How to copy current window to clipboard in Windows 10

Last week, I upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1. In Windows 10, I want to know how to copy a screenshot, directly to the clipboard, of only the current window. In previous versions of Windows, alt+prtsc did this.

Potentially relevant info:

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  The snipping tool still works fine, but it requires extra steps than what I'm used to.

  
  


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  I use dropbox.

  
  


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  I use two monitors.

  
  

Here's the behavior I've witnessed:

Key(s)    | Windows 8.1                                       | after Windows 10 upgrade
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prtsc     | everything saved to file, copied to clipboard     | everything saved to file
alt+prtsc | current window saved to file, copied to clipboard | everything saved to file
win+prtsc | not sure, never used                              | everything saved to file

Answer

(Alt+)Prt Scr still works as it did in previous versions of Windows, and it never automatically saved to a file, as you seem to be suggesting in your chart.

Sounds like you have a 3rd party utility (possibly/probably Dropbox) overriding the regular Print Screen functionality.

Boot Windows into Safe mode, so that no 3rd party utilities are loading, and it should behave in the default way.

If it turns out it is Dropbox that's doing it, you can disable screenshot capture and sharing in Dropbox's preferences.