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.

According to yesterday’s Windows Insider blog post, Microsoft is currently testing a new version of the Snipping Tool in Windows 11, which is now available to Windows Insiders on both Canary and Dev ...

QUESTION: Why does nothing happen when I press the Print Screen key? ANSWER: The "Print Screen" key (abbreviated as PrtSc or PrtScn) has been around since the 1980s and is just one of many ways to ...

Whether you've just installed a new Windows software update or bought a new laptop, knowing how to take a screenshot is vital. It's a simple way to share an on-point meme or a key piece of information ...

Microsoft is adding a new feature to Windows 11’s Snipping Tool: text extraction. This tool, which has been quite popular in PowerToys, is now being integrated directly into Windows 11’s built-in ...

Microsoft is testing changes to how the print screen button works in Windows 11, causing it to open the Windows Snipping Tool rather than copying a screenshot to the clipboard. Since Windows 95, ...

Windows 11's built-in screenshot utility, Snipping Tool, is getting a handy feature for those frequently recording their screens. Microsoft finished this week with a couple of Windows 11 preview ...

Most people have never heard of the Windows Snipping Tool. Those who have usually think it only takes screenshots. But this free program, already built into your Windows computer, can do much more. It ...

It’s the first big change to the Print Screen button in decades. It’s the first big change to the Print Screen button in decades. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all ...