How to Capture Your Screen in Windows 10 & 11 - Episode 267 - Piltch Point

This week, Avram Piltch shows off different ways how to capture still images and video of your desktop on Windows 10 and 11. http://piltchpoint.live/

One of the tasks that many computer users want to do is share the content on their screens. This can be for a presentation, to create a tutorial video, or simply to save something that is not easily savable otherwise. However, even though the demand is high, most computer users don't know all of the different ways you can accomplish your goals. The good news is that Avram is here to show you how to do it (https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/take-screenshots-windows-11).

Still Images The most common need, of course, is for still images. For many, a whole window or whole monitor is sufficient, but for others, a small section is better. There are different ways to accomplish this.

Full Computer If you want to capture the entire computer's display (all monitors currently connected, minus protected content), the easiest way is with the Print Screen key on your keyboard. By pressing this key, everything that exists (except your mouse pointer) will be captured and saved to your clipboard. From there, you can paste it into an email, chat program (like Teams or Slack), or a graphics program (like Photoshop or Paint). You also have the ability to save it directly to a file by adding the Windows key to the Print Screen key. The file is saved to your Photos folder under Screenshots.

Single Window A similar built-in function is the ability to capture just the active window. This will capture everything that is not protected content. Pressing Alt + Print Screen will capture the current window directly to your clipboard. You can again paste it into your choice of program to share or edit. Just like the full computer option, you can also directly create a file by adding the Windows key.

Partial View If you want to capture only part of the screen, this can be accomplished using the Snip & Sketch tool built into Windows. The quickest way to this feature is to press Windows + Shift + S and the tool will open to the snip feature. You can then select a rectangle, custom shape, current window, or full display. The best use is to draw a rectangle around the content you want, and it will be saved into your clipboard for external use.

You can also set a delay on the screenshot using the full tool. Search for Snip & Sketch in the Search box (not Snipping Tool). From there, you can determine a 3 or 10-second delay. This allows you to get things into place before the screenshot is taken. Once again, the image is saved to your clipboard.

Scrolling Windows Sometimes you want to save an entire window, but more than can be seen on the screen at once. That's one of the places where PicPick (https://picpick.app/) comes in. In add ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHyYyA9k3Ag