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 ...

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.

Traditionally, the legacy “Print Screen” or PrtScn button on your keyboard has been what you’d use to take a quick, easy snapshot of whatever is on your screen. Now, that feature is changing ...

The print screen button now opens the snipping tool in a Windows 11 update.Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images A new Microsoft Windows 11 update marks the end of an era: Using the Print ...

There are good reasons why you might want to take a screenshot in Windows 10. A screenshot can be useful for quickly showing someone what’s on your desktop, or grabbing a quick moment from a video ...

Microsoft Windows 10 is the successor to Windows 8.1 and comes in two versions: Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Home. There are many things both Windows 10 and Windows 10 Pro can do but just a few ...

We need to take screenshots of our desktop a number of times; mostly to share them with someone. All Windows machines have the ability to take screenshots using the Print Screen (PrntScr or PrtScn) ...

If you've just updated your laptop and are wondering how to take screenshots in Windows 11, we've got you covered. Matt Elliott Senior Editor Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on ...