Windows. Hit the PrtScn button/ or Print Scrn button, to take a screenshot of the entire screen: When using Windows 10, pressing the Print Screen button (located in the top right of the keyboard) will take a screenshot of your entire screen. Hitting this button essentially copies an image of the screen to the clipboard.
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Shortcut Key For Screenshot in Windows 10
Windows Key + PrtScn: Windows 10 will take a screenshot and save it as a PNG file in the default Pictures folder in File Explorer. Alt + PrtScn: This is a great option if you just want to take a shot of an individual window on your screen.
Snip & Sketch
The new Snip & Sketch tool is easier to access and makes it easier to share screenshots, but it lacks an important feature that keeps me a fan of the Snipping Tool. From the Snip & Sketch window, click the New button in the upper left to start a screenshot.
The Snip & Sketch window disappears, and instead you’ll see a small menu at the top of the screen that lets you choose what type of screenshot you want to take: rectangular, free-form, or full-screen. Surprisingly, it doesn’t offer any way to capture a screenshot of a window, which is my option with the Snipping Tool. You can also click the down arrow button next to the New button in the Crop and Draw window to delay a crop for 3 to 10 seconds.
After taking a screenshot, it is uploaded to Snip & Sketch, where you can annotate it with the pencil, pen and other tools at the top of the window. Your screenshot is also copied to your clipboard, and includes any annotations you make.
Snipping Tool
The tool known in English as Snipping Tool has been around since Windows Vista. Click the New button to start the screenshot process. The default cutout type is a rectangular cutout, but you can also make free-form and full-screen cutouts along with a window cutout.
The Snipping Tool does not automatically save screenshots; you will have to manually save them in the tool before exiting, and it will automatically copy your captures to the clipboard.
Game bar
You can use the Game bar to take a screenshot, whether you are playing a video game or not. Press the Windows key + G key to invoke the Game bar. From there, click the screenshot button on the screenshot button found in the Game bar or use the default Windows key + Alt + PrtScn shortcut to take a screenshot of the full screen. To configure your own screenshot shortcut from the Game window, go to Settings> Gaming> Game Bar. You will have to enable the Game bar from the settings page by activating Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game bar (Record game clips, screenshots and broadcast with the Game bar).
Print Screen
To capture the entire screen, touch the Print Screen key (sometimes called PrtScn). Your screenshot will not be saved as a file, but will be copied to the clipboard. You’ll need to open an image editing tool (like Microsoft Paint), paste the screenshot into the editor, and save the file from there.
You can also configure the PrtScn button to open the Snip & Sketch tool by going to Settings> Ease of Access> Keyboard and activate. Use the PrtScn button to open the screen clipping in Print Screen Shortcut.
Windows key + Print screen
To capture the entire screen and automatically save the screenshot, tap the Windows key + the Print screen key. Your screen will briefly dim to indicate that you have just taken a screenshot, and the screenshot will be saved in the Pictures> Screenshots folder .
Alt + Print Screen
To take a quick screenshot of the active window, use the shortcut Alt + PrtScn . This will take a quick snapshot of the active screen and copy the screen to the clipboard. You will have to open the photo in a photo editor to save it.
Windows key + shift-S
You can also use the Windows keyboard shortcut key + shift-S (or the new Screen snip button in the Action Center) to capture a screen with Snip & Sketch. Your screen will blur and you will see a small Snip & Sketch menu at the top of your screen that will let you choose what type of screenshot you want to take.
Windows Logo + Volume Down
If you have a Microsoft Surface device, you can use the physical buttons (well, not really physical) to take a screenshot of your entire screen, similar to how you would take a screenshot on any other phone or tablet. To do this, press and hold the Windows logo touch button at the bottom of the surface screen and press the physical volume down button on the side of the tablet. The screen will briefly dim and the screenshot will automatically be saved in the Pictures> Screenshots folder.
