Windows 10: Screenshot Win+PrtSc abruptly stopped working

I rely heavily on my laptop's screenshot functionality. Pressing the Windows and Print Screen keys has always instantly saved a screenshot to my Screenshots folder. However, a couple days ago, this stopped doing anything, there's absolutely no response. I'm not aware of any software updates or other changes that would have caused this to happen. Does anyone here have any ideas about what's going on? Thanks.

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Winkey+PrtSc Not Saving Screenshots to Directory

Since Fn+Winkey+PrtSc is not a recognised keyboard shortcut, I assume that you have a laptop and the Fn key was necessary because the PrtSc key has two functions.

Your keyboard probably has a key combination that toggles normal behaviour between the Fn key being off [hence your Fn+Winkey+PrtSc] and the Fn key being on [so you should now be able to take Screenshots using just Winkey+PrtSc].

Each manufacturer has its own idea of what a suitable keyboard shortcut would be to toggle between these two behaviours; it is not a Windows setting. On one of my computers, just for example, it's Fn+Esc and the Esc key has a padlock symbol on it to help me remember when I need to. You will need to look all over your keyboard, study your computer manual, search your computer maker's website or try any user support forum that they host.

Denis

 

PrtSc screenshots

PrtSc screenshots used to got to OneDrive>Pictures>Screenshots -- up thru 3-25-19; now they disappear into space. There is no Screenshots folder in User>Pictures. Where else could they be going?

 

Winkey+PrtSc Not Saving Screenshots to Directory

I'm on OS Build 19041.630. Yesterday, I was able to use Fn+Winkey+PrtSc to save screenshots to the folder in my Pictures directory. I would get the screen dim and the sound and it was fine. Today, this is no longer working. I went into the properties of my screenshots folder and made sure "Full Access" was checked under the security settings and I also restored location to default to see if that would help, but that's all I knew to check on my own.

I strongly suspect that the reason it stopped working was a cat on my keyboard, but I have no idea what she might have stepped on to disable this? I use this function to help me take notes for school so I would really like to get this fixed. Thank you in advance for any help.