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Print screen with cursor in Windows 7

I'm trying to capture some screenshots for a tutorial. When I press Print Screen (or PrtSc) on my keyboard, and paste into an image editor, the cursor's gone. The "tooltips" (if any) do print, but I need the cursor to show users where to click. *…
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What does "Win Button" + "Print Screen" do on Windows 8?

Today I was going to System Properties with Win+Break and accidentally pressed Win+Print Screen. By doing this, Windows 8 RTM x86 lowered the display brightness for 2 seconds and then returned to normal. I checked that the printscreen was copied to…
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Print Screen Error With Dual Monitors

I have a dual monitor setup running Windows XP, and when I hit "Print Screen" and try to paste into Paint, it fails with the error "error getting the clipboard data". Holding down alt-print screen works fine, to just capture a single window. Is…
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How to find out what program took over control over Print Screen key?

How to find out and change what program responds to PrintScreen key press? Right now I use Greenshot and it fails to assign "Capture region" to PrintScreen. The error still persists:
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How to allow applications to register PrintScreen hotkeys?

I use PicPick on a Windows 7 PC to quickly capture and edit screenshots. I've recently installed it on Windows 8.1, and the program is unable to bind the same hotkeys it uses on Windows 7. I've also faced the same problem before with ScreenPresso.…
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How to make a screenshot with a Mac keyboard on a Mac that is running Windows 7?

I have a Mac that is running Windows 7 through Bootcamp. I am using an external Mac keyboard and I want to take a screenshot but I have not had any success. I tried to Google the soltuion, but all the answers that I found said to press Alt+F13. So,…
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Is there a way to take a screenshot in KDE desktop by pressing only the "PrtSc" key?

I am using Fedora 25. I have installed both GNOME and KDE and some other desktop systems. I frequently take screenshots when I see any video like tutorial, documentary etc. For GNOME to take a screenshot I can simply press the PrtSc button and…
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Can I change the way Windows 10 gives names to screenshot?

Is it possible, by a registry hack or other method, to change the way Windows 10 names my screenshot taken and saved with Windows + Print Screen? Currently my screenshots in C:\Users\[Username]\Pictures\Screenshots are named Screenshot.png,…
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Is there a way to map the "Print Screen" key to another key without a third party tool in Windows RT?

I'm using a Surface RT, and there's no easy way to take a screenshot. The Print Screen key is excluded from the Surface's Touch Cover keyboard, so to take a screenshot, I have to plug in another keyboard. It's a little ridiculous. And of course,…
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Is there a way to do 'print screen' capturing areas off screen?

Sometimes I like to get a screen grab of a web page or application so that I can edit it for UI design purposes. Is there a way of getting a screen grab of the entire page (including ares which you'd have to scroll down in order to see) so I don't…
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Remote desktop control on print screen

Is there a way to make the remote desktop control at the top of the screen (ie. the small tab with the ip and minimize, close etc icons) be captured when you do a print screen? Normally it just gets ignored.
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How to paste Print Screen on MS Paint automatically when press "PrtSc" button?

Same question as by this person, but I need a better answer :) Paint is great for my needs; I do not need anything else 99% of the time. How to paste Print Screen on MS Paint automatically when press "PrtSc"…
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windowkey + print screen not working on windows 10

I'm using windows 10. When I try to take screen shot with windows key + PrtScr key, nothing happens. PrtScr key copies screen to a clipboard. Shift + windows key + s also works. I want to know why windows key + PrtScr doesn't work and how to fix…
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Win+PrtSc shortcut not taking screenshot

A while ago I deleted my default "Screenshots" folder in my Windows 10 "Pictures" folder. This is the folder where my Win+PrtSc screenshots used to get saved. I realized my mistake and created a folder with the same name but now the shortcut…
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What .exe gets called when I press Win+PrintScreen?

For reference: this is a quick way to take a screenshot and have it saved in your Pictures folder (or elsewhere). I would like to call it from a script if possible. Are there command line arguments? Can I change the output format from the default…
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