Unlock the Secret: Change Your Windows 11 Screenshot Save Location in Minutes!

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As a Windows 11 enthusiast, here’s a simple way to set where your screenshots are saved automatically: I’ll walk you through the steps to configure this convenient feature!

By the way, aren’t you excited about personalizing your Windows 11 experience? Let’s dive in! 😊

Among various methods for capturing screenshots, three popular techniques involve using the “Print” key, the keyboard shortcut “Windows key + Print”, or the shortcut “Windows key + Shift + S”. All these approaches save the capture automatically into the designated “Screenshots” folder.

Normally, the Screenshots folder is found within the Pictures folder. But feel free to adjust its location to a different folder or even another drive, according to your preferred method of organizing your documents.

In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll show you simple methods for changing the storage location of your screenshots in Windows 11.

Change screenshot folder location on Windows 11

To change the default folder location to store screenshots on Windows 11, use these steps:

  1. Open File Explorer.
  2. Open the new folder location to store the screenshots.
  3. Click on New and select the Folder option.

  1. Confirm the “Screenshots” name and press Enter.
  2. Open the default “Screenshots” folder path in the Pictures folder: C:\Users\YOUR-USERNAME\Pictures

In the command, update the path with your account folder name.

  1. Right-click on the Screenshots folder and select the “Properties” option.
  2. Click on the “Location” tab.
  3. Click the “Move…” button.
  1. Choose your desired new location for the Screenshots folder.
  2. Click “Select Folder” to confirm.
  1. Click the Apply button.
  2. Click the Yes button.
  1. Click the OK button.

After following the provided instructions, any future screenshots you take will automatically be saved in the newly designated storage spot.

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2025-01-24 16:10