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Why prnt.sc screenshots can be found by anyone, and how to share safely
A Lightshot upload gets a short address of a few characters. Short addresses can be tried one by one, so an uploaded screenshot stays private only while nobody hits its link. Here is what that means for your screenshots and what to do about it.
How to hide private data on a screenshot so it cannot be recovered
Pixelating or blurring a password looks safe, but short text under a light blur can sometimes be guessed back. Below is what works, ordered by reliability, and what else on the screen gives you away.
Print Screen opens Snipping Tool in Windows 11: how to change it back
After an update, the Print Screen key in Windows 11 opens Snipping Tool instead of copying the screen. It is one setting. Here is how to switch it off, what the key does then, and why another screenshot app may need it off too.
How to take a long screenshot of a whole web page
A long (scrolling) screenshot shows the whole page as one image, including the part below the fold. Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Android and iPhone can all take one without extra software, each in its own way, and each breaks on the same kinds of pages.