

Though both these methods are simple and quick, the snipping tool app offers more options and flexibility. You can either create a shortcut for executing it on demand or adding it as a Scheduled Task to be executed periodically.Above, we have discussed Print Screen Paint and Snipping Tool as the 2 ways to convert screenshot to JPG format. This command opens ReNamer with the selected preset, loads all files from the specified folder, renames all files and closes automatically if no issues have occurred. (Exact paths and preset name will need to be adjusted to fit your setup) Now, you can use your saved preset to automatically rename files by using a command line: "C:\Programs\ReNamer\ReNamer.exe" /rename "My Preset Name" "C:\Users\Username\Screenshots" Click Ctrl+S or by navigating through the main menu.Save the current rules configuration as a Preset.Open Settings in the main menu, Meta Tags tab, change the date format to:.Insert " :File_DateModified:" replacing current name (skip extension).Add an Insert renaming rule with the following configuration:.This can be setup so that it can be ran either on demand, or periodically via scheduled tasks.

The idea is to setup a batch renaming program to automatically rename all those screenshots to your desired pattern using the last modified file time. Any suggestions for how to make Windows + Print Screen run the. No shift, no Print Screen key, nothing else. bat file to be able to assign a keyboard combination that triggers that shortcut.) The only possible options I seem to have is CTRL + ALT +. (Confusing, I know, but I need a shortcut to the. Neither can I make Windows + Print Screen a shortcut key for a shortcut file to the. I played around with making so that a new file in the screenshots folder acts like a trigger for that task you suggested, but that didn't seem possible. A scheduled task would not be able to have the screenshots renamed when I want them to be (preferably before I even open the screenshots folder), unfortunately. I now have a batch file in my screenshots folder, that I can run manually when I open the folder. It's not the ideal solution I was hoping for, though, but at least it does the job. It took quite a while for me before I finally got it working. I fiddled around with the solution dezlov suggested.

It also gives a clear overview of when a screenshot was taken.

I find this naming scheme much better, since it allows me to delete screenshots without messing up the file names. I would like them to be named yyyy-mm-dd_hh.mm.ss.png or similar, just like Minecraft (yes, Minecraft :) ) screenshots. Is it possible, by a registry hack or other method, to change the way Windows 10 names my screenshot taken and saved with Windows + Print Screen?Ĭurrently my screenshots in C:\Users\\Pictures\Screenshots are named Screenshot.png, Screenshot (1).png, Screenshot (2).png and so on.
