Hi: Is there a way to determine the location of directory where the screenshots are stored (which may not be the default one). Does windows monitor it by something like a system variable?

As The Question said, The location of directory where the screenshots are stored resides in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders . Perhaps The folloing steps can also find the location. Go to C:\Users\your_name\Pictures\Screenshots, where “your_name” is the name of your user account. Right-click on Screenshots to open a contextual menu and choose Properties. Access the Location tab which shows the location.

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Xiaopo Yang - MSFT 12,726 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-07-28T01:27:35.737+00:00
As The Question said, The location of directory where the screenshots are stored resides in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders.
Perhaps The folloing steps can also find the location.

Go to C:\Users\your_name\Pictures\Screenshots, where “your_name” is the name of your user account.

Right-click on Screenshots to open a contextual menu and choose Properties.

Access the Location tab which shows the location.
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August_L 21 Reputation points

2021-07-28T06:37:30.647+00:00

I tried on two computers and did not find the item related to screenshots in that specific folder. I am not sure if this is originally built in system, would you have a check on yours?

Xiaopo Yang - MSFT 12,726 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-07-28T06:58:39.823+00:00

Have you moved your default location of directory where the screenshots are stored? Perhaps Doing this can generate the the item {B7BEDE81-DF94-4682-A7D8-57A52620B86F} related to screenshots.
Anyway Create the item {B7BEDE81-DF94-4682-A7D8-57A52620B86F} or There it is And then setting the item value will work.

August_L 21 Reputation points

2021-07-28T07:49:54.883+00:00

That is exactly the case though I aimed to get the variable keeping track of screenshots folder wherever it was stored. Now I can resolve it by checking whether the folder has been moved (a bit ugly).
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