
You can of course, open this file in Paint for editing it. Pressing Win + Print Screen will capture the entire screen and automatically save it to a file in the %userprofile%\Pictures\Screenshots folder.Alt + PrintScreen shortcut key will capture a screenshot of only the active window to the clipboard.You need to open Paint to paste and save it as a file. If you press PrintScreen on your keyboard, the entire screen's contents will be copied to the clipboard, but not saved to a file. The classic PrintScreen feature since Windows 95.It is worth mentioning that Windows 10 offers you several other keyboard shortcuts to take a screenshot without using third party tools. Then you can take a screenshot of a screen region using the keyboard only. Its use case is for some rare or extraordinary situations, for example when your mouse does not work or when you have a touch screen device without a mouse but have a keyboard connected.

It will be opened in the Snipping Tool app. Press Enter to confirm your selection.Now, press Enter to start the selection and use the arrow keys on the keyboard to select a region or a window.Press Enter to confirm the capture type selection.The application will allow you to select a capture type. You'll find it in Windows Accessories in the Start menu.Or you can just press Win + Shift + S to start the region capture directly. To capture screenshot with Snipping Tool using keyboard only, do the following.
