How to take screenshots on your Windows 11 PC

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Screenshots can be really handy. You can use them to show your grandparent how to use a new app. You can use them to send a shot of a strange error message to your company's IT department. And you can use them to capture tweets before they disappear into the black hole of deletion. So, in case you need to capture a screenshot or two, here's a quick and simple guide to taking screenshots on your PC.

Windows 10 introduced a screenshot tool called Snip & Sketch, but Windows 11 relies on the simpler Snipping Tool. And there are other ways you can take screenshots as well. We'll start with the simplest.

Use the PrintScreen key

Until recently, if you wanted to take a quick screenshot of your entire screen, you could either just press the Print...

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