How to Enable/Disable Screenshot Flash on Windows 10.

Windows 10 supports two different methods for taking screenshots; PrntScrn, and Win+PrntScrn. PrntScrn here refers to the Print Screen key on your keyboard which will capture everything on the screen to your clipboard. You then have to manually paste it into an image editor and save it as a file or you can paste it in an app that supports pasting images e.g., Microsoft Word. The key has worked this way for years and isn’t new to Windows 10. You can automate the file saving process if you want.

The Win+PrntScrn keyboard shortcut is new and exclusive to Windows 8/8.1 and 10. You have to hold down the Windows key and tap the Print Screen key to take a full-screen screenshot. The screenshot is automatically saved as a PNG file in a folder called Screenshots. When you use this keyboard shortcut to take a screenshot, your screen flashes to indicate the screenshot has been taken. If you prefer the screenshot be taken silently i.e., without the screen flashing, you can disable it.

Since Windows 8, Windows has a nice screenshot feature. If you press Win + Print Screen keys together on the keyboard in Windows 10, your screen will be dimmed for half a second, and a new screenshot will be captured to the This PC\Pictures\Screenshots folder. This is a nice visual indication that the screenshot was taken. However, if the screen dimming stops, it leaves you with no indication that the screenshot was captured. Here is how you can fix it.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.