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PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.exe

Application ProcessMicrosoft Corporation

Catalog search terms colorpickerui, powertoys color picker, color picker

WindowsApplication

PowerToys Color Picker UI. Di default shortcut na Win+Shift+C. E no bi ScreenClippingHost.exe (Win+Shift+S).

Wetin you need know

Color Picker, no bi ScreenClippingHost.

PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.exe na Color Picker. Win+Shift+C (default) dey open di eyedropper and copy color. ScreenClippingHost.exe na di Win+Shift+S snip overlay. To end Color Picker no dey cancel snip.

E safe?
Check the running file path, signature, and publisher. Name alone no fit confirm say e safe.
E dey same as snip?
No. ScreenClippingHost na Win+Shift+S
I suppose end am?
Di eyedropper go close
Feex tok say
If Win+Shift+C open eyedropper, I dey inside Color Picker. I no dey end ScreenClippingHost make dat flyout for close.

Wetin bi PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.exe?

PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.exe na Color Picker, no bi ScreenClippingHost.exe. Di snip overlay na Windows SystemApp. Dis UI na PowerToys module.

Wetin e dey do?

E dey sample pixel color and copy value. E no dey save PNG snip. Na ScreenClippingHost.exe and SnippingTool.exe dey do capture.

Wetin make am dey run?

Color Picker dey enabled and you press di shortcut, or di editor open. Leftover after you copy hex na di flyout wey dey finish work.

Inspect the running instance

Inside Windows PowerShell, this read-only query show matching process IDs, creation times and executable paths on this PC. (pcm)

Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Process | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.exe' } | Select-Object ProcessId, ParentProcessId, CreationDate, Name, ExecutablePath | Format-List

No result or a path we no fit access is inconclusive. Protected processes fit restrict access, and process IDs fit be reused. Keep personal paths local. (pcm)

Use the file-identity guide to compare signatures and product metadata. A filename alone no fit establish safety. (pcm)

E dey safe?

Check dis running file

ColorPickerUI wey Microsoft sign under PowerToys na di picker. ColorPickerUI.exe inside Temp no bi am. Dis one still no bi di snip host.

Compare the recorded location with the actual file. A familiar folder alone no fit establish identity. (pcm)

C:\Program Files\PowerToys\PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.exe

  • Default shortcut: Win+Shift+C
  • Snip overlay na ScreenClippingHost.exe (Win+Shift+S)
  • No bi SnippingTool.exe

I fit end am?

Di eyedropper go close

To end ColorPickerUI go close di picker. Win+Shift+S snip wey dey go on na ScreenClippingHost, no bi dis file.

I fit comot am?

Turn off Color Picker, or uninstall PowerToys

Disable Color Picker for PowerToys Settings. No delete ScreenClippingHost.exe make you for commot dis module.

E suppose start with Windows?

Di runner dey start Color Picker when di module dey on. To press Win+Shift+C dey show di UI. E no bi di snip Startup path.

Measure resource use

Measure the current process rather than assume a universal baseline
CPU and memory Compare several observations for the same PID and workload. This entry get no independently measured universal baseline. (pcm)
Disk and network Attribute activity to the actual process and current task; a filename alone no fit establish expected destinations or transfer volume. (pcm)

File information

PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.exe file information
Executable name PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.exe
Recorded installation path C:\Program Files\PowerToys\PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.exe
Publisher Microsoft Corporation
Signature check Inspect the actual file; this entry no dey certify its certificate identity. (pcm)

Common wahala dem

Win+Shift+S versus Win+Shift+C

S na snip (ScreenClippingHost). C na Color Picker (dis process). To mix dose shortcuts na di usual support call.

People dey reset Snipping Tool make eyedropper for work

Wrong app. Color Picker dey inside PowerToys. SnippingTool.exe na di editor after snip.

How to troubleshoot

Diagnose before you change anything wey fit scatter things.

PowerToys Settings > Color Picker

Change Win+Shift+C or disable di module. Snipping Tool settings no go move dis shortcut.

If na screenshot you want

Use Win+Shift+S. Dat one dey start ScreenClippingHost.exe. Dis article na about di color eyedropper.

Technical details

Technical details
PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.exe technical details
Image name PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.exe
Role PowerToys Color Picker
Default shortcut Win+Shift+C

Check the identity of running file

A filename alone no fit establish safety. Verify the actual path, signature and product identity. (pcm)

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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