Microsoft will replace one of the oldest Windows features

Microsoft You are determined to modernize Windows, and the first step is to get rid of old habits. The latest version of its operating system not only strives for aesthetics in line with the current times, but also gets rid of classic features. The last change is related to “Print Screen” button in Windows 11, which will say goodbye to the functionality it has supported for three decades.

In accordance with latest versions of windowsKey Screenshot will no longer capture what’s on the screen for copying to the clipboard. The next update for Windows 11 will replace this action and instead of pressing a key tool will open Cuts. The change can already be seen in KB5025310, available in the beta channel for Insider users.

For those old school users, cuts This is an upgraded version of the printscreen.. Instead of capturing the entire space, the tool allows you to select only a portion, which will be automatically copied to the clipboard. cutswhich is activated by a key combination Win+Shift+Sis looks like lightshotapplication for Windows and Mac with the same features.

While a change in Windows 11 will change the function of the key Screenshot, Not everything is lost. Unlike other controversial tweaks like the Start menu, Microsoft has learned its lesson and suggest a way to change it. Users who wish to keep the feature intact, dating back to Windows 95, will be able to do so from the Keyboard Accessibility menu in System Preferences.

Print Screen, a feature older than Windows

The Print Screen function is activated with the Print Screen key. relic starting with operating systems with a command line interface. In the days of MS-DOS, the key transferred the contents of the screen to the printer port. This was achieved by fetching it from the memory buffer and flushing it to the LPT port. In the case of commands with extensions of more than one screen, the CTRL + Print Screen combination solved the problem.

This feature was inherited from Windows versions and has remained unchanged until now. The usual procedure for capturing a screen is: press the Print Screen key, open Paint and paste the image with Ctrl + V. Later we cut out the part and save the file as a .JPG.

Too many steps it was not practical, which is why tools like Lightshot have become popular thanks to the modernization of this feature. Years later, Microsoft will release cutswhich turned out to be a very useful feature. to store screenshots. Although the idea was good, the keyboard shortcut went unnoticed and the only way to get people to use it is to break with tradition.

It is possible that Print Screen change annoys most Windows purists. One of the reasons the operating system hasn’t left behind the control panel and other twenty-year-old features is because Microsoft doesn’t want to upset its user base. Unlike macOS and other operating systems, Windows users are more resilient to change.

The proof of this is Windows 8 itself, or Windows 11, which fails to capture significant market share despite being offered as a free upgrade for Windows 10 users.