New update broke Screenshot Notification disable option

[Fanible]

The new update broke the in-game overlay functionality to disable screenshot notifications. It simply no longer works. Whether it's toggled off or on, it will always display a screenshot notification in the bottom right corner.

Anyone know of a workaround?

*My current solution until it is fixed:

So the best option I've found is using Windows Key+Print Screen. You will need to disable the dimming animation. You can do this by doing the following:

• Do a Windows search for and access "Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows." Just typing in "performance" also brings it up. Clicking it will then open Performance Options.
  
• Under the Visual Effects tab, you will need to uncheck the "Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing". This function removes the dimming that occurs when taking screenshots (for some reason).

Now when you hold the Windows key and press the Print Screen key, it should just be saved with no apparent notification. This is not completely ideal, as it saves all of your monitors, but it works well. On the bright side, it's immediate and doesn't lag when using.

The screenshots will be saved in User\\Pictures\Screenshots.

*I am using Windows 10. Not sure if it's the same for 11.

**Oh and if you want to change the location of the screenshots, just right click the folder and select the "Location" tab. Then press the "Move" button to change where they save.

[Prettz]

I Drop out of the Beta cause of this problem, sad to see not been fixed at all. Since I love to take a lot of screenshots it's annoying to see it pop up in streaming or any recordings of my game play.

[Fanible]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Prettz:

I Drop out of the Beta cause of this problem, sad to see not been fixed at all. Since I love to take a lot of screenshots it's annoying to see it pop up in streaming or any recordings of my game play.

That's exactly my issue. Until they fix it, I'm going to have to try to find third party options to take screenshots. The fact that it's been known about since the beta and not yet fixed in the final release gives me unfortunate worries that a fix won't be anytime soon.

[XTS (Away)]

+ 1 to this issue, and it is irking the heck out of me.

Clearing Steam Cache won't fix this?

I saw somewhere a way to roll back? But, I don't know how secure that'd be.

Frustrated enjoy(er) of screenshots. Once upon a time I chose steam for it's convenience of ss taking and sharing. Now it's a pain in the a**. O.o

[Valkorion]

yeah same over here, I hope they fix the pop up

[Juhzor]

Same problem. I get the "screenshot taken" notification despite the setting being turned off. I also tried to turn on the notification sound as a test, but no there was no sound when taking a screenshot, so that seems to be broken as well.

[Prettz]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Juhzor:

Same problem. I get the "screenshot taken" notification despite the setting being turned off. I also tried to turn on the notification sound as a test, but no there was no sound when taking a screenshot, so that seems to be broken as well.

To get sound notification to work you have to completely restart the game after turning it on. Don't think that was the case with the old UI so another downgrade to the new steam.

[Deira]

+1 here, I already tried everything with no results and it's really annoying

[Fanible]

So the best option I've found is using Windows Key+Print Screen. You will need to disable the dimming animation. You can do this by doing the following:

• Do a Windows search for and access "Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows." Just typing in "performance" also brings it up. Clicking it will then open Performance Options.
  
• Under the Visual Effects stab, you will need to uncheck the "Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing". This function removes the dimming that occurs when taking screenshots (for some reason).

Now when you hold the Windows key and press the Print Screen key, it should just be saved with no apparent notification. This is not completely ideal, as it saves all of your monitors, but it works well. On the bright side, it's immediate and doesn't lag when using.

The screenshots will be saved in User\\Pictures\Screenshots.

*I am using Windows 10. Not sure if it's the same for 11.

[XTS (Away)]

I tried that Fanible, it didn't do anything for me. Perhaps because I'm on an Alienware? My keys may work a bit diff?

[Fanible]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von XTS:

I tried that Fanible, it didn't do anything for me. Perhaps because I'm on an Alienware? My keys may work a bit diff?

It should be a general feature for Windows 10. Unless your Alienware software disabled it for some reason.

Your keyboard could make a difference. Is it a laptop or are you using a keyboard with FN key functions? If you have one, try plugging in a regular keyboard to see if it makes a difference. That won't necessarily help you overall, but it will narrow the problem down.

Don't disable the windows visual effect to see if the feature is even working to begin with. Try holding the Windows Key and hitting Print Screen, and see if it does the dimming animation, which is its notification that a screenshot was taken. Although I guess it doesn't matter. If the screenshot takes, it will create the screenshot folder inside your main pictures folder, even if you didn't yet have one.

[Fanible]

Oh and if you want to change the location of the screenshots, just right click the folder and select the "Location" tab. Then press the "Move" button to change where they save.

[Roy Lovat]

+1

[XTS (Away)]

I have the Fn key. O.o I have to use Fn key with top keys for sound, brightness, etc. Laptop Alienware Area 51. O.o My specs are in my "about me" if needed, though dates and versions have not been updated.

My bet is that is probably why? TY for the tip~! Sweet :D I like shortcuts~! I often use them when I can remember the key. If I hit fn and f6, it turns off my windows key all together so I have to remember that one. F6 is next to sound so I sometimes hit it on accident.

I'm thinking it is because of my keyboard/laptop function key.

I wound up resorting back to the old version of steam :D In steam shortcut properties,
add -vgui after the exe"
near the top (Target) and you can use the old version again. Then restart steam :)

[Lil C]-[ew C]-[ew is ☂д☂]

And I have completely lost all games and previous game, all my screenshots taken in the past and early two days ago before this forsaken update were stored. I cannot even find a way to scale large Steam client. Is using the whole desktop space.

Noticed the old path to screenshots storage is Steam\userdata\25191997\760\remote but whenever I go to Steam client > View > Screenshots All of games are and were listed, current installed and in the past are empty.
All I see is an option to take screenshots uncompressed leading this path:C:\Users\Daniel\Documents.
Whoa! I feel so much robbed, taking out of all of screenshots stored on disk. Is like having my life erased.....part of my gaming life. Seriously I had screenshots from 17 years ago saved.

[Cysiek]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Lil C-ew C-ew is ☂д☂:

Noticed the old path to screenshots storage is Steam\userdata\25191997\760\remote but whenever I go to Steam client > View > Screenshots All of games are and were listed, current installed and in the past are empty.
All I see is an option to take screenshots uncompressed leading this path:C:\Users\Daniel\Documents.
Whoa! I feel so much robbed, taking out of all of screenshots stored on disk. Is like having my life erased.....part of my gaming life. Seriously I had screenshots from 17 years ago saved.

Mine are still there. Did you check?