How do I quickly take a screenshot in Windows 10?

PC users can quickly take a screenshot on Windows 10/11 and automatically save the file by simply pressing the Windows key + PrtScn. Your screen will go dim and a screenshot of your entire screen will save to the Pictures > Screenshots folder.

How to take Screenshot in Windows Mixed Reality

PC users can take screenshots in Windows Mixed Reality on their Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer in 2 quick and easy ways. We’ll explore this topic under the methods outlined below as follows.

1] Take a screenshot in Windows Mixed Reality from Start Menu

[Images source – Microsoft.com] To take a screenshot in Windows Mixed Reality from Start Menu on your Windows PC, do the following:

Press the Windows button on your motion controller while using the Mixed Reality Portal app for mixed reality.

Select the Camera icon on the Start menu.You will now see the Select to take a picture and Hold  and tap select when you are done instructions.Next, center the symbol on what you want to take a screenshot of, and press the trigger on your motion controller when ready to take a screenshot.Press the Windows button on your motion controller when done taking screenshots.

You can access the Mixed reality capture photos in your Camera Roll folder C:\Users<username>\Pictures\Camera Roll as .jpeg files.

2] Take a screenshot in Windows Mixed Reality using Cortana

To take a screenshot in Windows Mixed Reality using Cortana on your Windows PC, do the following: Note: To use this option, you are required to turn on speech recognition in Windows Mixed Reality.

Look at the object you want to take a screenshot of while using the Mixed Reality Portal app.Say Hey Cortana, take a picture and stay focused on the object you want to take a screenshot of.Cortana will now start listening and perform your speech/voice command.When the screenshot has been captured, the image will now show and automatically close in a few moments.

That’s it!

How do you take a screenshot in VR?

Press the System button and the trigger at the same time while in VR. Once the screenshot is saved you’ll see a notification. To directly access screenshots from the Steam client, you can click View > Screenshots. Related post: How to Record Video in Windows Mixed Reality on Windows PC.