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Snipping Tool and Shortcut in windows

There are many ways to take screenshots in your windows machine:

  1. Method 1:
    Press the PrntScrn button on keyboard, open paint and Ctrl + V to save the picture.
  2. Method 2:
    Open the snipping tool app, click new and save the picture.
  3. Method 3(Snipping tool shortcut):
    Create your own shortcut. Open snipping tool file location and then right click to open properties and add a shortcut.
    Press Ctrl + Alt + S is set as the shortcut, this would open the snipping tools menu. Save the picture as in method 2.
  4. Method 4: ScreenShot
    Press ⊞ Win + PrntScn
  5. Method 5: Windows 10 only
    Press ⊞ Win + Shift + S
    This would copy the image to the clipboard. The users can save it through the tool like paint

Delete Startup entries in Windows

1.

Command Win+R and type in regedit.

      You need to provide administrator permissions in order to make any changes to the registry.

2.  Find the enteries in HKLM(HostKey_LocalMachine) or HKCU(HostKey_CurrentUser). The enteries generally are:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

3. Delete the values that you need to remove.

4. Confirm your changes. Restart your machine to see the changes in effect.