How to locate the screenshots folder in Windows 10 and 11

Can't find the screenshots folder in Windows 10 or 11? Let me show you how to locate it.

By default, Windows 10 and 11 save screenshots in the 'Screenshots' folder located in the Pictures folder. Windows will create this folder automatically after you take your first screenshot.

Locate the screenshots folder in Windows 10

  1. Open File Explorer.
    Windows 10 File Explorer
  2. Type shell:screenshots in the address bar of File Explorer.
    Locate the screenshots folder in Windows 10
  3. Press the Enter key on your keyboard.

File Explorer will open the screenshots folder, and you can see its location in the address bar of File Explorer.

Location of the screenshots folder in Windows 10

Locate the screenshots folder in Windows 11

  1. Open File Explorer.
    Windows 11 File Explorer
  2. Type shell:screenshots in the address bar of File Explorer.
    Locate the screenshots folder in Windows 11
  3. Press the Enter key on your keyboard.

File Explorer will open the screenshots folder, and you can see its location in the address bar of File Explorer.

Location of the screenshots folder in Windows 11
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Published: January 16, 2021

Last updated: October 10, 2024