{"id":77996,"date":"2025-02-28T11:10:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T05:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=77996"},"modified":"2026-03-09T12:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T06:49:53","slug":"snipping-auto-save-screenshots-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/snipping-auto-save-screenshots-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Snipping Tool automatically save screenshots in Windows 10?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Windows 10, after taking a screenshot using the Win + Shift + S keyboard sequence, you need to click on the notification to open the snip in the Snipping Tool and then save it manually. You wonder if an option exists to auto-save Win + Shift + S screenshots in Windows 10.<\/p>\n

Workaround<\/h2>\n

Unfortunately, the option to auto-save Win + Shift + S snips to the Screenshots folder is unavailable in Windows 10. The “Automatically save to Screenshots” option is only available in Windows 11<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

However, when you take a snip using the Snipping Tool in Windows 10<\/strong>, it saves the snip to a PNG file in the temporary location below:<\/p>\n

%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Packages\\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\\TempState\\ScreenClip<\/pre>\n
(To access that folder quickly, press Win + R, type the above path, and click OK.)<\/p>\n
Reference: Screenshot a Portion of the Screen in Windows [Winkey+Shift+S]<\/a><\/p>\n
\"win<\/p>\n
Each snip taken using Print Screen (or Win + Shift + S) creates two PNG files (and a JSON file) in that folder. One is the actual screenshot, and the other PNG is the miniature\/thumbnail version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On Windows 10, after taking a screenshot using the Win + Shift + S keyboard sequence, you need to click on the notification to open the snip in the Snipping Tool and then save it manually. 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