How to Reset the Image Screenshots Counter in Windows 10

See how you can reset the image screenshots counter in Windows 10 and make it count again.

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Η in the latest versions of Windows 10 significantly improved the possibility to instantly take screenshots. One of the simplest options is to use the keys + Print Screen. Automatically the screenshots images will be saved in the default folder so you can find them easily.

This default folder is named "Screenshots" (or Screenshots if you have Windows in Greek) and is under the "Pictures" folder of the user you are currently logged in to.

Η ονομασία των στιγμιοτύπων οθόνης γίνεται αυτόματα από τα Windows. Κάθε όνομα αρχείου ξεκινά με την λέξη “Στιγμιότυπο οθόνης” (ή screenshot), αλλά δεδομένου ότι τα ονόματα των αρχείων πρέπει να είναι μοναδικά, προστίθεται στο όνομα και ένα νούμερο σαν μετρητής. Τα Windows αυξάνουν τον μετρητή κατά 1 κάθε φορά που παίρνετε ένα νέο screen. The result is names like Screenshot(1).png, Screenshot(2).png and so on.

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The counter is not reset, even if the files in the Screenshot directory or move all files to another location. Windows remembers the last used number and will automatically increment the new Screenshot you take by 1. If you want to reset this counter, you can do so through it h. See how it's done:

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 window When it appears, type regedit and press 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, just in case. You can create one for the whole registry or just for the key you are going to "tease".

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 screenshot you take using the Win + Print Screen keys will be named Screenshot(1).png. It is not necessary to review of the system, the changes are applied immediately.

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.

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