Apps Change Default Folder to Save Screen Recordings by Snipping Tool app in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the default folder that screen recordings are automatically saved to by the Snipping Tool app for your account in Windows 11.

Starting with Snipping Tool app version 11.2408.13.0 and newer to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels and version 11.2408.15.0 and newer to Windows Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview Channels, Microsoft introduces the ability to change the folder that original screenshots and screen recordings are automatically saved to.

Recordings from the Snipping Tool are automatically saved as a .mp4 file to the C:\Users\<username>\Videos\Screen Recordings folder by default for the current user.

Recordings from the Snipping Tool are also temporarily cached as a .mp4 file in the %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.ScreenSketch_8wekyb3d8bbwe\TempState\Recordings folder for the current user.


Here's How:

1 Open the Snipping Tool app.

2 Click/tap on the See more (3 dots) button, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)


3 Under Screen recording settings, click/tap on the Change link for where Screen recordings are saved to. (see screenshot below)


4 Navigate to and select the folder you want to save screen recordings to by default, and click/tap on Select Folder. (see screenshot below)


5 You can now close the Snipping Tool app if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink