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When you press Windows + PrtScn on Windows 10, the system captures the full screen and saves the image to Pictures > Screenshots. Windows can briefly dim or flash the display as visual confirmation. If you want to show or hide that effect, change the Show animations in Windows setting.
The important limitation is that this is a system-wide animation setting. Turning it off removes the screenshot flash, but it also disables other Windows animation effects. Microsoft documents the same setting under Windows 10's accessibility options and notes that disabling Windows animations also affects animations in Microsoft 365 apps.
How to turn the Windows 10 screenshot flash on or off
Use these steps to control the visual flash that appears when a screenshot is captured with Windows + PrtScn:
- Open Start and select Settings.
- Choose Ease of Access.
- Select Display in the left pane.
- Under Simplify and personalize Windows, find Show animations in Windows.
- Turn the switch On to allow the screenshot flash, or turn it Off to suppress the flash.
- Close Settings and press Windows + PrtScn to test the result.
In Windows 10, the screenshot flash is tied to the broader Show animations in Windows setting.
Enable the screenshot flash
If you want visual confirmation after a full-screen capture, set Show animations in Windows to On. When the supported screenshot shortcut is used, the screen can briefly dim or flash while Windows saves the capture.
Disable the screenshot flash
If the flash is distracting or you prefer a quieter visual experience, set Show animations in Windows to Off. The screenshot still works; you are only removing the animation feedback. Because the setting is global, window transitions and other animated effects may also stop.
Where Windows + PrtScn saves screenshots
Microsoft's current documentation confirms that Windows logo key + PrtScn saves a screenshot that you can find in File Explorer > Pictures > Screenshots. If your device does not have a PrtScn key, Microsoft also documents Fn + Windows logo key + Space Bar as an alternative on supported hardware.
Full-screen captures made with Windows + PrtScn are stored in the Pictures > Screenshots folder.
For the official shortcut details, see Microsoft's Print Screen keyboard shortcut documentation.
PrtScn and Windows + PrtScn are not the same
The original Print Screen key and the Windows-key shortcut are easy to confuse. Their normal Windows 10 behavior differs:
| Shortcut | Typical result |
|---|---|
| PrtScn | Copies a full-screen capture to the clipboard, unless the key has been reassigned to another screenshot function. |
| Windows + PrtScn | Captures the full screen and saves it as an image in Pictures > Screenshots. |
| Windows + Shift + S | Opens the Windows screen-snipping interface so you can select what to capture. |
If you are testing the flash setting, use Windows + PrtScn. Pressing PrtScn by itself may not produce the same visual feedback because it follows a different capture path.
What changes when you disable Windows animations?
The screenshot flash does not have its own dedicated toggle in this Windows 10 settings path. The relevant control is Show animations in Windows, so changing it can affect more than screenshots. You may notice fewer transition effects when minimizing, maximizing, opening, or closing parts of the interface. Microsoft also states that turning off Windows animations automatically turns off animations for Office apps.
Microsoft's instructions for this option are available in its Windows 10 animation guidance.
If the screenshot flash still does not behave as expected
- Confirm the shortcut: test with Windows + PrtScn rather than PrtScn alone.
- Check the saved file: open Pictures > Screenshots. If a new image appears, the capture succeeded even if you did not notice a flash.
- Check the animation switch again: return to Settings > Ease of Access > Display and verify the current state of Show animations in Windows.
- Check your keyboard layout: compact laptops may require an Fn key combination for Print Screen functions.
A note about Windows 10 support
These instructions remain relevant for PCs still running Windows 10, but Microsoft ended standard Windows 10 support on October 14, 2025. The operating system continues to run, but Microsoft recommends moving to Windows 11 or using an eligible Extended Security Updates option when more transition time is needed. See Microsoft's Windows 10 end-of-support notice for the current support options.
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