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8 things about windows 8: windows key + prt sc

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I discovered this one by accident (thought I was pressing ALT + Print Screen) - in Windows 8 the Windows key + Print Screen takes a screen shot of the entire screen and creates a sequentially named file in the Pictures Library under a Screenshots folder!

Screenshot (1)

Screenshot (2)

etc.

the file type is PNG and it's one of my new favorite finds in Windows 8!!!

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  • Anonymous
    March 09, 2013
    Thank you so much! I've been trying to figure this out and your post was extremely helpful =)

  • Anonymous
    July 08, 2014
    thnks ..was looking for this eveywhere..!

  • Anonymous
    August 24, 2014
    My computer in not working :(

  • Anonymous
    February 16, 2015
    man. i looked everywhere for this info. finally your trick worked. thanks so much

  • Anonymous
    May 16, 2015
    I don't have a Prt Sc key on the Surface Pro
    I want a screen shot of the whole file not just the screen

  • Anonymous
    August 18, 2015
    so when I press the fn key and then the prt sc key it doesn't put a screen shot in the folder.

  • Anonymous
    December 19, 2015
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