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Fix: Windows + Shift + S hotkey not Working in Windows 10

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Since the Creators Update, some users have stated on forums that OneNote 2016’s Windows +Shift+ Shotkey(Windows + S in earlier versions) doesn’t work inWin 10.

Windows +Shift+ S is now the defaulthotkeyfor theSnipping Tool. Thus, the Snipping Tool and OneNote have a keyboard shortcut conflict. Here are a few resolutions for fixing OneNote’shotkeyso that it opens the Select Location in the OneNote window for screen clippings.

What can I do if the Snipping Tool shortcut won’t work?

1. Change the OneNote Hotkey

Some users have fixed theOneNote 2016hotkeyfor screen clippings by changing thekeyboard shortcut. OneNote doesn’t include any built-in options for customizinghotkeys. As such, you must modify itshotkeywith theRegistry Editoras follows.

2. Disable the Global Hotkey

Alternatively, you can disable the global Windows + Shotkeyso that theSnipping Tooldoesn’t open when you press theWin key+Shift+ Skeyboard shortcut. Windows doesn’t include options to customize its defaultkeyboard shortcuts. However, you can disable the Windows + S globalkeyboard shortcutwith the Registry Editor as follows.

3. Capture Screenshots With OneNote’s System Tray Icon

OneNote 2016users don’t need to press the Windows +Shift+ Shotkeytocapture screenshots. Instead, you can configure the application to capture snapshots when you click its system tray icon. This is how you can capture snapshots with the OneNote system tray icon.

So that’s how you can fix the OneNotehotkeyfor screen clippings and capture snapshots without it. Then, you can select a OneNote location to save the snapshots instead of pasting them into notebooks with the Ctrl + Vhotkey.

And if you also find thatkeyboard shortcuts are not working in Word, the problem is just as easy to fix.

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Matthew Adams

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