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This wikiHow article teaches you how to take a screenshot of a video playing in Windows Media Player. Since you can no longer easily get a screengrab of a frame, you'll have to use this workaround instead. Read on to learn how to take a snapshot of a video running in Windows Media Player on Windows 10, Windows Media Player Legacy on Windows 11, or Media Player on Windows 11.
Save a Screenshot of a Video
Once you have the video open in Windows Media Player, Windows Media Player Legacy, or Media Player, pause it on the frame that you want to capture as a screenshot. Press Win + PrtScn to take a screenshot of the video.
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![Step 1 Go to the point in the video that you want to screenshot.]()
Go to the point in the video that you want to screenshot. Click and drag the slider at the bottom of the window to the right until you arrive at the frame that you want to screenshot. -
![Step 2 Pause the video.]()
Pause the video. Click the "Pause" button at the bottom of the window, or press the space bar on your computer's keyboard.Advertisement -
![Step 3 Full-screen the video if needed.]()
Full-screen the video if needed. Simply double-click the middle of the video's window. -
![Step 4 Press the ⊞ Win key and the PrtScn key at the same time.]()
Press the ⊞ Win key and the PrtScn key at the same time. The ⊞ Win key is in the bottom-left side of the keyboard, while the PrtScn ("Print Screen") key is in the upper-right side of the keyboard. You should see the screen dim for a brief moment, signifying that the screenshot has been taken.- You can find the screenshot in your computer's "Screenshots" folder, which will appear in the "Pictures" folder after you've taken at least one screenshot.
- The PrtScn key may also have Prt Sc or Prt Scr on it.
- If you don't have the PrtScn button on your keyboard, try using other methods to screenshot.
- If the picture didn't save immediately, open a program like Paint and press Ctrl + V to paste.
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If you don't want to capture the buttons in the player in your screengrab, press Win + Shift + S to open The Snipping Tool so you can take a picture of only part of the screen.Thanks
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1. Start playing the video.
2. Pause the video at the right spot.
3. Make the video full screen.
4. Press the Windows Key + PrtScn at the same time.
