{"id":3304,"date":"2016-06-18T15:57:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T10:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=3304"},"modified":"2021-09-20T18:06:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T12:36:20","slug":"take-screenshot-windows-different-ways-prnt-scrn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/take-screenshot-windows-different-ways-prnt-scrn\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Screenshot in Windows 10 Using Different Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"

In any version of Windows, the PrintScreen<\/kbd> key captures the screen to the clipboard, which can then be pasted in Paint or any image editor<\/a> and saved to a file. However, Windows 8 and Windows 10 save you that additional step, making it very easy to capture your screen and saving to a file in a single keystroke. This article discusses various methods to take screenshots in Windows.<\/p>\n

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How to Take Screenshots in Windows 10<\/h2>\n
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  1. Using the PrintScreen key<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Using WinKey + PrintScreen key in Windows 8 & Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Using the built-in Snipping Tool<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Using WinKey + Shift + S keystroke to capture a specific area on the screen<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Using the built-in Snip & Sketch app<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Using third-party freeware like ShareX, Greenshot<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Capture a Scrolling window<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Take a screenshot of the User Account Control dialog<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. Take a screenshot of the Windows Recovery Environment<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. Take a screenshot of the Lock\/Login Screen<\/a><\/li>\n
  11. Troubleshoot: Print Screen does not work on my system<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

    <\/a>Method 1: Using the PrintScreen key (all versions of Windows)<\/h2>\n

    These are the conventional ways to capture the screen, which works in any version of Windows.<\/p>\n