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Windows Shortcuts for Screenshots & Nearby

Last tested 2022-07-01 on Windows 11.

TLDR: Windows Shortcuts for Screenshots:

                   PrtSc Screenshot all Monitors. Save as Pictures/Screenshots/<date>*.png.
               Win PrtSc Screenshot all Monitors. Save as Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot*.png.
    Ctrl       Win PrtSc Screenshot all Monitors. Save to Clipboard.
Alt                PrtSc Screenshot current Window. Save as Pictures/Screenshots/<date>*.png.
Alt Ctrl       Win PrtSc Screenshot current window. Save to Clipboard.
         Shift Win S Snip an Area for the Snip & Sketch App.

The Combinations of PrtSc with any of the keys Alt Ctrl Shift Win:

                   PrtSc Screenshot all Monitors. Save as Pictures/Screenshots/<date>*.png.
               Win PrtSc Screenshot all Monitors. Save as Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot*.png.
         Shift     PrtSc Screenshot all Monitors. Save to Clipboard.
         Shift Win PrtSc Screenshot all Monitors. Save to Clipboard.
    Ctrl           PrtSc Screenshot all Monitors. Save to Clipboard.
    Ctrl       Win PrtSc Screenshot all Monitors. Save to Clipboard.
    Ctrl Shift     PrtSc Screenshot all Monitors. Save to Clipboard.
    Ctrl Shift Win PrtSc Screenshot all Monitors. Save to Clipboard.
Alt                PrtSc Screenshot current Window. Save as Pictures/Screenshots/<date>*.png.
Alt            Win PrtSc Does Nothing.
Alt      Shift     PrtSc High Contrast.
Alt      Shift Win PrtSc Screenshot current window. Save to Clipboard.
Alt Ctrl           PrtSc Screenshot current window. Save to Clipboard.
Alt Ctrl       Win PrtSc Screenshot current window. Save to Clipboard.
Alt Ctrl Shift     PrtSc Screenshot current window. Save to Clipboard.
Alt Ctrl Shift Win PrtSc Screenshot current window. Save to Clipboard.

The Combinations of S with any of the keys Alt Ctrl Shift Win:

                   S Response depends on the Window with Focus.
               Win S Windows Search.
         Shift     S Response depends on the Window with Focus.
         Shift Win S Snip an Area for the Snip & Sketch App.
    Ctrl           S Response depends on the Window with Focus.
    Ctrl       Win S Speech Recognition.
    Ctrl Shift     S Response depends on the Window with Focus.
    Ctrl Shift Win S Does Nothing.
Alt                S Response depends on the Window with Focus.
Alt            Win S Does Nothing.
Alt      Shift     S Response depends on the Window with Focus.
Alt      Shift Win S Does Nothing.
Alt Ctrl           S Response depends on the Window with Focus.
Alt Ctrl       Win S Does Nothing.
Alt Ctrl Shift     S Response depends on the Window with Focus.
Alt Ctrl Shift Win S Does Nothing.
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