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Looking for PrtScrn button on Apple keyboard when RDPing to Windows

I am in macOS, using an Apple Magic Keyboard, and am RDPing to a Windows machine. Is there a native key or key combo on the Mac side that will send the PrtScrn button press to Windows? Looking at ...
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Can I change the way Windows 10 gives names to screenshot?

Is it possible, by a registry hack or other method, to change the way Windows 10 names my screenshot taken and saved with Windows + Print Screen? Currently my screenshots in C:\Users\[Username]\...
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How to find out what program took over control over Print Screen key?

How to find out and change what program responds to PrintScreen key press? Right now I use Greenshot and it fails to assign "Capture region" to PrintScreen. The error still persists:
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Win10 Print Screen Set Up - Lightshot

I just installed Win10 on my new laptop and whatever I do, I'm unable to get rid of Win10 Snipping Tool. I went through several tips on Google in regards to this. Disabled PrintScreen shortcut in ...
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Windows 10 won't let me use prntscrn hotkey to use lightshot

I recently purchased a new laptop that uses Windows 10, like the laptops I've had before. And like before, one of the first things I did after setting up the laptop was download the printscreen ...
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change printscreen hotkey from sketch to dropbox

When I press prtsc on my win 10 laptop it opens snip and sketch. Is there any way to change it and assign my prtsc button to dropbox? thanks in advance! I found this but I don't want to uninstall snip ...
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What does "Win Button" + "Print Screen" do on Windows 8?

Today I was going to System Properties with Win+Break and accidentally pressed Win+Print Screen. By doing this, Windows 8 RTM x86 lowered the display brightness for 2 seconds and then returned to ...
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Win+PrtSc shortcut not taking screenshot

A while ago I deleted my default "Screenshots" folder in my Windows 10 "Pictures" folder. This is the folder where my Win+PrtSc screenshots used to get saved. I realized my mistake ...
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windowkey + print screen not working on windows 10

I'm using windows 10. When I try to take screen shot with windows key + PrtScr key, nothing happens. PrtScr key copies screen to a clipboard. Shift + windows key + s also works. I want to know why ...
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Is there a way to take a screenshot in KDE desktop by pressing only the "PrtSc" key?

I am using Fedora 25. I have installed both GNOME and KDE and some other desktop systems. I frequently take screenshots when I see any video like tutorial, documentary etc. For GNOME to take a ...
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How to allow applications to register PrintScreen hotkeys?

I use PicPick on a Windows 7 PC to quickly capture and edit screenshots. I've recently installed it on Windows 8.1, and the program is unable to bind the same hotkeys it uses on Windows 7. I've also ...
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Print screen key is not working on certain applications

First, let's say I've already read this question and this one as well with no luck for me. I've got Lightshot installed and with the Print Screen key mapped, so every time I press that key it simply ...
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Print screen not working on windows 10

I'm using Windows 10. When I try to take print screen with PrintScreen, nothing happens I tried these shorcuts Ctrl+PrintScreen Win+PrintScreen PrintScreen Alt+PrintScreen Func+PrintScreen Win+Ctrl+...
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Print screen has red theme

recently in windows 10 I faced a new problem (not happened before). When I use PrtScr and paste the clipboard in Photoshop (Also tried Microsoft Paint), the image has RED theme. I have checked many ...
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How to printscreen and save to local drive in one step in windows 7?

I know that in winodws 10, you can do win+printscreen, and it saves the entire screen automatically under the picture folder. Can something similarly be done in Windows 7 please? rather than print to ...

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