Print screen doesn’t work with Photoshop - Solution

クリップボードにコピーした画像データがPhotoShopにペーストできない時の対処方法の英訳ページです。このページで紹介する解決策は、Adobe公式にも海外サイトにも存在しなかったため、英訳ページを作成した次第です。

Overview

Sometimes, Windows Clipboard won’t paste in Photoshop.
This is the famous issue of the Photoshop.

This is solution to solve a problem to paste Printscreen data in Photoshop. Solution 2 and 3 were very easy ;)
And it has not been reported in Adobe forum yet.

solution 1

Install Photoshop on drive C. Do not install after D drive.
In many cases, this alone solves the problem.

solution 2

Don't use Internet Explorer (IE).
You should use Firefox or Google chrome.

Sometimes, IE ignores the request in the clipboard to Photoshop.
Not Windows, not Photoshop, but IE.

solution 3

If You use IE, Please close IE.

If the Clipboard won’t paste in Photoshop yet,
Click on the place of the desktop. ( It means deactivating all the windows. )

solution 4 (well-known)

1. In Windows, go to Start and then Run.
2. Type in “Regedit” without the quotes.
3. Once in the registry editor, go to
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Photoshop\12.0
   (e.g. 12.0 is CS5, 11.0 is CS4...etc...)
   
   • Right-click on the 12.0 folder and select New > DWORD and name it “AlwaysImportClipboard” without the quotes.
   • Double click the name and change the Value Data field from 0 to 1
   • (only 64bit Photoshop)
     Right-click on the 12.0 folder and select New > DWORD and name it “AlwaysImportClipboard64” without the quotes.
   • Double click the name and change the Value Data field from 0 to 1
   • This way ;)
     
     Click the image to enlarge.
4. Restart Photoshop. If possible,  restart your PC.

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Original text of this document is here. (Japanese text)

Good luck.