This wikiHow teaches you how to take a screenshot of a scene or video frame playing in Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player (WMP) is no longer included in Windows 10 packages or available for download, but if you still have this program on your computer from an earlier version of Windows, you can use WMP on Windows 10. playing in Windows Media Player on Windows 7.
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Method 1 of 2: Windows 10
Step 1. Open the “Start” menu
Click the Windows logo in the lower-left corner of the screen.
Step 2. Type in windows media player
After that, the computer will search for the Windows Media Player program.
Windows Media Player is no longer included in most Windows 10 installation packages, unless you previously upgraded Windows 7 to Windows 10
Step 3. Click Windows Media Player
This option is indicated by a blue icon with an orange and white play button. A Windows Media Player window will open after that.
If you do not see Windows Media Player in the list of search results, the program is not installed on your computer and you cannot use it on your current computer
Step 4. Click Videos
It's in the upper-left corner of the WMP window.
If this is your first time opening Windows Media Player, it may take a while for the contents of the " Videos ” is displayed.
Step 5. Open the video you want to watch
Double-click the video you want to watch and take a screenshot.
Step 6. Display the part or scene you want to capture in the video
Click and drag the slider at the bottom of the Windows Media Player window to the right until you see the frame or scene you want to capture.
Step 7. Pause the video playback
Click the " Pause " button at the bottom of the window, or press the spacebar on your computer keyboard.
Step 8. Show the video in full screen if necessary
Just double-click the center of the video window to view it full screen.
Step 9. Press Win. key and PrtScn simultaneously.
The Win key is in the lower-left corner of the keyboard, while the PrtScn ("Print Screen") key is in the upper-right corner of the keyboard. The screen will briefly dim indicating that the screenshot has been taken.
- You can find screenshot files in the " Screenshots " folder which is stored in the " Pictures " folder after you have taken at least one screenshot.
- The PrtScn key may be labeled “ Prt Sc " or " Prt Scr ”.
- If you don't see or have a PrtScn key on your keyboard, follow the Snipping Tool method in the next segment of this article.
Method 2 of 2: Windows 7
Step 1. Open the “Start” menu
Click the Windows logo in the lower-left corner of the screen.
Step 2. Type windows media player into the “Start” menu
After that, the computer will search for the Windows Media Player program.
Step 3. Click Windows Media Player
The program is marked by a blue icon with an orange and white play button. A Windows Media Player window will open after that.
Step 4. Click Videos
It's in the upper-left corner of the WMP window.
If this is your first time opening Windows Media Player, it may take a while for the contents of the “ Videos ” is displayed.
Step 5. Open the video you want to watch
Double-click the video you want to take a snapshot of.
Step 6. Display the part or scene you want to capture in the video
Click and drag the slider at the bottom of the Windows Media Player window to the right until you see the frame or scene you want to capture.
Step 7. Pause the video playback
Click the " Pause " button at the bottom of the window, or press the spacebar on your computer keyboard.
Step 8. Open the “Start” menu
Step 9. Type in the snipping tool
The computer will search for the Snipping Tool program which is the best application for taking screenshots in Windows 7 (or Windows 10 if the keyboard does not have a "Print Screen" button).
Step 10. Click the Snipping Tool
The program is marked by a scissors icon. You can see it at the top of the window.
Step 11. Click
This arrow icon is to the right of the “ New ”, in the upper-left corner of the Snipping Tool program window. A drop-down menu will appear after that.
On Windows 10, this arrow icon is next to the “ Mode ”.
Step 12. Select Rectangular Snip
This option is in the drop-down menu. With this option, you can create a rectangular frame that surrounds the part of the video you want to capture, without including other elements on the screen.
Step 13. Click New
It's in the upper-left corner of the Snipping Tool window.
Step 14. Select the Windows Media Player window
Click the top left corner of the video window and drag it to the bottom right corner of the window.
Step 15. Release the mouse button
After that, the content or images that are inside the rectangular frame that you created will be captured.
Step 16. Click the “Save” button
It's a square diskette button at the top of the Snipping Tool window.
Step 17. Select the location to save the snippet
Click the storage folder on the left side of the window to set it as the screenshot storage directory.
Step 18. Enter a file name
Type the name of the snippet file into the " File name " field.
Step 19. Click Save
It's in the lower-right corner of the program window. After that, the screenshot will be saved to the selected folder with the specified name.
