Microsoft’s choice to default Print Screen to its own Snipping Tool may surprise or anger some Windows 11 users, but it’s easy to switch the behavior back and IT admins should be able to ...

The screenshot app Snipping Tool integrated in Windows 10 and 11 can be set so that it's called up by pressing the print key. We show you how to do this.

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.

On your computer, the "PrntScn" key might be labeled "Print Screen," "PrtSc," "Print Scrn" or something similar. To take a screenshot of a small part of the screen, use the Windows Snipping Tool.

Microsoft has released a beta build that changes how the traditional PrtScn or Print Screen key works, launching the Snipping Tool app instead. But you can fix it if you want, too.

Nevertheless, it seems that the Redmond firm is planning on changing the Print Screen button into a key that opens the Windows 11 Snipping Tool. The Print Screen button has performed the same ...

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.

Microsoft is poised to make the first major change to Print Screen functionality in years. In the latest Insider builds of Windows 11 , the Print Screen button activates the built-in Snipping Tool.

For any device with the most recent versions of Windows 11, pressing the Print Screen key will open the Snipping Tool, which you can read more about below. Photo by Julia Mercado / Engadget.

You can take a screenshot on Windows using various tools, such as the Print Screen button, Snipping tool, Game Bar, and third-party apps.

With most of the Print Screen shortcuts and the Snipping Tool shortcut, Windows copies screenshots to the clipboard. From here, you can paste and save the images wherever you need them, such as in ...

To print the entire screen, you can use Win+Shift+S and select the entire screen using your mouse. You can also open the Snipping Tool on your computer and choose the Full-screen mode option.