The Verge

Microsoft is changing the Print Screen key to open its Snipping Tool on Windows 11

It’s the first big change to the Print Screen button in decades. It’s the first big change to the Print Screen button in decades. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all ...
AZ Central

A useless button? No way ― 'Print Screen' on your keyboard actually does a lot

QUESTION: Why does nothing happen when I press the Print Screen key? ANSWER: The "Print Screen" key (abbreviated as PrtSc or PrtScn) has been around since the 1980s and is just one of many ways to ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 changing Print Screen to open Snipping Tool by default

Microsoft is testing changes to how the print screen button works in Windows 11, causing it to open the Windows Snipping Tool rather than copying a screenshot to the clipboard. Since Windows 95, ...