Here is how to take a screenshot on Windows 11. Image files are important for many projects and tasks or even articles where you need to include the content of a computer’s screen. This can only be done properly when you capture the content of the screen. You can easily guide others in any kind of troubleshooting or for guiding through a process.

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It is common to take screenshots on mobile. Here in this article, let’s guide you on how to take a screenshot on a Windows 11, I am sharing multiple methods to screen capture the content of the screen on your PC. This is a definitive guide to capture the contents of a computer display.

8 Ways To Take a Screenshot in a Windows 11 PC

1. How To Take a Screenshot in a Windows 11 with Print Screen (PrtSc)

A simple way of taking a shot is by pressing the Print Screen key. Just press the PRT SCN or PRT SC from your keypad, and it will click a screenshot.

When pressed in combination with other keys, it will take snips of a particular window’s contents of a computer display. It’s the built-in functionality for capturing screenshots. Also, you can take and save the image file on the system or just capture and copy it to the clipboard. Both are useful with this method.

Capture and Save the Screenshot on Windows 11

To take a screenshot in windows 11 for the whole screen and save it to the hard drive, you need to press the PrtScr button only, or WINDOWS + PrtScn or WINDOWS + FN + PrtScn, as given in your system’s keyboard. Pressing PrtScr captures a screenshot of the entire desktop.

It’s the built-in functionality for capturing screenshots. Check your operating system manually to confirm if the Print Screen key alone takes a shot or will work in combination with the Function key.

The taken PNG files will be saved in the “Screenshots” folder in the “Pictures” library. You can choose to navigate to the folder or simply search for it in the Start Menu and get it. OR just open the file explorer, and navigate to the Pictures item in the left list. See the image file below.

In the folder, you will find all the saved snips labeled with numbers.

As per settings, when you press WINDOWS + PrtScn, it will dim the display for a while, which means a snip has been successfully taken and saved in form of PNG files.

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If you don’t see the dimming of the display, it doesn’t essentially show that a screenshot has not been captured and saved. Follow the steps given here to verify if the specific setting is enabled.

In the Start Menu, search for Performance of Windows, and then click on the Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows search result.

In the Visual Effects tab, make sure that the checkbox for Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing is selected. If it isn’t, select the checkbox and click on OK at the bottom to save the changes.

2. How To Take Full-Screen Screenshot and Copy to Clipboard in a Windows 11 PC

Every digital image or screenshot you take requires space on the computer, and identifying the relevant ones would eventually become a bit hectic.

Let’s see how to take a screenshot on windows 11 pc in full screen and copy it to the clipboard of the active window.

If you want to edit a screenshot right away through another app or paste it without any editing, you can choose to copy the image file to the clipboard without saving it.

For copying it to the clipboard, simply press PrtScn or Fn + PrtScn, depending on the system and keyboard settings. Pressing PrtScr captures a screenshot of the entire desktop or the whole content of a computer’s screen.

Paste it in any of the editing apps or the built-in paint app, amongst others. To paste the screenshot, simply open up the relevant app and press CTRL + V, the keyboard shortcut for paste.

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Keep in mind that the digital image‘s dimensions and resolution remain the same as the computer display.

3. How To Capture Screenshot of a Single-Active Windows and Copy to Clipboard in Windows 11

If you need to take a particular window and not the taskbar and other components, the process is different. It can be taken with the ALT + PrtScn keyboard shortcut. Because pressing PrtScr captures a screenshot of the entire desktop.

With the methods mentioned above, you learned how to take a screenshot of the content of a computer’s screen on a Windows 11 PC.

Once the shot is taken, it’s copied to the clipboard just like the previous method, and you can choose to paste it into the desired app.

The next method below is how to take a screenshot on windows 11 using Snip and Sketch app.

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4. How To Take a Screenshot in Windows 11 using Snip and Sketch App

If you’re also looking to elucidate your screenshots, the built-in Snip and Sketch app is a great way to take a screenshot on Windows 11.

This screen-capture tool resembles the old Snipping Tool app (will be discussed in the latter part of the article), but the Delay feature is absent.

A major difference is that the screenshots clicked with Snip and Sketch are copied to the clipboard and the digital image can be pasted to any desired editing apps on your operating system. It can also be saved, and the steps for it are given here.

To take a screenshot with the Snip and Sketch app, you need to press WINDOWS + SHIFT + S to open the screen-capture tool. It will appear at the top of the screen.

You would see four snipping or screen capture options at the top while the last one, i.e., Close Snipping, is to close the tool. The snipping options work exactly the way discussed for the Snipping Tool app – choose the desired option and take a screenshot in windows 11.

After you take the screenshot on Windows 11 PC, a notification will appear near the bottom-right corner of the screen. Click on the notification to open the shot in the app to explain it.

You will now see many options in the toolbar at the top. The option to capture a new snip is positioned at the left, the various way of elucidating in the center of the toolbar, and the option to zoom, save, copy to clipboard, and share at the same right sequence.

You will receive many options within a few minutes of searching the app. It has a really simple user interface. Snip and Sketch offer increases editing options.

One advantage of using the Snip and Sketch app is that you can modify the settings and easily launch the app by pressing the PrtScn or Fn + PrtScn keys.

To enable the setting, press WINDOWS + i to launch the System Settings and click the ‘Accessibility’ option.

In the Accessibility settings, you will see multiple tabs listed at the left. Scroll down and select Keyboard under the Interaction section.

