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A Windows application to create screenshots. http://getgreenshot.org/

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Greenshot: The hotkey(s) "PrintScreen, Alt + PrintScreen, Ctrl + PrintScreen, ..." could not be registered

When trying to install Greenshot on fresh copy of Windows 10, the following error occurs Please, note that the question is about Windows-10. Questions about Windows-7 and below are not "duplicate". UPDATE How to install Greenshot so that…
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Enable OCR in Greenshot

I run Windows 10 with Microsoft Office professional Plus 2016 on my computer. Looks like MS OCR functionality is enabled in my system since OneNote is able to copy text from image. But how to enable this functionality for Greenshot? Currently I…
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How to find out what program took over control over Print Screen key?

How to find out and change what program responds to PrintScreen key press? Right now I use Greenshot and it fails to assign "Capture region" to PrintScreen. The error still persists:
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Windows 10 Screenshot Black - Multiple Tools (Standard, Greenshot, Snipping Tool)

I'm having an unusual issue - any way I attempt to print screen all I get is a black screen (using the WIN+PrtSc) a live black screen using Greenshot (as in I can move the cursor, see the dimension per usual, but everything is black) or snipping…
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Greenshot unresponsive

Starting around this day today I notice Greenshot screenshots getting unresponsive. It was working very well for many months. I don't think it has updated for all these time. I am using the latest version 1.2.10.6. My Windows also hasn't…
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Prevent Sound When Capturing or Exporting to Clipboard

How do I to disable the Windows sound when Greenshot captures an image. 'Play camera sound' under 'Capture' is off. I must mute my speaker.
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Combine multiple screenshots into same image file or pdf file with greenshot

I need to combine multiple partial screenshots into the same file with Greenshot. I would rather prefer that file to be .pdf. Since I do not think greenshot allows creation of pdf files, I am okay with JPEG or PNG format as well, as long as…
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Cannot uninstall Greenshot on Windows 10

In preferences the "launch at startup" is checked and greyed out. I want to uninstall Greenshot but it tells me it is on and therefore won't let me uninstall it. Greenshot has overtaken my other program, Gadwin, and I want to revert to Gadwin but…
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Set Greenshot default to 'Capture region' via cmd line or shortcut (ie. like snipping tool)

I like Greenshot alot but am very use to Snipping Tool behaviour of defaulting to 'capture region'. I thought there would be a simple cmd line for doing this (ie. 'greenshot.exe /region') but alas there is no CLI for greenshot. I like having an icon…
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Greenshot-how to save all or export all open windows, to selected destination?

When screenshotting with the Greenshot app I often get too many open windows to find or organise them, and too many to view properly in a cascade/stack of windows, or a taskbar jump list. Is there a way to save them all? Then I can…
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Why does Greenshot not work on some application?

I would like to use greenshot on some application. It works when I press print to get the screenshot selection, but on virtual box (clicked on the titlebar) it does not work. (Yes I am outside of the guest and not inside) I must press on the taskbar…
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Greenshot Imgur error 403

It was very comfortable to use Greenshot for asking questions on SE since it could upload to imgur, which is the same hosting, used with SE. Unfortunately, it started to respond with error 403 Forbidden on upload. Is it possible to…
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How can Greenshot (or Imgur) know my video file name via screenshot?

I took some video from Internet, open it with MPC-HC, then take screenshot with Greenshot, then choose upload to Imgur. It gave me the link https://i.stack.imgur.com/G4ccH.png Then I change this to https://i.stack.imgur.com/UhAPK.jpg in order to…
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GreenShot - How to assign a hotkey to the "open image from clipboard"

In this new computer I'm not able to set a hotkey to "open image from clipboard" via Greenshot.ini file. This is the line I found but everytime I add a keyboard shortcut, the software doesn't recognize it: ; Hotkey for opening the clipboard contents…
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Recovering Greenshot open image editor screenshots after reboot

I know this is a longshot, but I'm wondering if there is any way to recover unsaved Greenshot image editor images. I had about 10 images open in various image editor windows. Before I could save them, I left my desk and Windows decided that it was a…
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