In the current non-beta version of Windows 11, this Print Screen behavior is an off-by-default toggle in the keyboard accessibility settings. The change will make the setting on-by-default instead.

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 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.

1] Using the Setting app The steps to disable the Print Screen button (PrtScn, PrntScrn, or PrintScr) for screen snipping using the Settings app in Windows 11 are as follows: Use the Win+I hotkey ...

Microsoft is planning a change to the default function of the Print Screen button for Windows 11 users. Typically, pressing the button sends a snapshot of what's on your monitor to the clipboard.

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 ...

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 to the clipboard, usually so it ...