I cannot screenshot using Windows 10

Question

When I was using Windows 8 I used Win + PrtSc to quickly screenshot and save in my screenshot folder, but now in Windows 10 when I press the combination the screenshot doesn't save. I have checked my clipboard and nothing. I have also tried just PrtSc and it didn't or copy to my clipboard. I can use Snipping Tool but that is difficult because some of the things I try to screenshot disappear when you click off of it (like context menus and stuff). I have also gone through multiple tutorials on how to fix it through the Registry Editor but they never work since my registry seems fine. Is there any reason Windows 10 won't let me screenshot?

Answer 1

Check in sub-folders of "Pictures".

I found my "Screenshots" folder inside a sub-folder.

Another idea: right click in the screenshots folder you said you have (From Windows 8) and click properties. If you see a tab called "Location" - that means that that is your screenshots folder now as well. You can change it or "restore default". Maybe that will fix it.

And yet another possible problem: Some computers have two modes for their function keys - one when the fn key is pressed, and one for when it's not pressed. You can try pressing Win + fn + PrtSc and see if that works. (And of course rebooting solves some problem too.)

For anybody looking for a solution for this - Changing the Location of the folder was the solution as the OP mentioned in the comments.

Answer 2

I had this same issue on my Surface Pro 2, and brought it to a Microsoft Store to have them look at. I'm not sure what they did (and they didn't seem to, either), but while they were poking around it, the screenshots started saving in the Pictures\Screenshots folder again.

My guess is that the process of installing Windows 10 had reset the index of which screenshot it was on, and since there was already one (or many) with the same name ("Screenshot #.png") in the folder, it opted to not save rather than overwrite or increment its index. Unfortunately, I can't validate this guess since the problem doesn't occur on my machine, anymore. Perhaps you could look into changing the registry value for ScreenshotIndex in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer. Try setting it higher than the highest numbered screenshot in your Pictures\Screenshots folder.

Answer 3

I also lost the screenshots folder under picture folder in win10 home.this issue find when i check the registry settings. during I lost the folder, I opened the registry by typing "regedt32.exe" and search for HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

Now after clicking on user shell folders, see the right side panel , where shows under name:{B7BEDE81-DF94-4682-A7D8-57A52620B86F} under data: %USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Screenshots

note: if the data value is this then it means you have screenshots folder, but when screenshots folder is missing, the reason may be sometimes when we save over screenshots to an external hard drive then we cut the original screenshots folder under the pictures folder.
note: when you do this mistake , after that if check your registry, check the under name:{B7BEDE81-DF94-4682-A7D8-57A52620B86F} under data: note: this time under data:{here path will show where you save the screenshots folder }. note: if you want all everything back to normal then just what you have to do is , find you folder where you have saved then cut and past it to its actual location under picture folder. then everything get back to normal and your data: here actual path will be shown of your screenshots .like this"%USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Screenshots" thanks.