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I'm using Windows 10 and I have a LogiTech keyboard. I would like to take a screen shot and the keyboard shortcuts advertised online say to press the Windows key and "Prnt Scr" simultaneously. After doing this, though, I don't see any screen shots saved to my

C:\Users\myuserid\Pictures\Saved Pictures

folder. Not sure if this is because my "Prnt Scr" key is the same key as "Home" or maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.

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    When you press the key, if a screenshot is taken, you should receive a notification of that fact which indicates where the screenshot is located
    – Ramhound
    Commented Jul 17, 2023 at 14:27
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    When pressing Windows+PrtScn do you see a blink in the screen (the way it shows that the screenshot is captured)?
    – Yisroel Tech
    Commented Jul 17, 2023 at 14:34
  • No I don't see anything like that.
    – Dave
    Commented Jul 17, 2023 at 14:49
  • Then the issue is not the location, but that the screenshot isn't captured for some reason
    – Yisroel Tech
    Commented Jul 17, 2023 at 14:50
  • Ok. Let me know what additional information I can provide to help figure out what the solution is.
    – Dave
    Commented Jul 17, 2023 at 14:51

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They go into c:\user\your username\Pictures\Screenshots\.

If you have OneDrive, they'll go into C:\Users\your username\OneDrive - Company Name\Pictures\Screenshots

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  • What is the full path?
    – Dave
    Commented Jul 17, 2023 at 14:49
  • @Dave I've updated the answer.
    – spikey_richie
    Commented Jul 17, 2023 at 14:51
  • Thanks. As a foot note, the shortcut key on my LogiTech keyboard is the Windows Key + Fn + Print Scrn/Home
    – Dave
    Commented Jul 17, 2023 at 15:26
  • Doesn't work for me. After dimming the screen, Print Screen doesn't seem to leave a file ANYWHERE.
    – David Spector
    Commented Feb 29 at 18:28
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The default location for those screenshots is %USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Screenshots (e.g. C:\Users\your_username\Pictures\Screenshots or C:\Users\your_userid\OneDrive\Pictures\Screenshots).

If you do not see the screenshots there, maybe they aren't captured for some reason, when pressing the Windows+PrtScn combination you should see the screen getting darker for a second to show that it captured the screenshot: enter image description here

If the PrtScn key is together with the Home you most likely need to press the Fn as well. So Windows+Fn+PrtScn.

As an alternative, you can use the newer screenshot utility, with the Windows+Shift+S keyboard shortcut. This one will have a pop-up notification that you can click to see the screenshot (and also see where it was saved).

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