How to screen capture windows 10 without the built-in snipping tool?

You should take more time on the snipping tool that comes with Windows 10. In fact, it is a nice piece of software for taking screenshot on Windows 10. It is completely free and requires no additional software. It supports capturing screenshots of the entire screen, windows or customized areas, and also allows you to simply label and save them, which is not only easy to use with multiple screenshot modes for novices, but also lightweight and requires no additional installation.

Part 1: Screen Capture on Windows 10 with Shortcut Keys

You can press Windows + S, type Screenshot Tool or Snipping Tool, tap Screenshot Tool to open the app.
Then tap the drop-down menu next to the New button, to select: 

• Free Shape Screenshot: draw the area manually.
• Rectangle Screenshot: Drag to select a rectangular area.
• Window Screenshot: Select a specific window.
• Full Screen Capture: Capture the entire screen.
• Rectangle Screenshot" is selected by default.

Now, tap New, the screen will be darkened, drag the mouse to select the area according to the mode, or tap Window/Full Screen.

After completing the screenshot, you can use the pen, highlighter or eraser in the toolbar to mark, and tap Crop to adjust the area of the screenshot.

Finally, click File>Save As, or tap Save icon, select the save path, name the file and choose PNG, JPEG or GIF format, and finally tap Save. After finishing saving, open the saved folder and make sure the screenshot file exists and the content is displayed correctly.

Part 2: The Easiest Way to Take Screenshot in Windows 1-

Press Windows + Shift + S to quickly start the screenshot mode, take a screenshot and copy it to the clipboard, you can paste it to other apps.

Windows 10 has a screenshot tool with limited features (only supports basic annotation, no advanced editing), you need to manually select the save path to save, and can only take static screenshots without video recording.