Policy

Do not allow Snipping Tool to run

Microsoft Windows

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Do not allow Snipping Tool to run
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Category
Windows Components > Tablet PC > Accessories
Supported on
At least Windows Vista

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista

Prevents the snipping tool from running. If you enable this policy setting, the Snipping Tool will not run. If you disable this policy setting, the Snipping Tool will run. If you do not configure this policy setting, the Snipping Tool will run.

Internal name
DisableSnippingTool_2
Computer
DisableSnippingTool_1
User
Policy ID
2ef89752147e
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Path
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\TabletPC
Value name
DisableSnippingTool
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKCU
1
HKLM
0
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Both
Path
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\TabletPC
Value name
DisableSnippingTool
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

This policy has no additional user input fields.