Print screen is an easy solution for the users to take a screenshot anywhere on the desktop in windows 10.
Windows key print screen not working.
Please refer to the following steps.
Windows 10 not saving captured screenshots in pictures folder 1.
If you use a keyboard or a laptop with fn key then you are in luck.
When there is such keys on your keyboard if not please skip this fix then check if print screen works.
Thus you can try updating the keyboard driver to solve this problem.
An old or incorrect keyboard driver may also cause print screen not working windows 10.
If so you should enable the print screen key by pressing f mode key or f lock key again.
If so you should enable the print screen key by pressing the f mode key or f lock key again.
Sometimes the problem may lie with the software that may cause the functionality to not work as intended.
If there is an f mode key or f lock key on your keyboard the print screen not working windows 10 may be caused by them because such keys can disable the print screen key.
Here is how you can set prtsc print screen key for the screenshot.
Alternatively if you don t want to use the long shift windows key s combination to open the snip and sketch tool you can use the prtsc print screen key to do the same.
4 restart your computer and try to press the print screen key to see if it works.
Create a system restore point first and then press windows key r combination type put regedt32 exe in the run dialog box and hit.
Try to press f mode key.
Click on ease of access.
Or f lock key.
Type device manager in the type here to search box.
If your device does not have the prtscn button you may use fn windows logo key space bar to take a screenshot which can then be printed.
To locate your screenshots open file explorer from the taskbar on the side navigation pane select the pictures folder and select screenshots.
Install the update on the keyboard driver if print screen is not working.
Click on start and select settings.
Hence for making the prtsc button work again try to install driver updates for the keyboard of your pc laptop.
Check if the print screen key is enabled.
Depending on your hardware you may use the windows logo key prtscn button as a shortcut for print screen.