community.

    Based on my testing, using the snipping tool on desktops with different zoom ratios does have your encounters. This is precisely because of the limitation of font proportions on desktops with different scaling ratios.

    Unfortunately, there is currently no direct solution to this issue, and I recommend that you refer to the Feedback Hub page and submit your suggestions along with screenshots/video reproductions of the problem (if possible) through feedback so that we can investigate the issue.

    Thanks for your understanding and patient!

    Best Regards,

    Manson - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

    My system has 4 identical monitors, 3840 x 2160, scaled 150%. When starting a capture, image is stretched in the vertical direction (only). Windows 11 Pro 22H2.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-06-01T20:51:19+00:00

    Based on my testing, using the snipping tool on desktops with different zoom ratios does have your encounters. This is precisely because of the limitation of font proportions on desktops with different scaling ratios.

    My system has 4 identical monitors, 3840 x 2160, scaled 150%. When starting a capture, image is stretched in the vertical direction (only). Windows 11 Pro 22H2.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-06-02T18:16:03+00:00

    I just switched to SnipTool https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NWJTLW0P3R9 till the time it gets fixed.

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