
There is actually an easy way you can copy text from Windows dialog boxes.

However, there are ways for you to do it and copying information from Windows message boxes and third party software dialogs can be made easier. They also don’t usually allow highlighting the text so it can be copied. Windows error dialog boxes and general information windows don’t have a nice and easy button for you to copy all the error messages.

Of course, taking a screenshot can be used to send an error message to someone else, but this isn’t always that helpful because they might have to re-type the message data in at the other end, and it also won’t help if you want to search the internet. It’s often better to also enter an exact error code or phrase into a search engine such as Google to get more precise results for the problem. Others could be long and a pain to repeat accurately with combinations of numbers, letters, and special characters.

Some error messages are quite short and not difficult to type in. If you are having problems with Windows or a piece of third party software, something you might be asked to do is supply the information in any errors or messages that are being displayed to help with troubleshooting.
