The Print Screen button on Windows computers has been associated with screen capture for decades. A new beta version of Windows 11 now opens the Snipping Tool when the Print Screen button is used.

Windows 11 has modernized many Windows features that haven't been updated in a long time, including venerable apps like Notepad and Sound Recorder. But in a beta build released earlier this month, the ...

Learn how to take screenshots on Windows using built-in options like the Snipping Tool, Print Screen shortcuts and the Xbox Game Bar.

QUESTION: Why does nothing happen when I press the Print Screen key? ANSWER: The "Print Screen" key (abbreviated as PrtSc or PrtScn) has been around since the 1980s and is just one of many ways to ...

Microsoft is planning a change to the default function of the Print Screen button for Windows 11 users. Typically, pressing the button sends a snapshot of what's on your monitor to the clipboard. In ...

Microsoft is changing the default behavior of the "Print Screen" key In an upcoming update, the Print Screen key will be changed to launch the Snipping Tool instead. Luckily, Microsoft will allow ...

It’s the first big change to the Print Screen button in decades. It’s the first big change to the Print Screen button in decades.

A new Windows 11 update is available in the Beta channel. If you install this update or a newer one, it will change the function of your Print Screen key. The new default function will now open the ...

The 'Print screen" button has a place on almost every keyboard in the world. But how useful is it on Windows? Not very—an image of your entire screen is rarely the best way to save something in the ...

People don’t like change, especially when it comes to Windows. As if centering the taskbar in Windows 11 wasn’t enough, Microsoft is now going to alter a Windows keyboard shortcut that’s been around ...

Microsoft is testing changes to how the print screen button works in Windows 11, causing it to open the Windows Snipping Tool rather than copying a screenshot to the clipboard. Since Windows 95, ...