Screenshot for applications in fullscreen does not work the same as in windowed mode

Cathay3520 · Jul 28, 2023

Description

I am running a few video games such as Minecraft, osu! and Euro Truck Simulator 2, in fullscreen mode. When I take a screenshot with the "Print screen" or "Windows key + Shift + S" button(s) on the keyboard, the screenshot output is the screen at the time when I enter fullscreen, not the moment I capture the screen.

I intend that fullscreen screenshots work the same as windowed mode screenshots.

Hardware & Software

Hardware

CPU: Intel Core i5-9400F

RAM: DDR3 16GB

GPU: MSI GTX 1050-Ti

Storage: 1TB SATA SSD & 500GB HDD

All of the above hardware are not heavily or fully loaded

Software

Windows 10 Home 22H2

Steps to reproduce

Open any applications with fullscreen function available.

After the application has opened, enter fullscreen in whatever way you please, or if it is already in fullscreen by default, just skip this step.

Take a screenshot by pressing "Print screen" or "Windows key + Shift + S". Your screenshot should be copied and can be pasted using Ctrl + V.

Paste the screenshot by Ctrl + V and you will see the screenshot being the moment when you enter fullscreen, not when you press the Print screen button.
(Let's say you enter fullscreen at time T seconds, and you press the "Print screen" or "Windows key + Shift + S" button at T+5 seconds. The result is the screen at T seconds, not T+5 which is supposed to be the correct moment.)
* You may get a completely black screenshot because as you enter fullscreen, the screen will become black for a very short while.

Screenshots

I used Minecraft as an example.

Fullscreen

Here's what I should get:

Here's what I got:

Windowed mode (Control)

Here's what I should get:

Here's what I got:

:)

Cathay3520

I might have reported this in the wrong category... Since this doesn't just happen to Minecraft. Maybe I will create an issue about this in another category. Thanks for your reply anyways!

Cathay3520

I think you got my idea wrong, and maybe I was not explaining well either.

It is not that the game pauses when I take a fullscreen screenshot. In fact, the game does not necessarily need to be paused for this Windows bug to happen. (I believe this is a Windows problem instead of a game's problem)

Let me draw a timeline for you:

It is basically that when I press PrtSc or Win + Shift + S, the screenshot only shows the moment I enter fullscreen, not when I press the screenshot button.

CarTzy

Hello Cathay3520,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I can see that you are having issues taking screenshots wherein the game pauses when you take it on full screen mode. Please see the guide below to take screenshot.

Press F2 while in game to take a screenshot.
Press Fn + F2 keys together to capture your Minecraft creations.
Remove the HUD and enter fullscreen mode before taking a screenshot. To do this, press F1 to remove the HUD and F11 to enter fullscreen mode.
Press Win + Print to take a screenshot in fullscreen mode.
Open the Windows game bar by holding the Windows button and G simultaneously, then select the camera icon to take a screenshot. Or hold the Windows button, Alt and Prtscn together to take a screenshot straightaway.

Please see: Screenshotting Guide | Minecraft

We're looking forward to hearing from you. If there are any inquiries about our description or if there are any misconceptions, do reply to the post.

CarTzy

Hello Cathay3520,

Kindly report this to Xbox as it may seem to be complex. I also recommend for you to raise this issue to Minecraft Support.

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Farscape247

the logo might be an overlay from the program, the xbox gamebar will only capture the window or fullscreen application. it does not capture overlays all the time.

Screenshot for applications in fullscreen does not work the same as in windowed mode