"Win "+"Shift "+"S": How to use the handy combination

Windows can be operated to a good extent via shortcuts. Some of them are very well known, others rather less - and among them is "Win "+"Shift "+"S". We explain the key combination.

Press, shape, save: "Win "+"Shift "+"S" makes it easy.

There are many ways to save screenshots in Windows 10. With "Win "+"Shift "+"S" it is particularly easy.

How "Win "+"Shift "+"S"

With "Win "+"Shift "+"S" you can save any screen sections via screenshot. This is very simple:

1. Press "Win "+"Shift "+"S" at the same time.
2. The tool for cutting appears. There you can select the shape at the top, such as rectangular, free or by windows.
3. Then define the desired area with the mouse button pressed. As soon as you release the mouse button, the screenshot is automatically saved to the clipboard.

From there, you can paste it elsewhere using "Ctrl "+"V", for example in a graphics program such as Microsoft Paint 3D. "Win "+"Shift "+"S" is thus a very simple, because spontaneous, way to capture screen elements.