This week's top tips

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You probably don't take quite as many as I do, but screenshots are still extremely useful. The Print Screen key has always taken screenshots on Windows. But, back in the day, that wasn't clear. When you pressed the key, Windows would just dump an image of your entire screen onto your clipboard. You had to paste it into Paint or another application to use it. Microsoft has made the Print Screen key easier to understand — now it opens a modern Snipping Tool or Snip & Sketch app. But it gets in the way if you prefer the classic Print Screen experience — or if you prefer another screenshot app. Here's how you can make a choice. ⌚ This entire email will take you two minutes to read. Remember: If you'd rather not receive these Monday tip roundups, [you can easily opt out of them](=) without affecting the rest of your subscription. ☑ [Got it — don't show this again](=)​ This week's reader suggestion ✂️ Windows now take over your PC's Print Screen key, making it open the Snipping Tool (on Windows 11) or Snip & Sketch app (on Windows 10.) That's an improvement for a lot of people. But what if you want to open another screenshot app — or you want a classic Print Screen experience that doesn't open any app at all? 💻 This works on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. ➜ Windows Intelligence reader Chris T. wrote in with a tip about the Print Screen key. He tells Windows not to use it so he can use other screenshot tools he prefers. To make Windows release your Print Screen key: On Windows 11, head to Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard. Turn off the "Use the Print screen key to open screen capture" option. [The "Use the Print screen key to open screen capture" option in Windows 11's Settings app.] On Windows 10, open Settings > Ease of Access > Keyboard. Turn off "Use the PrtScn button to open screen snipping" under Print Screen shortcut. [The "Use the PrtScn button to open screen snipping" option in Windows 10's Settings app.] With this disabled, Windows will work in the traditional way: - When you press Print Screen, Windows will copy an image of your entire PC screen to your computer's clipboard. You can then paste it into another application (using Ctrl+V, for example.) - Or, you can install another screenshot app. With Windows set to leave the Print Screen key alone, your favorite screenshot application can take it over. - You can also press Windows+Print Screen to take a screenshot of your computer's display and save it as a file. Windows will save it to your user account's Pictures/Screenshots folder. (This excellent keyboard shortcut works if you have Windows set to open a screen capture tool in Settings, too.) It's up to you! By the way, even if you tell Windows to leave your Print Screen key alone, you can press Windows+Shift+S to open the built-in screenshot experience. 🤔 One last thing: Depending on your PC keyboard, you may have to press Fn+Print Screen to activate the Print Screen key. It may also be labelled something similar like "Prt Sc" or "Print Scrn." 👀 Looking for this week's Android Intelligence reader tip? It'll show you [how to see which Android apps you open most often](=). Read it here! ​ 💡 Got a useful tip you'd like to share with other Windows enthusiasts? [Submit it here](=) — or just reply to this email and share it with me! I'd love to feature your useful advice in a future newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------- Some tips you don't want to miss Now, a rapid-fire summary of the best useful tips from our most recent issues — just in case you overlooked something or haven't explored it yet! 🔟 Discover the top 10 PC productivity tips: Each week, I ask readers for their favorite PC tips to share in this newsletter. There are some tips I see submitted over and over — beloved tips a lot of people rely on and want to share. Here's [a top 10 list of the most frequently submitted PC tips](=) your fellow readers want to share. 📝 Launch the brand new Sticky Notes app: Microsoft's new Sticky Notes app has been gradually rolling out, and I now see the option to use it on most of my PCs. To find it, open the OneNote app and look for a "Sticky Notes" button on the toolbar near the top-right corner of the window. You can then pin it to your taskbar or press Windows+Alt+S to open it. [Learn more about the new Sticky Notes experience](). (If you don't see the toolbar button in OneNote, you may have to wait a few more weeks. That's how Microsoft does things these days.) 🖼️ Copy text from photos in the Phone Link app: If you use [Microsoft's Phone Link app]() to integrate your Android phone with your PC, there's now a convenient new button to copy text from within a photo. In the Phone Link window, view a photo and then click the "Text" button on the toolbar. You can then copy text from within a photo using optical character recognition (OCR) and paste it into another app. 🙌 FREE State of Device Management webinar: Does it sometimes feel like your devices are managing you? No more! Join industry experts on Tues, June 25 at 11am PT at Esper’s [State Of Device Management 2024](=) webinar as they deep dive on YoY trends on hardware, software, and management workflows, early-stage vs. mature approaches to device management, and industry pivots. 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