Windows 11 beta changes what the Print Screen button does after 33 years Key now opens the Snipping Tool by default rather than copying to the clipboard.

Learn how to disable Print Screen button to open screen snipping in Windows 11 using the Settings app and Windows Registry.

So, first: find the Print Screen button. This isn’t always easy, because some keyboards leave it on the function key row, and some keyboards require you to hit a function key modifier to use it.

Microsoft is poised to make the first major change to Print Screen functionality in years. In the latest Insider builds of Windows 11, the Print Screen button activates the built-in Snipping Tool.

Soon, pressing the Print Screen button in Windows 11 could launch the Snipping Tool instead of sending a screenshot to your clipboard.