Windows 11 Snipping Tool gives you faster access to screen recording

 Windows testers in the Canary and Dev channels get updated versions of the Snipping Tool and Notepad with exciting new improvements.

Windows 11 Snipping Tool gives you faster access to screen recording

Windows testers see new improvements to the Snipping Tool and Notepad. The

  Snipping Tool now has a linked caption bar, making it easy to switch between taking screenshots and recording your screen.

  You can now also add audio and computer annotations while recording with Snipping Tool's Screen Recorder. Notepad

   Now it automatically saves session state so you can close the application and pick up where you left off.

  Microsoft has also released new builds for the Canary, Dev, and Beta channels, with a current focus on bug fixes.

   Dev Channel and Canary Windows testers get a surprise for Windows 11. Microsoft is now releasing an update for the Snipping Tool that makes it easier to start screen recording. The implementation also provides an extension for Notepad that makes it easier to save session state.

  You should see the changes in Snipping Tool version 11.2307.44.0 and Bloc Notes version 11.2307.22.0.Along with the improvements to the Snipping Tool, Microsoft is adding a combo title bar that appears when you press the Windows, Shift, and S keys on yourkeyboard. With the new linked bar, you can easily switch from taking physical screenshots to recording your screen without having to open the app itself. Basically, this means you can now use the Windows, Shift, and R keys as keyboard shortcuts to open the capture bar for recording. The biggest change, however, is the's new screen recording option for adding audio and voiceovers, making the tool even more. comprehensive. As for Notepad improvements, Microsoft says Notepad now automatically saves session state. You can close Notepad without being bothered by dialogs and pick up where you left off. The app restores previously opened tabs and other unsaved content. Files are not affected and you have the option to save or discard unsaved changes to files each time you close the tab. If you don't like it, you have full control over it in the Notepad Settings app and get a new Notepad document every time you open the app.

  That wasn't the only Windows Insider action that day. Microsoft has also released fresh new builds. While most of these releases were just bug fixes, there are Canary Channel Build 25941, Dev Channel Build 23536, and Beta Channel Builds 22621.2265 and 22631.2265.