US-based technology giant Microsoft has made a decision in Windows 11 that will make many users dizzy. The beta version of Windows 11 with the code “KB5025310” changed the functionality of the “Print Screen” key, which has been in use for decades. When the update reaches stable version users, this change will affect all Windows 11 users.
The Print Screen key has been used to take screenshots since the earliest versions of Windows. The user, who presses this button when the image he needs is open, transfers the image he has obtained to Paint or third-party photo editing applications. The beta version of Windows 11, code KB5025310, changes that.
Print Screen will run Snipping Tool in Windows 11!
Windows 11 users who upgraded to beta version KB5025310, which includes Build 22621.1546 and 22624.1546 versions of Windows 11, will run the Snipping Tool when they press the Print Screen button. Thus, the era of direct screenshot taking, which has been in practice since Windows 95, will come to an end. After running the Snipping Tool, the user will be able to do whatever they want.
Fortunately, this situation can be changed!
Anticipating the reaction of users who have adopted this feature since Windows 95, Microsoft will also allow the Print Screen key in Windows 11 to take a screenshot directly, just like before. However, this will take some work. If you want Print Screen to take screenshots directly after the stable version update, do the following:
- Enter Settings.
- Click on Accessibility.
- Enter the keyboard settings section.
- Turn off “Use Print Screen key to turn on snipping”.
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