Windows 10: Windows:prtscn stopped working

Discus and support Windows:prtscn stopped working in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Windows 10 updated yesterday. PrtScn works fine i.e., to the clipboard, but Windows:PrtScn has stopped working entirely. No screenshots saved the old... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by JonHolman1, Sep 13, 2020.

  1. Windows:prtscn stopped working


    Windows 10 updated yesterday. PrtScn works fine i.e., to the clipboard, but WindowsWindows:prtscn stopped working :prtScn has stopped working entirely. No screenshots saved the old ones are still in the Screenshots folder, but not new ones. Is this a bug or has this functionality been removed?

    :)
     
    JonHolman1, Sep 13, 2020
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  2. ACYosh Win User

    Win+PrtScn no longer works

    When I use the key combo, the screen flashes like it works properly, but no image is saved to a place I know. Same goes with Alt+Win+Space. Using Snippet with Win+Shift+S or PrtScn works but extra steps are needed to save the image.
     
    ACYosh, Sep 13, 2020
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  3. C-sprngs Win User
    My PRTSCN button no longer works

    Hello, and thank you!

    • I have an LG computer and a DELL key board. I couldn't find the make, but it is older, with red music control buttons and a windows icon for the 'start' button.
    • Before, I did not have to use any key with my print screen button. It worked by only pressing that key. Now, I have to use Windows + PrtScn, go into a Word document, paste the photo, then "Save photo as...," and then it's saved.
    • I don't believe I'm using any other program. The screenshots used to go directly to my dropbox.
     
    C-sprngs, Sep 13, 2020
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  4. C-sprngs Win User

    Windows:prtscn stopped working

    My PRTSCN button no longer works

    I have a PRTSCN button on my keyboard. Before when I pressed it (it worked with just
    the PRTSCN button, not (_____) + prtscn) , I got a notification saying I had just taken a screenshot. When I pressed this notification, I was taken immediately to a folder where all my screenshots were kept.

    However, now nothing happens when I press the button. I tried pressing it and then
    CTRL + V, but nothing happened.

    Windows + F7 works (it will paste but there is no notification), but I want to have my
    PRTSCN button actually working again like before.

    Did the update change things so pressing the button alone no longer works? Or did I accidentally change a setting?

    Can anyone help me?
     
    C-sprngs, Sep 13, 2020
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