It’s usually found in the function row and abbreviated asPrtSc.

This method stores the screenshot in theWindows clipboard.

you’ve got the option to then paste it into apps or web pages withCtrl+V.

A screenshot of an Acer laptop and the Print Screen button highlighted.

By default, the app will ask for permission the first time you use Print Screen.

PressingWin+PrtScwill store the screenshot in this folder:

Finally, you might pressWin+Shift+Sto summon Snipping Tool.

This will bypass the app’s main screen and launch directly to snapping a screenshot.

The Windows Start menu and the All Apps button highlighted.

Below is a lot more information about how to use it.

It can also take delayed screenshots and includes a crop tool and highlighter.

The instructions below were made in Windows 11.

A screenshot of the Windows Start menu list of apps with the Snipping Tool highlighted.

Scroll toSnipping Tooland open it.

SelectNewto make a screenshot with the the default option selected.

Thethree-dotmenu contains even more options if you want to share or print the screenshot.

The Snipping Tool app with the New button highlighted on the Windows Desktop.

SeeHow to Use the Snipping Tool in Windows 11for more information on this program’s features.

OneDrive users can turn on an option in the app’s options that will automatically save screenshots to OneDrive.

Win+PrtScsaves screenshots to thePictures\Screenshotsfolder as aPNG file.

The save and copy buttons highlighted in Windows 11 Snipping Tool.

FAQ

You’ll use the same keyboard commands totake a screenshot on an HP laptop.

you could also use Snip & Sketch.

Some versions put Print Screen on the F10 key, which means you may have to holdFnwhile pressing it.