This browser is no longer supported.
Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support.
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(150.4, 86%, 24%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EDR%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
How to set the PrintScrn key to take a screenshot of the whole screen and save it as a .png file in the Screenshots folder – with a filename in the form of
“Screenshot 2025-08-25 161843.png” ?????
Using the Windows key + the PrintScrn key procedure does exactly what I want but the file saved has the form of
“Screenshot [54].png” !!!! ( the [54] being an incremental number )
How can I set the system for Win + PrintScrn to save a useful filename containing date and time?
dr
Answer accepted by question author
The Win + Prt Scr keyboard shortcut is hardcoded into Windows, there is no method, setting or registry hack avaialble to get that shortcut to add a Date/Time stamp to the file name.
The nearest you will get in Windows is to use Win + Shift + S, then drag a full screen rectangle to take the screenshot, that will automatically save the screenshot with a Time/Date stamp.
Thanks DaveM121 - understand your answer, pushed it onto Microsoft, (with little hope of any action within the next few years).
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(284.8, 10%, 37%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ENR%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
@DaveM121 I think you meant Win + Shift + S.
