Screenshots defaulting to clipboard

Douglas Bateman 0 Reputation points
2026-11-10T15:54:29.5866667+00:00

Until today my screenshots were sent to my PC which I could send to Documents if I wanted to but today they are defaulting to clipboard which I do not want and want to revert to the way it has always been and do not understand your instructions.

If I give you permission to take control of my PC, can you do this for me?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
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    2026-11-10T15:54:46.8566667+00:00

    Windows+Shift+S uses Snipping Tool screen clipping. That shortcut copies the screenshot to the clipboard. It does not behave like the full-screen save-to-folder shortcut.

    To save screenshots directly to a folder again, use:

    • Windows+PrtScn to save a full-screen screenshot to Pictures > Screenshots

    If the PrtScn key is opening screen snipping instead of acting normally, change this setting:

    1. Press Windows+I to open Settings.
    2. Go to Accessibility.
    3. Select Keyboard.
    4. Turn off Use the Print screen key to open screen capture.

    After that:

    • PrtScn copies the full screen to the clipboard
    • Alt+PrtScn copies only the active window to the clipboard
    • Windows+PrtScn saves the full screen to Pictures > Screenshots

    If the goal is to keep using Snipping Tool, captured snips can also be saved from the app:

    • After taking the snip, open the notification
    • Select Save or Save as

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  2. Douglas Bateman 0 Reputation points
    2026-11-10T16:07:35.35+00:00

    Online chat please

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  3. DaveM121 947.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-11-10T16:32:14.8433333+00:00

    Hi Douglas.

    This forum is a user to user forum, no-one here is allowed to remote access into your PC.

    By default in Windows, screenshots should automatically be stored in the Screenshots folder.

    Open File Explorer, on the left, click the Pictures folder, then check if your screenshots are saved into the contained Screenshots folder inside the Pictures folder.

    If not, click your Start Button, then just type snip.

    On the resulting list, open the Snipping Tool.

    Click the 3 dots at the top right of the Snipping Tool app.

    In there, check the 'Automatically Save Original' setting is enabled and also check the folder location set as default to save the screenshots to.

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