Microsoft's January 2026 security update has broken Windows 11 apps like Notepad and Snipping Tool, introducing dual bugs ...

Windows 11 users report Notepad, Snipping Tool, and other apps failing to open, showing Microsoft Store error 0x803F8001 on affected systems.

Windows 11 looks familiar on the surface, but buried behind its glossy desktop is a grab bag of strange utilities, experimental interfaces, and half‑hidden power tools that most people never open.

A free, basic screenshot tool ...

Yet another bug in Windows 11 has left users unable to open apps like Notepad and Snipping Tool, as they are greeted with error code 0x803F8001.

Smart App Control is stopping some Windows 11 built-in apps from working, and locking ROG Ally users out of device software.

Microsoft is adding a new feature to Windows 11’s Snipping Tool: text extraction. This tool, which has been quite popular in PowerToys, is now being integrated directly into Windows 11’s built-in ...

Microsoft is making it easier to extract texts from on-screen content without having to take a screenshot of the same first, X user PhantomOfEarth reported. This is going to be possible using the same ...

Did you know Windows 11 has a built-in tool for capturing screenshots and recording screencasts? It’s called the Snipping Tool and you can launch it by either using the Windows key + Shift + S ...

Why it matters: Windows 11's Snipping Tool already allows you to copy text from images, offering functionality similar to Apple's Live Text – but Microsoft's implementation involves a few more steps.

Snipping Tool is getting a fullscreen OCR text extractor that’s essentially the PowerToys tool, inbox – making use of the better OCR models used by Snipping Tool!

With the Windows 11 Snipping Tool, you can record your screen and save it as a video. Here’s how to capture, edit and save screenshots in Windows 11 using the Snipping Tool, which is a lot simpler ...