Next, scroll down and find the Print Screen shortcut heading and click on the toggle under it.

You should restart the computer for the changes to take effect for all the apps.

After restart, just pressing PrtScn or Fn + PrtScn will now launch the Snip and Sketch tool.

Below I have explained how to take a screenshot on windows 11 using the Snipping tool.

5. How To Capture Snips in Windows 11 PC using Snipping Tool App

Snipping Tool app is built-in functionality for capturing screenshots in Windows that provides advanced options than the basic Print Screen method.

You can capture specific portion content of a computer’s display, the whole screen, or even free-form screenshots.

This tool is most helpful when a certain portion of the computer screen is required.

The screenshots taken through Snipping Tool are first displayed in the app itself, where you have a simple editing option and can then either copy the digital image or save it on the system.

Also, the screen light becomes dim a little when you select a model.

To access the Snipping Tool app, search for it in the Start Menu and click on the relevant search result to launch the app.

In the Snipping Tool app that appears, click on the ‘Mode’ drop-down menu, and you see four options listed under it.

Free-form Snip: This mode allows you to take screenshots of any shapes, i.e., free-form. On selecting the option, the cursor changes to a scissor. Now, just drag the scissor around the portion you need, and it will automatically be displayed in the app window.
Rectangular Snip: In this mode, you can take rectangular shapes. To take a screenshot, hold and drag the cursor to form a rectangle, and once you have covered the desired portion, release the cursor. When you select this mode, the screen light gets dim, and only the selected portion is distinctly visible.
Window Snip: Window Snip allows to take a particular window. For this, launch the window you want to capture, select the mode, and then click on the window. The taken screenshot will now be available in the app.
Full-screen Snip: In this mode, you can take the full-screen. All you have to do is select the mode, and a screenshot of the present screen will be taken.

Now, you have learned various modes, let’s go through another feature of the app, the Delay option.

If you need to take a screenshot of pop-ups or tooltips, Delay is your go-to option. Just click on the Delay option, select the period after which you want to take the screenshot, and then select the desired mode. The delay option is workable with all four modes.

After you have set a period and selected the desired mode, make sure that the pop-up or tooltips you need to capture pop up on the computer display within the set time, and then take the screenshot using the method discussed above.

After learning many screenshot capture options, it’s time to either save or copy the screenshot.

After you take a screenshot, the ‘Snipping Tool’ window will launch with the screenshot. Let’s see the many different options provided in the app.

Save Snip: The first option is to save the screenshot to the system. Click on the Save Snip icon, reach the desired folder, and then click on Save at the bottom.
Copy: If you don’t want to save the screenshot, there’s also the option to simply copy it to the clipboard. Once you have copied the screenshot, open the app or program to paste it and press CTRL + V.
Pen: Just like its name, this option is used to draw/write on the screenshot. If you want to mention anything, draw an arrow or simply highlight a portion, Pen is the go-to option. You also can customize the pen and change the color of the ink, thickness, and tip style.
Highlighter: If you want to highlight a certain part of the screenshot, go for the Highlighter option. It works the same way as a real highlighter used to highlight text on a page.
Eraser: It is the last option. As the name suggests, it helps to clear/remove any mistakes you have made with the Pen or Highlighter. Select the option and hold and drag the cursor over the mistake to remove it.

Below I have mentioned how to take a screenshot on windows 11 using Xbox Game Bar.

6. How To Take Game Screenshots in a Windows 11 PC using Xbox Game Bar App

Among the less common options to take a screenshot is the Game Bar app. In addition, to click a screenshot, it also helps the user record videos of the screen and the option to record only the audio.

It’s built-in to Windows 11 and can be launched by pressing the WINDOWS + G keyboard shortcut. Moreover, you can also launch it from the Start Menu.

To take a screenshot in Windows 11, press WINDOWS + G to start the Game Bar app, and then select the ‘Capture’ option.

Next, click on the Camera icon in the Capture box that appears to take a screenshot.

You can also take a screenshot with Game Bar using the WINDOWS + ALT + PrtScn or WINDOWS + ALT + Fn + PrtScn.

After clicking a screenshot on Windows 11 a pop-up is visible on the screen informing you of the same.

If you click on the popup, the screenshot is displayed in the Game Bar app. Every PNG files images or video was taken with the Game Bar app is saved at the following address.

C:\Users\User Account\Videos\Captures

In the above address, replace ‘User Account’ with the account you log in to the system with. All the photos and videos are saved in the same folder.

7. Take Scrolling Screenshots in a Windows 11 laptop

Just like in Windows 10, Windows 11 doesn’t include by default the feature of taking scrolling screenshots in windows. Therefore, we have to use other available tools to fulfill this requirement because sometimes we do need to share something scrollable in form of an image.

Although there are other apps, for scrolling screenshots in windows you are advised to PicPick software which you can use both for simple and scrolling screenshots. Here is the link to the PicPick software, it’s totally free.

Below I have mentioned how to take screenshots on windows 11 using third-party apps.

8. Third-Party Apps to Capture Shots in Windows 11

Countless third-party apps are available that help you take a screenshot in Windows 11. However, only a few of them are worth mentioning.

Here are some of the best third-party screen-capture tools. Search the official website for any further information on each and download the one that best suits your criteria.

As you have learned many different methods to how to take a screenshot on Windows 11 and the various third-party apps, taking screenshots, adding elucidations, or editing them won’t be difficult for you. If you know any other method of doing this, or you are facing any difficulty, you can comment below.