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I don't like the snipping tool. I hit print screen then paste it into mspaint and save it
I'm always amazed at the wide spread use of mspaint. Since Win 98 I have used better alternatives e.g. irfanview but to each their own.
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Wasn't Microsoft the "let's not break backwards compatibility for any reason" company? Coming from software development, we do have tests that insert a screenshot into the report in case they fail, and I'm assuming we are not the only ones that found the PrtScr button to be useful for that
> I'm assuming we are not the only ones that found the PrtScr button to be useful for that I can honestly say you might be the only ones. I've never heard or even conceived of such a thing. There are a ton of ways to avoid this in the first place: - use CLI to take the screenshot instead of simulating a key press - don't test on Windows 11 - use reproducible test instances where you've turned this option off - (if sc…
I guess they took inspiration from the competing Greenshot, where indeed it does remap that button to start the sniping tool right away. I've been enjoying this for many years already :D
Wasn't Microsoft the "let's not break backwards compatibility for any reason" company? Coming from software development, we do have tests that insert a screenshot into the report in case they fail, and I'm assuming we are not the only ones that found the PrtScr button to be useful for that
Ubuntu added something like that in 22.04, and it's a pain. Pushing "Print Screen" brings up an interactive thing to decide what you want to capture. You used to be able to capture an image to a file. Now you have to bring up something to save the clipboard.
Alt-Printscreen does work as the original keypress, but I only remember this shortcut after I have already hit Printscreen and see the window appear.
This is just another change for change sake in a long list of stupid that does nothing but get in the way of productive people trying to get things done. Spam in start menu. Dumbed down context menus you have to remove before you can get at what you want. Real control panels hidden behind dumbed down ones with incomplete functionality. Calendar gone from bottom right clock app without trying to google how to get it b…
The root cause is that Microsoft hired a bunch of UX designers to revamp Windows 11, but all of them are Mac users. They're basically copying the MacOS style into Windows, whether it makes sense or not. They don't even use Windows, so they're not eating their own dog food. To them, "success" is that it looks superficially "Mac-like", job done.
Like you, I'm getting fed up with these changes, most of which are objectively worse.
I also tried the "new" Outlook, and it was staggeringly bad. Not only was it shockingly slow, the UI got dumbed down and there's wasted whitespace everywhere. Essential information is hidden, and the whole thing looks like a PowerPoint presentation of what an email client looks like instead of an actual piece of usable software.
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I'm always amazed at the wide spread use of mspaint. Since Win 98 I have used better alternatives e.g. irfanview but to each their own.
The good thing about mspaint is I can close my eyes, press the windows key, type mspaint return and I can be reasonably sure it will open without installing anything. Edit spelling
Next up: Ctrl + F opens Bing chat.
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20140715-00/?p=50...
FWIW, I’m already used to Win+Shift+S by now which I assume does the same thing?
The many settings and workarounds described around internet don't exist/don't work on Home edition.