How to take a screenshot in Windows 10

¿You know how to take a screenshot in Windows 10? Windows 10, which is the latest and revolutionary Microsoft operating system, which has almost all of us fallen in love with due to its simplicity of use and performance, has been available on the market for some time, although that has not prevented us from learning little ones every day tricks to be able to squeeze even more this new software that millions of users already have installed on their devices in half the world.

Today and through this article we are going to explain several tricks, to be able to take a screenshot in Windows 10. Most of you are sure that you already know some way, but today we are going to explain all that are available, so that you can use the one that suits you best and you do not always have to use the same resource, which may also not be the most appropriate .

If you want to take a screenshot in Windows 10, and as much as if you already know how to do it or if you don't, I recommend that you pay close attention because surely today you are going to learn new tricks, not only to take that screenshot you need , but to do it in the most appropriate way and touch it up later.

Before starting to explain in detail how to take a screenshot in Windows 10, we must say that there are several methods, which we are going to explain one by one. Most of these methods are applicable to other versions of Windows, so if you have come this far to learn how to take a screenshot, but you still do not have the latest version of Windows, it does not matter, surely some of these methods will work for you without problem none.

Screenshot in Windows 10 using the keyboard

One of the great novelties of Windows 10 is the possibility to take a screenshot and have it automatically stored in a folder called "Screenshots", being able to find it inside the "Images" folder.

To be able to take a full screen capture through this method, we must simultaneously press the keys Windows + PrtScr. Right then we will see a white screenshot and the capture will already be available in the folder that we have indicated.

Screenshot in Win 10 with Print Screen

This method is usually the most used by most users, due to the lack of knowledge of other methods, since it is the one that will take the most time and work to take a screenshot, in Windows 10 and in any other version of Windows.

The catch in this case It is done by pressing the "Print Screen" key, which is usually located right next to the F12 key in most cases.. This key can also be named "Prt Scr" if your keyboard has the English stickers.

Once this button is pressed, the screen capture will have been made and we will have to paste it, to be able to edit it or save it in an image editing program. The simplest is Paint, which is already installed by default in any version of Windows.

Once in any image editing program, we must paste the image and then save it. If you want, you can cut it or edit it through any of the options offered by the program that we have used.

Screenshot in Windows 10 of a window

If what we want is to capture a specific window within Windows 10 and not the entire screen, which makes us inevitably have to crop it later, we can always capture that specific window in a fairly simple and fast way.

For this it will be enough to press the key combination Alt + Print Screen. With this we will capture the window that we have active at that moment and we will only have to paste this screenshot in Paint or another image editing program.

Screenshot in Windows 10 with the "Snipping" program

Despite the fact that all the methods that we have seen are quite simple and allow us to take a screenshot quite quickly, we are going to offer you a new possibility to take a screenshot.

Through "Snipping" application that comes installed natively in Windows 10 We can take a screenshot in a more or less simple way. To access this program we can use the search engine that we find in the new Microsoft operating system, on the task bar and right next to the Start menu.

Once the program is started, we will be able to take the screen capture, being able to choose exactly what we want to capture, which is an advantage, although it is something that we can also do through any of the previous methods, which are undoubtedly much faster.

"Cuttings" is a simple program that allows us to do few things, but all of them quite interesting if what we want is to make a screenshot of something special, to name it in some way.

You don't have to always edit with Paint

To close this article we do not want to miss the opportunity to tell you that it is not essential to use Paint to take and edit any screenshot that we take. And there are many users who are quite reluctant to use this program, which comes installed natively in Windows 10 and other versions of Windows, despite the fact that it is quite comfortable and easy to use.

If you want to edit the screenshot with another program, you can choose the one you need by opening it and pasting the screenshot into it.. If the capture has been saved in the "Screenshots" folder, you just have to open it with the program you want from that location.

With all these methods that we have offered you, we do not believe that you have had any problem taking a screenshot, but if you have not been able to do it, for whatever reason, you can tell us your questions or problems through the space reserved for the comments of this entry or through any of the social networks in which we are present. As soon as we read your message, we will try to help you so that taking a screenshot in Windows 10 is not an impossible mission for you.