Windows 11 Features Including Snipping Tool Aren’t Working for Some s Due to Expired Certificate b5b66 Technology News

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By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 5 November 2021 11:26 IST

Windows 11 Features Including Snipping Tool Aren’t Working for Some s Due to Expired Certificate

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Windows 11 s can be able to access some of the unavailable features by changing their system dates

Highlights

Windows 11 s need to manually the patch
The patch doesn’t resolve the Snipping Tool and S mode issues
Microsoft has promised to bring a “near-term resolution”

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Windows 11 features including Snipping Tool as well as touch keyboard, voice typing, and emoji are not available for use for some s due to an expired certificate, Microsoft has informed through a document. The Redmond company has patched the issue to some extent by releasing an optional update. However, it is yet to completely resolve the certification problem and bring its affected features including Snipping Tool back. The exact number of Windows 11 s impacted due to the issue has not been provided.

Windows 11 s are no longer able to use preloaded Windows apps and features due to the issue with the digital certificate that expired on October 31. The components affected due to the problem include Snipping Tool, s page and landing page in the Settings app, Start menu in the S mode, touch keyboard, voice typing, emoji , Input Method Editor interface (IME UI), and Getting started as well as Tips.

To partially fix the issue, Microsoft has released the optional patch KB5006746. It resolves the certification problem with features including touch keyboard, voice typing, emoji , and IME UI. It, however, does not address unavailability of features including Snipping Tool and elements in S mode.

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Particularly for the Snipping Tool, Microsoft has recommended to use the traditional screenshot-capturing process wherein you need to press the Print Screen key on the keyboard and paste the screenshot into your document. The company has also promised to bring a “near-term resolution” that would fix the Snipping Tool and S mode issues.

As The Verge Windows Update.

The latest issues impacting Windows 11 s come just a couple of weeks after Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 220000.282 to address a bug impacting systems based on AMD Ryzen processors.

Problems due to expired certificates are also not new for the Windows maker as it had faced global outages on its offerings including Azure in the past.

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