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Snipping Tool’s Paint 3D Icon is not Working Automatically
The button doesn’t work because Paint 3D was updated
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Published onJune 28, 2024
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If you’re experiencing issues with the Snipping Tool not automatically editing in Paint 3D, you’re not alone. Many Windows users have faced this frustrating problem. Fortunately, there are several methods to quickly resolve this issue.
How do I edit a Snipping Tool caption in Paint 3D?
1. Install an older version of Paint 3D
Unfortunately, this is the only way you can make the Paint 3D button work in Snipping Tool. However, you will have to stop Microsoft Store from updating the Windows apps automatically. Otherwise, the system will install the newest version again and the button will become again unusable.
You may also forget about this interaction and use the methods below to edit your caption in Paint 3D.
2. Use the Copy and Paste method
Using the copy and paste method might involve a few more steps, but it ensures that your snip gets into Paint 3D quickly.
3. Use the Save and Open method
Saving and then opening the snip might feel cumbersome, but it’s a reliable way to ensure your snips are properly saved and can be edited in Paint 3D. Instead of going through the menus to open the snip, you may also drag and drop it on Paint 3D after saving it in Snipping Tool.
4. Manually associate image files with Paint 3D
Associating image files with Paint 3D can make it easier to open snips without additional steps.
So, because Microsoft updated the Paint 3D app, the old Snipping Tool app can’t find the app to open it directly when you click on it. Thankfully, as you’ve seen, there are plenty of other options to edit the captions from Snipping Tool with Paint 3D.
Of course there are also a lot ofgood image editorsout there that can help you with that.
We hope that you’ve managed to use our solutions to edit your Snipping Tool captions with Paint 3D and now everything is OK again. If you have more questions or suggestions, leave them in the comments below.
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Claudiu Andone
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His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
