How to Change Your Print Screen Button
Changing the location of your "Print Screen" button will become necessary if you wish to reassign that key to a different function, or you want the "Print Screen" button to be activated by a different key to create a more efficient workstation; this tends to be especially true in situations where you have a specific set of tasks to perform with a certain computer, enabling you to streamline the buttons required to perform them.
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Instructions
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Download a keyboard remapping program. The two most useful ones are called KeyTweak (free), or Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (free to download after validation that you're running a genuine copy of Windows).
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Install the program. If prompted, allow it any requested permissions (such as changing the registry).
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Select the "Print Screen" key on the virtual keyboard display; this is often referred to as "Prt scr," and is traditionally assigned to key 124.
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Select the key you'd like it reassigned to by choosing from the drop-menu.
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Select "Remap key." Depending on your security settings, you may need to confirm once more that you're allowing the program to make these changes.
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Tips & Warnings
To avoid confusion, it's always best to physically re-label a key after it has been reassigned.
By reassigning the "Print Screen" key, you're in effect replacing a different key. If this key will be required in the future, be sure to reassign it as well.
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