The Verge

Microsoft is changing the Print Screen key to open its Snipping Tool on Windows 11

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 ...
PC World

How to open Windows’ awesome Snipping Tool with a single key press

You can take a screenshot of the entire screen in Windows using the Print key; the key combination Alt+Print captures an image of the currently open window. However, you can also set the Print key to ...
Windows Central

Microsoft is CHANGING what the 'Print Screen' key does on Windows 11 — here's how to change it back

Microsoft is changing the default behavior of the "Print Screen" key In an upcoming update, the Print Screen key will be changed to launch the Snipping Tool instead. Luckily, Microsoft will allow ...
TechSpot

Microsoft set to change the Print Screen button so it opens the Snipping Tool in Windows 11

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. A hot potato: Windows users don't like it when Microsoft changes long-used and familiar functions in ...
AZ Central

A useless button? No way ― 'Print Screen' on your keyboard actually does a lot

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 ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 changing Print Screen to open Snipping Tool by default

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, ...