In the current non-beta version of Windows 11, this Print Screen behavior is an off-by-default toggle in the keyboard accessibility settings. The change will make the setting on-by-default instead.

An upcoming update to Windows 11 will change how the Print Screen key works. Microsoft is defaulting the key to open its Snipping Tool instead of copying a screenshot to your clipboard.

Microsoft has slowly but surely been updating legacy experiences with modern equivalents on Windows 11, and the behavior of the Print Screen button is the latest to get an update.

Nearly every Windows user has had a run-in with the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” at some point in their computing life.

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.

1] Use On-Screen Keyboard. It is the handiest solution, and it works smoothly on Windows 11 as well as Windows 10 computers. Your computer comes with an in-built On-Screen Keyboard that helps you ...

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.

There are two different ways to screenshot on Windows. The first option is the Print Screen button: to capture your entire screen, press the Windows key and the PrtScn key simultaneously. If your ...

The Windows key + Print Screen shortcut, which captures your whole screen, will send your image to Pictures > Screenshots. For screenshots taken using the Snipping Tool app, ...

As reported by Windows Latest, Microsoft is now testing a change in Windows 11 Beta preview builds 22621.1546 and 22624.1546 that may irritate some users using the print screen button for the past ...

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.