Policy
Make Print Screen key yieldable
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows11
This policy setting determines whether the Print Screen key can be yielded to other applications. If you enable this policy setting, the print Screen key can be intercepted by applications, allowing them to override the default screenshot functionality. If you disable this policy setting, the print Screen key will retain its legacy behavior for taking screenshots and cannot be intercepted by applications. If this policy is not configured, the print Screen key can be intercepted by applications, allowing them to override the default screenshot functionality, same as the enabled behaviour. Note: This setting may require a system restart to take effect.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer Value name MakePrintScreenKeyYieldable | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.