See how you can reset the image screenshots counter in Windows 10 and make it count again.
Microsoft has greatly improved the latest versions of Windows 10 possibility to instantly take screenshots. One of the simplest options is to use the Win + Print keys Screen. Automatically the screenshots images will be saved in the default folder so you can find them easily.
This default folder has name "Screenshots" (or otherwise, if you have your Windows in Greek) and is located under the "Images" folder of the user you are connected to each time.
Screenshots are named automatically by Windows. Each file name starts with the word “Screenshot” (or screenshot), but since the names of files must be unique, a counter number is added to the name. Windows increments the counter by 1 each time you take a new screenshot. The result is names like Screenshot(1).png, Screenshot(2).png and so on.
The meter is not reset, even if you delete the files in the Screenshot directory or move all the files to another location. Windows remembers the last number used and will automatically raise the new Screenshot to be downloaded by 1. If you want to reset this counter, you can do it through the registry. See how it works:
Step 1: Open Registry Editor (you must be an administrator). If you don't know how, press the Win+R keys at the same time and in the run window that appears, write regedit and press key OK.
If you are asked if you "want to allow this app to make changes to your device", answer Yes.
Step 2: In the Registry Editor window create a backup first, for any eventuality. You can make a copy for the whole registry or just for the key that you go to for the "trouble".
Step 3: Navigate to
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Step 4: In the right pane, find and edit the "ScreenshotIndex" registry value. Turn the Base to decimal and put the value 1 or whatever you want in the value data.
Step 5: Click ok. Close the registry editor. The next snapshot you take using the Win + Print Screen keys will be named Screenshot (1) .png. It is not necessary to restart the system, changes are immediately implemented.
Note that Windows automatically selects the next possible name number, even if you restore the index to 1. If the Screenshots folder already has Screenshot (1) .png, then Screenshot (2) .png will be automatically selected by Windows.
