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My application is using ms-screenclip: URI scheme to launch Windows 10/11 built in screenshotting tool.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/launch-resume/launch-screen-snipping

My question is, is there an undocumented way of disabling the notification for the snipping tool that pops up after a screenshot is taken for this specific instance so user settings aren't affected? I'd like to do so programmatically without user involvement. It breaks the flow of my application.

There is a way to disable it via registry programmatically, however it requires for my app to have elevated Administrative privileges to do so.

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You could edit the registry

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings\Microsoft.ScreenSketch_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App] "Enabled"=dword:00000000

Perhaps before and after snipping.

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  • Editing the Registry once during program installation, with acceptance by the user to allow this Registry change, is not a bad idea. However, since it requires UAC to make a Registry change, that would involve twice the number of notifications! ;-)
    – DrMoishe Pippik
    Commented Nov 11, 2021 at 19:30
  • @DrMoishePippik Not if running the program already requires administrative privileges, right?
    – Gantendo
    Commented Nov 11, 2021 at 19:55
  • most programs performing minor tasks do not run as Administrator, and I'd distrust an application that always requires that privilege for a minor task. Note the standard practice for most applications that perform their own updates: a UAC dialog is shown to allow system changes.
    – DrMoishe Pippik
    Commented Nov 11, 2021 at 20:20
  • OP hasn't told us about their application so we don't know if it does a minor or major task. We also don't know if it already requires admin privileges.
    – Gantendo
    Commented Nov 12, 2021 at 2:31
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    I think this gets me what I need. Thanks
    – JaggerPleab
    Commented Nov 12, 2021 at 4:11

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