

Modify OneDrive Settingsīy default, screenshots on a Windows computer should be saved in a dedicated sub-folder in the Pictures folder/section of the File Explorer. Try taking a screenshot after closing these apps and check if it works.

To close an app from the Windows Task Manager, tap the app and click the End task button at the bottom-right corner. You could also tap ‘Windows key + X’ to launch the Quick Access Menu and then select Task Manager.Īfterward, scan through the Apps and Background processes sections, and close any active cloud storage and photo editing app that could be causing your Windows PC not to take screenshots. Launch the Windows Task Manager using the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keyboard shortcut. Some users have also reported that closing some third-party snipping tools and photo editing apps helped restore their PC’s screenshot functionality. You can open the Task Manager and close apps one by one to figure out the culprit.Ĭloud storage apps like Dropbox, OneDrive, and the Windows Snipping Tool are commonly responsible for this interference. You should check if any of the apps running in the background are interfering with the screenshot feature.

Other factors are responsible for this issue and we’ll highlight them with respective solutions in this post. I was even able to type from the next room over where it sits charging beneath a mini anglepoise-type lamp.Hopefully, it’s not the dedicated Print Screen button that gave up. I did the above and held the K750 very close to a fairly bright bulb, and the LEDs sprang to life!įirst the green happy face when still next to the light, then the red unhappy face when I took it out of full illumination. While holding onto CAPS lock, keep pressing a few keys for the next 5 or more seconds. Revivifying a K750Įnter Nut and his Tech, wherein they describe the reset procedure:Ģ. Leaving the keyboard in a decent amount of ambient light for a few days seemed to do very little to help. Not even the red ‘sad face’ LED would light even if held close to a light source, which would normally elicit some response. When I went to use the computer there recently the keyboard was completely dead. However, since my dad passed away my mum has not used the computer as much, and so the lights in that room haven’t been on. They keyboard got passed on to my folks and all was well. I had been frustrated by other keyboards which needed battery changes timetabled in accordance with Sod’s Law. The K750 was is a ‘solar’ keyboard- no changeable batteries, only solar cells to power it. Tl dr: Use a combination of a bright light and the reset technique (off ? CAPSLOCK + some keys ? on) BackgroundĪ few years ago while on holiday in sunny SC - a lovely place to visit, incidentally - I took the opportunity to purchase a Logitech K750 keyboard.
