The modern snipping interface (activated by ) saves screenshots to the Clipboard by default, not as a file. However, if the user clicks the notification pop-up that appears after a snip, or manually saves within the Snipping Tool app:
Open File Explorer , go to Pictures , and open the Screenshots folder. where to find screenshots on windows 11
If the Screenshots folder does not exist, Windows creates it automatically upon the first use of Win + PrtScn . The modern snipping interface (activated by ) saves
Using Win + Shift + S does not automatically create a file. The user must actively click "Save As" or paste the image from the Clipboard into an application. Using Win + Shift + S does not automatically create a file
Open File Explorer , go to Videos , and look for a folder named Captures .
If you used the classic (Print Screen) shortcut, Windows automatically saves the file for you.