How to take screenshot on laptop
One way to take screenshots on your PC is by using keyboard shortcuts. A excellent technique to ensure you have access to your papers in the event that your email or ticket apps stop working is to take pictures of key documents, such as tickets for flights or receipts for online purchases. There are a few simple ways to capture the entirety (or a portion of) your screen, regardless of whether you are using Windows 10 or Windows 11.
Microsoft will continue to support Windows 10 through October 2025, despite the fact that it no longer sells the operating system. You can therefore use these screenshot tricks for the ensuing two years without making the move to Windows 11 just yet.
Draw & Snap
Compared to the previous Snipping Tool, the Snip & Sketch tool makes it simpler to access, share, and annotate screenshots. It can now take a snapshot of a desktop window, a feature that was unexpectedly missing when the software was first released and forced us to use Team Snipping Tool until recently.
The keyboard shortcut Windows key + Shift + S is the simplest way to launch Snip & Sketch. The Snip & Sketch tool is also accessible from the Start button's alphabetical list of apps, as well as from the notification panel, where it is identified as Screen snip. If you don't commit the keyboard shortcut to memory, you can also simply search for it.
You can pick between taking a rectangular, freeform, window, or full-screen screenshot by selecting one from the tiny menu at the top of your screen using the keyboard shortcut or the notification button, which will also dip your screen. The screenshot you just took will be saved to your clipboard and will shown as a notification in the lower-right corner of your screen after you snap it. To annotate, save, or share the screenshot, click the notification to open it in the Snip & Sketch app. If you missed the notification, you may see it by opening the notification panel.
The Snip & Sketch window will open in place of the little panel if you access it from the Start menu or a search.
Snipping Device
From Windows Vista, there has been the Snipping Tool. Although Windows has been warning for a few years that the Snipping Tool will no longer be supported, Windows 11 still includes it. The Snipping Tool is no longer included in the Start menu's list of programmes, but you can still quickly find it using the search bar.
To start taking screenshots, click the New button. You can take free-form, full-screen, and window snips in addition to the rectangular snips, which are the default.
Snipping Tool automatically copies screenshots to the clipboard but does not store screenshots by default; you must manually save screenshots in the utility before closing it.
Print screen
Tap the Print Screen (also known as PrtScn) key to take a screenshot of your whole screen. Your screenshot will be copied to the clipboard but not saved as a file. You must launch an image editing programme (like Microsoft Paint), paste the screenshot there, and then save the document.
By selecting Use the PrtScn button to start screen snipping under Print Screen Shortcut in Settings > Ease of Access > Keyboard, you can also configure the PrtScn button to launch the Snip & Sketch tool.
Windows key + Print Screen
Tap the Windows key + Print Screen key to take a screenshot of your complete screen and have it saved instantly. When you capture a screenshot, your screen will temporarily dip to let you know, and the snapshot will then be stored to the Photos > Screenshots folder.
Alt + Print Screen
Use the keyboard shortcut Alt + PrtScn to quickly capture a screenshot of the currently open window. This will take a screenshot of the window that is now open and copy it to the clipboard. To save the image, you must first open it in an image editor.
There is no Print Screen key?
No need to worry if your computer lacks the PrtScn key; Microsoft has another keyboard shortcut available. To take a screenshot, use Fn + Windows Logo + Space Bar. After saved, it will appear in the Photos > Screenshots folder.
Game bar
Whether you are playing a game or not, you can take a snapshot using the Game bar. You must first turn on Record game clips, pictures, and broadcasts using Game bar from the options page in order to use the Game bar. When enabled, press the Windows key along with the G key to display the game bar.
Windows Logo + volume down
If you're rocking a Microsoft Surface device, you can use the physical (well, sort of physical) buttons to take a screenshot of your entire screen -- similar to how you would take a screenshot on any other phone or tablet. To do this, hold down the Windows Logo touch button at the bottom of your Surface screen and hit the physical volume-down button on the side of the tablet. The screen will dim briefly and the screenshot will be automatically saved to the Pictures > Screenshots folder.
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