It seems like hardly a day goes by without news that a Windows 10 update has done something that we really wish it would stop doing. Usually it is accompanied by some damaging bug or crash, but in the latest instance, a useful feature has actually been removed.

Microsoft has confirmed that the latest Windows 10 feature pack has disabled the screen snip feature, which allows users to copy and paste screen captures directly into a File Explorer folder. Therefore, they must be saved manually instead.

The good news is that this is not permanent. In a blog post, Microsoft explained that Windows Insiders found a problem with this feature and therefore discontinued it. Microsoft did not explain what the problem was, but stated that "after addressing this issue, we hope to re-enable this feature in a future update."

Since this update is only being rolled out to Early Access members, most users will not be affected by this change for the time being. Therefore, by the time this update reaches the general public, Microsoft may have easily discovered and resolved this issue.

This is not the only change Microsoft is making to the Windows 10 clipboard; in August, the company announced that it was reworking the clipboard to allow users to use a new panel that allows them to insert emoji, GIFs, and other content into documents and emails.

Microsoft also improved the clipboard's history feature, adding support for HTML content and images in addition to regular text. This update also removes the limitation that only the last 25 copied items are recorded. These histories can be accessed by pressing Win + V simultaneously.

In addition, Windows 10 has not really had a good time recently, thanks to a number of issues that seem to be with every update. Not only did the recent Windows 10 update put some PCs into an infinite boot cycle, but users also had to contend with browser links that could crash their machines, commands that could destroy certain hard drives, and more. Microsoft even eliminated the ability to minimize all but one window.

As far as Windows 10 is concerned, the temporary loss of screen snips is actually very minor. After all, you can still save screen grabs.