The snip could not be sent, Check that an email program is installed

Snipping Tool is an essential accessory to capture an area around the screen or the entire desktop area. The tool works well in most cases, but sometimes when a user tries to send an email, he sees some messages like –

The snip could not be sent. Make sure an email program is installed, and then try again.

If you see The shipment could not be sent, Make sure an email program is installed, then try the error again, and then you need to associate an email client with the capture tool in Windows 10.

The snip could not be sent an error in Windows 10

If your default email program is set to Outlook and each time you try to use the email functionality of the capture tool, you see The shipment could not be sent message then:

1. Set the default mail client in the registry
2. Fixed MSI component registry permissions

This must be done because the error occurs in various applications when the MSIComponentID registry value set for Outlook appears incorrect or incorrect.

Before editing the registry, export the registry keys you plan to edit or back up the entire registry.

1]Set the default mail client in the registry

Press Win + R in combination to open the ‘Run‘ dialog box.

Type “regedit“In the empty field of”Run“And press”Enter“.

Now, in the Registry Editor window that opens, navigate to the following path address –

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClientsMail

Expand the ‘Mail“To locate” folderMicrosoft Outlook“.

Select it and go to the right pane. There, check the MSIComponentID string value. It is entirely possible that the MSIComponentID value is missing or set to a different GUID.

The correct GUID for Outlook is {6DB1921F-8B40-4406-A18B-E906DBEEF0C9}.

2]Fixed MSI component registry permissions

Press Win + R in combination to open the ‘Run‘ dialog box.

Type “regedit“In the empty field of the” Run “dialog box and press”Enter“.

Now, in the Registry Editor window that opens, navigate to the following path address –

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInstallerComponentsF1291BD604B860441AB89E60BDEE0F9C.

Right click on the key above and choose “permissions»In the context menu.

Go to ‘securityThe “tab.

Here, if you find the ‘users“Not in the list, click on”Add“, Type”users“And press”Enter.

Make sure the Users group has “Lily’Authorization for the key.

That’s it! Below, you shouldn’t see the “Snip could not be sent” error in Windows 10.