{"id":5100,"date":"2017-01-10T23:13:59","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T17:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=5100"},"modified":"2024-04-27T22:56:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T17:26:43","slug":"screenshot-portion-screen-windows-10-winkey-shift-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/screenshot-portion-screen-windows-10-winkey-shift-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Screenshot a Portion of the Screen in Windows 10\/11 [Winkey+Shift+S]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting with the Windows 10 v1703 (also known as Creators Update), OneNote’s popular screenshot feature has been made an Operating System feature — you can capture a specific region of your screen to the clipboard using the Win<\/kbd> + Shift<\/kbd> + S<\/kbd> shortcut key.<\/p>\n

Screenshot a Portion of the Screen<\/h2>\n

Press Winkey<\/kbd> + Shift<\/kbd> + S<\/kbd>. The screen will be covered with an overlay and the mouse cursor turns into a plus (+) symbol, which indicates that the capture mode is on.<\/p>\n

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Since Windows 10 v1809, you’ll see the following bar at the top. From there, choose one of the snipping modes: Rectangular snip, Freeform snip, Window snip, or Fullscreen snip.<\/p>\n

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Tip:<\/strong> You can also launch the above snip toolbar by running the command \u201cms-screenclip:<\/code>\u201d from the Run dialog.
\n\"ms-screenclip<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This tool copies the chosen screen area, a window, or the full screen to the clipboard. It also saves the file<\/a> (in recent Windows 10 builds such as 2004\/20H2 and higher) to a temporary folder.<\/p>\n

You’ll then see a notification message displaying the miniature image of the captured screen area.<\/p>\n

\"snip<\/p>\n

If you need to annotate, edit or share the image via the Snip & Sketch tool, click on the notification area message. If you miss it, you can still view the notification by opening the Action Center. (Win<\/kbd> + A<\/kbd>)<\/p>\n

Clicking on the notification message opens Snip & Sketch.<\/p>\n

\"snip<\/p>\n

On the other hand, if you don’t want to open Snip & Sketch but want to paste the captured image into another application (e.g., Word, Paint, chat window, etc.), you can do so.<\/p>\n

Open Paint or any other image editor of your choice and paste (Ctrl<\/kbd> + \u00a0V<\/kbd>) the image from the clipboard.<\/p>\n

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Winkey + Shift + S is powered by Snip & Sketch in v1809 & higher<\/h4>\n

In Windows 10 v1809 and higher, the Winkey<\/kbd> + Shift<\/kbd> + S<\/kbd> is powered by the new Snip & Sketch<\/strong> feature. You’re shown the 4 snipping options when you use the keystroke. Snip & Sketch is the new tool that will replace the legacy Snipping Tool in future Windows 10 builds.<\/p>\n

Note that the native Win<\/kbd> + Shift<\/kbd> + S<\/kbd> hotkey replaces the one in OneNote 2016. See article OneNote 2016 Screen Clipping Shortcut Key – How to Change?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Winkey + Shift + S uses the Snipping Tool in Creators Update<\/h4>\n

In Windows 10 Creators Update, the\u00a0 Winkey<\/kbd> + Shift<\/kbd> + S<\/kbd> runs the Snipping Tool (in non-interactive mode) under the hood, using a new command-line switch. The following is what’s executed behind the scenes when you use the Winkey<\/kbd> + Shift<\/kbd> + S<\/kbd> keystroke in the Creators Update.<\/p>\n

snippingtool.exe \/clip<\/pre>\n
As said earlier, this has changed in v1809 where the keystroke is powered by Snip & Sketch. For more information, see Using the built-in Snip & Sketch app<\/strong> in the article A Complete Guide to Taking Screenshots in Windows 10<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
RELATED:<\/strong> [Fix] Win+Shift+S hotkey not working in Windows 10<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/a>Where is the screenshot file saved?<\/h3>\n
In Windows 11, the recent versions of the Snipping Tool save the screenshots to your Pictures\\Screenshots<\/code> folder.<\/p>\n
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In Windows 10, it auto-saves the screenshot of a selected screen area to a PNG file when you use Winkey<\/kbd> + Shift<\/kbd> + S<\/kbd>. A background process named ScreenClippingHost.exe<\/code> saves the image (PNG file) in the following folder:<\/p>\n
C:\\Users\\%username%\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\\TempState\\ScreenClip<\/pre>\n
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Tip:<\/strong> Reverse-sort the folder by the “Date” column to locate the latest screenshot. Also, you can create a shortcut of the ScreenClip folder on your desktop, or pin it to Quick access in File Explorer if you like.<\/em><\/p>\n
Note that in earlier builds (e.g., v1909 and earlier), the ScreenClip<\/code> folder would be located at the following path instead:<\/p>\n
C:\\Users\\%username%\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\\TempState\\ScreenClip<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
Every time you press Winkey<\/kbd> + Shift<\/kbd> + S<\/kbd> and select a screen area or window, Windows saves the screenshot to two PNG files in addition to saving the image on the Windows clipboard. One PNG file is a resized (lower resolution) screenshot, and the other one is a normal resolution.<\/p>\n
Additionally, a .JSON file is saved which stores the coordinates of the rectangular area you selected on the screen. The JSON file is a plain-text file that contains a line similar to the following:<\/p>\n
{\"clipPoints\":[{\"x\":0,\"y\":0},{\"x\":345,\"y\":0},{\"x\":345,\"y\":174},{\"x\":0,\"y\":174}]}<\/pre>\n
For Freeform snip, the JSON file would contain multiple lines.\u00a0The .JSON file has no significant value for the user.<\/p>\n
Additional Tip:<\/strong> To take a screenshot of the entire screen and save it to a PNG file in your Pictures\\Screenshots<\/code> folder, use the WinKey<\/kbd> + PrntScrn<\/kbd> keys.<\/p>\n
RELATED:<\/strong> A Complete Guide to Taking Screenshot in Windows<\/a><\/div>\n
Launch Screen snip by pressing PrintScreen (Remapping)<\/h3>\n
If you think the three keys combo Winkey<\/kbd> + Shift<\/kbd> + S<\/kbd> is tough to operate, you can choose to have your PrtScn<\/kbd> <\/b> key open the new snipping bar, instead of Winkey<\/kbd> + Shift<\/kbd><\/b> + S<\/kbd><\/b>. To do so:<\/p>\n