Windows 10: windows keeps taking unauthorised screenshots, how to fix that?

windows keeps taking unauthorised screenshots, how to fix that?

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Start menu keeps popping out and taking screenshots on its own

I followed all the steps you suggested. Unfortunately, it didn't work. I am not pressing any key but the start menu still pops up then it take screenshots on its own

 

How to take a screenshot on Windows 10?

• WinKey + PrintScreen : Copies the entire screen to clipboard & automatically saves it to a .PNG file in your Pictures\Screenshots folder.

Also see:

How to Take a Screenshot in Windows? Different Ways Explained

 

Taking screenshot at windows 10

We found some steps to resolve this issue, in which, we need to edit few things on the registry. Kindly follow the steps below and see if it helps:

• Press Windows Key + R, type Regedt32.exe and click
  OK.
• Navigate to the location listed below:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
• In the right side, look for ScreenshotIndex, with the key type
  DWORD (REG_DWORD). If you do not see this item on this location, then this is the reason why your screenshot is not being saved under Screenshot Folders. With this being said, you need to create a new registry key. Follow the steps provided
  below:
  • Do a right-click > New > DWORD Value. Make sure to name it as ScreenshotIndex.
  • Double-click on the newly made registry key and edit the values as follows:
    • Base - Decimal
    • Value data - 695
  • Click OK.
• Now we need to make sure that this newly created registry key DWORD is pointed out to your user profile settings. We need to move to a different location in the left side. Kindly navigate to the location provided below in the left panel:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
• On this location, look for the item named {B7BEDE81-DF94-4682-A7D8-57A52620B86F} with the key type
  expandable string (REG_EXPAND_SZ). If you don't see it, you can create a new key, same as the process we have created with ScreenshotIndex. Just make sure that you select expandable string.
• Double-click on the registry key, make sure that the Value data is in the correct user path. Check the example below:
  • %USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Screenshots
• Click OK.

After doing the steps provided, you can close the Registry Editor and reboot your computer. After restarting your computer, you can start doing a screenshot and it should be saved to the folder you have set in the registry keys. If they are already in there,
then this means that the issue is resolved.

Please note that the steps that I have listed on this response was made from one of the 3rd party articles created by one of our renowned Community MVPs named

Kapil Arya MVP .

Please let us know if this solution works for you.