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Can’t Paste in Paint on Windows 11? Here’s How to Fix That
Paint cannot access the image from the clipboard items
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Published onOctober 12, 2023
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Some of our colleagues in Windows Report also found out that sometimes, you can’t paste in Paint on Windows 11. The WR software team replicated the situation and we have come up with tested solutions to fix it.
Why can’t I paste images in Paint? If you can’t paste in Microsoft Paint, that means that the information on the clipboard can’t be inserted into Paint. Here are a few possible reasons why this happens:
What can I do if the Paste icon is missing in Paint on Windows 11?
1. Use another paste option
If these methods don’t work, check if the screen shot is in the clipboard. To do that, pressWin+Vand simply click on the clipboard image to paste it.
In case the image is not in the clipboard, try to caption the image again by pressingAlt+PrtScor just the Print Screen button and check again if it is in the clipboard.
Hopefully, this will clear out how to paste a print screen on Paint in Windows 11. If the problem persists, follow the solutions below.
2. Repair and/or repair Paint
3. Reinstall Paint
If you don’t know how toreinstall the classic Paint, this complete guide will help you do that quickly.
4. Make sure that the clipboard is enabled
One of the main reasons you can’t paste an image in Paint is because the clipboard is not enabled and the image you’re trying to copy or you have captioned is not showing.
If the Clipboard tool is not your favorite, there are3rd-party clipboard clientsthat might suit you better.
5. Try pasting the image in another image editor
If none of the solutions above worked, you can try pasting the image into another image editor such asPaint 3D. However, our readers also complained that Paint 3D couldn’t paste because something went wrong.
We recommend looking at our selection of thebest photo editors for Windowsand choosing a better one instead.
Another reason for this issue why the print screen won’t paste is because, for some reason,Snipping Tool is not copying the image into the clipboard. If that’s the case, the highlighted guide will help you fix it right away.
So, to make a short recapitulation, try to paste the image using the Ctrl + V shortcut, make sure that the image is stored in the clipboard items, and repair or reinstall Paint to resolve this issue. The WR software team has fixed all our computers using these solutions so try them out.
You might also be interested in reading our guide on how toenable copy/paste in Application Guard.
If you have any further questions or know a solution that worked for you, let us know in the comments section.
More about the topics:Microsoft Paint,Windows 11
Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft.
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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Claudiu Andone
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
