If the Print Screen key is opening the Snipping Tool on your system and you want to turn off this action, you can do so via Windows 11/10 Settings. Why are my Screenshots going to OneDrive?

An alternative key to Win+Shift+S is the Print screen button. Most standard keyboards have this key so all you have to do is to press it if you want to to capture the entire screen.

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 ...

Microsoft has released a beta build that changes how the traditional PrtScn or Print Screen key works, launching the Snipping Tool app instead. But you can fix it if you want, too.

These simple tips show that "PrtScn" or "PrtSc" is far from being a useless button on your keyboard and actually has many uses.

Rather than copying Snipping Tool, it was another attempt to fix the misnomer of Windows Print Screen, in that you can configure it to automatically print the captured screen area.

The Print Screen button has performed the same function in the Windows operating system since Windows 95: taking a screenshot of the current screen and copying it ...

Microsoft is poised to make the first major change to Print Screen functionality in years. In the latest Insider builds of Windows 11, the Print Screen button activates the built-in Snipping Tool.

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.