

It can you take screenshots of your full screen, a single window, or an area of your screen. If you want something a little more powerful, you can launch the Snipping Tool included with Windows 7, 8, and 10. And, on Windows 10, you can even press Windows+Shift+S to capture a region of your screen and copy it to your clipboard.

You can then paste it into any application.

You can also press the PrtScn key on any version of Windows to save a copy of your screen (or Alt+PrtScn for just the active window) to your clipboard. On Windows 10 and Windows 8, you can just press Windows+PrtScn on your keyboard to instantly save a full-screen screenshot in PNG form to your Pictures folder. While this article is largely about third-party screenshot tools, we really should mention all the screenshot tools built into Windows itself. The Best Tool You Already Have: Windows Itself
