Windows 10 or 11 not saving screenshots in Pictures folder

This tutorial will show you step by step what to do when Windows 10 or 11 isn't saving captured screenshots in the Pictures folder.

Windows 10 or 11 not saving screenshots in Pictures folder (solution)

1. Right-click on the start menu button > Run.

A Run window will appear.

You can also open a 'Run' window by pressing the Windows + R keys on your keyboard simultaneously.

2. Type regedit.

3. Click on OK or press Enter.

4. When the 'User Account Control' window appears, you click Yes. If you're not using an administrator account (which you shouldn't use for daily use anyway), you first need to enter the administrator password and then click on Yes.

A 'Registry Editor' window will appear.

5. First, we'll make a backup of the registry. You can restore this backup in case something goes wrong. To do this, click on File located in the top left corner.

6. Click on Export.

7. Select a location on your computer where you want to save the backup file.

8. At File name, you enter a name for the backup file.

9. Click on the Save button.

10. In Registry Editor, you go to the following location:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

11. In the right section, you double-click on {B7BEDE81-DF94-4682-A7D8-57A52620B86F}.

Note: If it's not there, then you will have to create it. To do so, right-click on an empty space in the right section > New > String Value > name it {B7BEDE81-DF94-4682-A7D8-57A52620B86F}.

12. Make sure that its value data is %USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Screenshots.

13. Click on OK.

14. Close the Registry Editor.

15. Restart your computer.

Windows 10 or 11 will, from now on, save your captured screenshots in the Pictures folder.