Revamped Screen Capture Tool

Good question — the term “Revamped Screen Capture Tool” in Windows 10 usually refers to Microsoft’s merging of Snipping Tool + Snip & Sketch, which later evolved into the modern Snipping Tool app.

If you’re referring to implementing or enabling the revamped screen capture experience (Snipping Tool shortcut, delay, annotation, etc.), here’s how to do it — step-by-step, depending on your goal

What “Revamped Screen Capture Tool” Means

Starting with Windows 10 build 1809 (October 2018 update) and newer, Microsoft replaced the old Snipping Tool with Snip & Sketch (and later renamed the combined app back to “Snipping Tool” in Windows 11).

It allows you to:

• Take screenshots instantly (rectangle, window, full screen, free-form)

• Capture with delay

• Annotate (draw, highlight)

• Save/share easily

• Launch with keyboard shortcut Win + Shift + S

1. Enable the Revamped Snipping Tool

Step 1: Check Your Version

Press:

Windows + R ? type winver ? Enter

If your version is 1809 or later, the new capture tool is available.

If you’re below that, run Windows Update:

Settings ? Update & Security ? Windows Update ? Check for updates

2. Launch the Modern Screen Capture Tool

Option 1: Use Shortcut

Press:

Windows + Shift + S

A small toolbar will appear at the top of your screen:

After you capture, the image appears as a notification — click it to open in Snip & Sketch (or Snipping Tool) and edit or save.

Option 2: From Start Menu

1. Click Start ? Snipping Tool (or Snip & Sketch).

2. Choose New ? select capture type ? edit/save.

3. Configure the Tool

Add Delay

You can delay captures for menus or tooltips:

1. Open Snipping Tool or Snip & Sketch.

2. Click the Delay dropdown (e.g., 3s, 5s, 10s).

3. Choose your area ? the capture happens after delay.

4. Change Shortcut (Optional)

If the Win + Shift + S shortcut doesn’t work:

• Go to Settings ? Ease of Access ? Keyboard

• Under Print Screen shortcut, turn on:
  
  “Use the PrtScn button to open screen snipping”

Now pressing Print Screen opens the same toolbar.

5. Annotate Your Capture

After taking a snip:

• Use Pen / Highlighter / Eraser tools.

• Use Crop or Touch Writing.

• Click Save As to save as PNG/JPEG.

• Or click Copy to paste into Word, Outlook, etc.

6. Optional: Create a Desktop Shortcut

If you use it often:

1. Right-click Desktop ? New ? Shortcut

2. Location:

   ms-screenclip:
   

3. Name it “Screen Capture Tool”

4. Double-click anytime to start capturing.

7. For Developers — Implement Programmatically (Optional)

If you want to trigger the new capture UI in your own app, call:

explorer ms-screenclip:

or use C#:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("explorer.exe", "ms-screenclip:");

That launches the same Windows Snip toolbar programmatically.

Summary

Bonus: If the Tool Doesn’t Work

Try:

• Restart Windows Explorer (Ctrl + Shift + Esc ? Processes ? Windows Explorer ? Restart)

• Reset Snipping Tool app:
  Settings ? Apps ? Snipping Tool ? Advanced Options ? Reset

• Or reinstall from Microsoft Store (search Snipping Tool).