Windows 10: prt scn randomly stops working

So my print screen will random stop working without warning or anything. well kinda, it still works when pressing :"windows + prtscn", "shift + prtscn", "ctrl + prtscn" - to take a screenshot of the entire screen.And "alt + prtscn" to take a screenshot of active window.but just pressing the prtscn by itself does nothing. Usually it freezes the screen and gives it a black overlay that i can then use to take a screenshot of a specific part of the screen.This has been an issue for me for many years at this point, just never cared enough until now.and no, its not an issue with my keyboardtried mu

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Prt sc doesn't work, alternatives don't work......

I want to be able to take a screenshot while I am gaming, and I wanna be able to do it one handed so I can catch the middle of an action. (I need my hand on the mouse to execute such action) But prt sc doesn't work. fn + alt + prt sc works, but I need
two hands to do that, and I heard that alt + prt scn can save only the active window to the clipboard to paste in MS Paint and I could do that one handed if I use the right side alt instead of the left one, but neither of them work either. Pressing alt + prt
screen does not paste that screenshot when I try it. Windows key + prt sc also doesn't work, and I heard it's supposed to save the screenshot from the get go. None of the alternatives work EXCEPT for fn + alt + prt sc. I wanna be able to take a screenshot
one handed using ONLY prt sc like I was able to do on my old laptop.

 

Prt sc button not working

Hi,

The Print Screen (Prt Sc) key is useful in getting screen captures and graphics on your Windows 10. If the
Prt Sc key isn't working, please answer these questions so we can isolate the cause:

• When did this start happening?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
• Does it happen to a specific application or to all applications?

In the meantime, you may definitely use the Snipping Tool to take a screenshot because it can also capture all of your screen or specific parts of it. Be sure to click this

link for more details on how to use the Snipping Tool.

Hope this helps and we're looking forward to your response.

 

prt screen

Having a problem with prt screen. Have been on this for more then 2 hrs., Have used snipping tool, Paint, googled how to but the only time it will let me paste is with my personal info. Been more then 10 years since I have used prt screen so any suggestions?