How to Install "Snipping Tool" onto Your Taskbar

Yesterday David (boucherda) posted a blog with the title “Snip it”. There he showed us how to use a small but very useful program called “Snipping Tool”.

https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/boucherda/blog/snip-it/

To get to this tool he used the Windows search function. Now, I am sure you will use this tool frequently once you get to know its usefulness. To use the Windows search function every time you want to snipe something becomes laborious over time.

Therefore, I asked David, if he would allow me to blog on how to install this small tool onto your taskbar, which he kindly allowed me to do.

Now, before we install the Snipping Tool onto our taskbar, we need to make sure our taskbar is not locked. For this right click on your taskbar and on the appearing popup untick “Lock the taskbar”.

Then go and open your Windows Explorer (not the Internet Explorer) and move to “C: > Windows > System32 (see below).

If you have problems finding System32, you may enter “C:\Windows\System32” into the address bar (see below).

Once you are inside System32 scroll down till you find “SnippingTool.exe”. It is imperative that you find it by scrolling down. Any other way to find it will not let us attach it to the taskbar.

Once you found it, right click on it and a popup will appear (see below).
Click on “Pin to taskbar”.

And the Snipping Tool gets installed instantly to your taskbar (see below).

Now Snipping Tool is ready for use! Don’t forget to lock back the taskbar. Otherwise you might by accidently remove one of your program shortcuts.

I hope you had no problems following my explanations. Should you encounter any problems, please let me. Send me a PM and I will help you solve the problem.