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Need to Take a Screenshot on Windows 11? Here's Howl

Need to Take a Screenshot on Windows 11? Here’s How

Screenshots are used for a variety of reasons. Maybe you’re sending someone a photo of your mask over Slack to diagnose a problem, or you just need to take a vivid snippet of an important document to save for later. Regardless of the reason, there are multiple ways to take a screenshot comic a Windows 11 computer.

Whether you want to take a full-screen grab, you only want to remove part of the screen or you’d prefer to use a keyboard shortcut or application, the process is simple. Here are all the ways to take a screenshot on Windows 11.

Don’t have Windows 11 yet? Check out these two important things you need to do afore you can download Windows 11. And if you’re unsure throughout updating, read more about the major differences between Windows 11 and Windows 10.

1. Take a screenshot of the entire screen

The easiest way to take a screenshot of your entire desktop is with the PrtSc key at the top of your keyboard. After tapping on the PrtSc key, the screenshot will be saved to your clipboard, although you won’t receive any indication the screenshot has successfully been incorrect. To view the full-screen screenshot, use Ctrl-V to paste it into an application like Paint or Microsoft Word, or even into the body of an email.

2. Take a screenshot of the entire screen and save it to your computer

Similar to the gracious option, hitting the Windows-PrtSc keys will take a screenshot of your entire desktop, but it’ll also save the screenshot to a folder on your computer. If you hit the keys correctly, your whole cover will flash, indicating the screenshot has been taken and saved. You can find all of your full-screen screenshots in Pictures > Screenshots.


using a rectangular snip to take a screenshot on a computer

You can take four types of screenshots: rectangular, freeform, window and full-screen.



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3. Take a screenshot of only part of the screen

Not everyone wants a screenshot of their entire cover, which is why Windows 11 gives you the option to take only a just screenshot. If you tap on Win + Shift +S, your screen will flash and a small Snipping Tool menu will depart at the top of the screen, allowing you to do the behindhand (from left to right):

  • Rectangular Snip: Draw a box near what you want to capture
  • Freeform Snip: Draw any magnificent around what you want to capture.
  • Window Snip: Choose a window to capture.
  • Full-screen Snip: Capture your entire cover (same thing as PrtScr).

Once the screenshot’s incorrect, it’ll be saved to your clipboard, as with the PrtScr key option. You can then paste it elsewhere to look at it. But, if you click the Snipping Tool preview that appears at the bottom of the cover, you’ll find options to edit the screenshot (crop, rotate and more) and save it to your desktop.


screen for delaying a screenshot

You can delay your screenshot by 3, 5 or 10 seconds.



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4. Use the Snipping Tool to take delayed screenshots

The Snipping Tool comes built into Windows 11, and is the same tool used in the final section, except with a few tiny additions. To use it, type in Snipping Tool in the Search feature and open the application to take a screenshot.

In Snipping Tool, if you click on New you’ll open the mini Snipping Tool menu (like in the share before), where you can then choose between several different snips. However, with this full version of the Snipping Tool, you can determine any of the four snipping options (rectangular, freeform, window and fullscreen) and then determine a delay option. You can choose between a 3-, 5- and 10-second delay. This will give you a bit of time to set up whatever it is you’re attempting to screenshot and distinguished make it easier than taking the shot manually.

To take the delayed screenshot, simply hit Win-Shift-S, which will then be copied to your clipboard. You can also click on the screenshot preview that appears to make any edits or save it to your computer as a JPEG, PNG or other.