Windows 10: My computer is taking screenshots every time i press a key.

After I have reset the windows with the option of keeping my files, my computer is taking screenshots every time I press just about any key and send me a notification that the screenshot is saved to my one drive folder. This issue disappears sometimes. Sometimes it reappear. How do I solve this?

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Taking screenshot at windows 10

We found some steps to resolve this issue, in which, we need to edit few things on the registry. Kindly follow the steps below and see if it helps:

• Press Windows Key + R, type Regedt32.exe and click
  OK.
• Navigate to the location listed below:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
• In the right side, look for ScreenshotIndex, with the key type
  DWORD (REG_DWORD). If you do not see this item on this location, then this is the reason why your screenshot is not being saved under Screenshot Folders. With this being said, you need to create a new registry key. Follow the steps provided
  below:
  • Do a right-click > New > DWORD Value. Make sure to name it as ScreenshotIndex.
  • Double-click on the newly made registry key and edit the values as follows:
    • Base - Decimal
    • Value data - 695
  • Click OK.
• Now we need to make sure that this newly created registry key DWORD is pointed out to your user profile settings. We need to move to a different location in the left side. Kindly navigate to the location provided below in the left panel:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
• On this location, look for the item named {B7BEDE81-DF94-4682-A7D8-57A52620B86F} with the key type
  expandable string (REG_EXPAND_SZ). If you don't see it, you can create a new key, same as the process we have created with ScreenshotIndex. Just make sure that you select expandable string.
• Double-click on the registry key, make sure that the Value data is in the correct user path. Check the example below:
  • %USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Screenshots
• Click OK.

After doing the steps provided, you can close the Registry Editor and reboot your computer. After restarting your computer, you can start doing a screenshot and it should be saved to the folder you have set in the registry keys. If they are already in there,
then this means that the issue is resolved.

Please note that the steps that I have listed on this response was made from one of the 3rd party articles created by one of our renowned Community MVPs named

Kapil Arya MVP .

Please let us know if this solution works for you.

 

I cant take screenshot on my microsoft Lumia 550 help me.

Hi,

Here's how you can take a screenshot on the Lumia 550:

• Press the volume up key and the power key at the same time. You will hear a sound and the screen will flash for a quick second.
• To view your screenshots you've taken, head over to the Photos app, tap on Albums, and look in the Screenshots folder.

Let us know how it goes.

Regards.

 

How to take a screenshot on Windows 10?

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

If you want to take a screen shot and save it as picture, I suggest you to check with the below steps.

To take a screen shot and save it as a picture

• 
  Click the window you want to capture. Press Alt+Print Screen by holding down the Alt key and then pressing the Print Screen key. The Print Screen key is near the upper-right corner of your keyboard. (Depending
  on the type of keyboard you have, the exact key names on your keyboard may vary slightly.)
  
  Note: You can take a screen shot of your entire desktop rather than just a single window by pressing the Print Screen key without holding down the Alt key.
  

• 
  Click Start, click Accessories, and then click Paint.
  
• 
  In the Paint window, click Edit, and then click Paste.
  
• 
  When the image appears in the Paint window, click File, and then click Save As.
  
• 
  In the Save As dialog box, in the File name box, type a name for the screen shot, and then click Save.
  

If issue still persists, I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if it help:

You can also use the on screen keyboard to check if that helps. You may follow the article below for the same.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/type-with-the-on-screen-keyboard

(Applies to Windows 10 also)

Please do reply and let us know the troubleshooting results. If the issue persists, we’ll be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.