On many laptops today, the key has been upgraded into a dedicated Screenshot Key . It may be labeled as:

On some laptops (e.g., Microsoft Surface, Lenovo ThinkPad), pressing opens the modern snipping tool even faster.

| Action | Result | |--------|--------| | (PrtSc) | Captures full screen → copied to clipboard | | Windows + PrtSc | Captures full screen → automatically saved in Pictures > Screenshots | | Alt + PrtSc | Captures only the active window → to clipboard | | Windows + Shift + S | Opens Snipping Tool overlay (rectangular, freeform, window, or full‑screen snip) |

The screenshot key is usually located on the top row of the keyboard, often in one of the following positions: