Reset Screenshot Index Counter in Windows 10  

    Reset Screenshot Index Counter in Windows 10

    Reset Screenshot Index Counter in Windows 10

    How to Reset the Screenshot Index Counter in Windows 10
    Published by Category: General Tips
    07 Sep 2020
    Designer Media Ltd

    How to Reset the Screenshot Index Counter in Windows 10


    Sometimes it's simpler to show someone what's on your screen than it is to explain it. Windows lets you take a picture of the screen so you can save, print, or share what you see. This is referred to as taking a screenshot or screen capture.

    You can take a screenshot and automatically save it as a file, take a screenshot without saving it as a file, or take a screenshot of only one window (instead of the whole screen).

    These screenshots are saved in your C:\Users\(user-name)\Pictures\Screenshots folder with a file name of Screenshot (#).png with # indicating the screenshot index counter. Each screenshot you take increases the counter # in the file name incrementally by one.

    This tutorial will show you how to reset the screenshot index counter back to 1 for the Screenshot (#).png files for your account in Windows 10.

    The screenshot index counter is stored as the data value of the ScreenshotIndex DWORD in the Explorer key in the registry location below. The .bat file and context menu in this tutorial sets the ScreenshotIndex DWORD value back to 1 in order to reset it.

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer



    Contents

    • Option One: To Reset Screenshot Index Counter using a BAT File
    • Option Two: To Reset Screenshot Index Counter using Desktop Context Menu



    EXAMPLE: Screenshots folder
    Reset Screenshot Index Counter in Windows 10-screenshots_folder.png





    OPTION ONE

    To Reset Screenshot Index Counter using a BAT File


    1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .bat file below, then run it.

    Reset_Screenshot_Index_Counter.bat

    Download

    2 If prompted, click/tap on Run.

    If you like, you can stop getting the Run prompt by unblocking the downloaded .bat file.


    3 You will now notice a command prompt quckly open and close while applying the changes to your registry.

    4 The screenshot index counter will now be reset.






    OPTION TWO

    To Reset Screenshot Index Counter using Desktop Context Menu


    While you must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the "Reset Screenshot Index Counter" context menu, all users will be able to use the context menu for their accounts.
    Reset Screenshot Index Counter in Windows 10-reset_screenshot_index_counter_context_menu.png


    1 Do step 2 or step 3 below for what you would like to do.


    2 To Remove "Reset Screenshot Index Counter" from Desktop Context Menu

    This is the default setting.

    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

    Remove_Reset_Screenshot_Index_Counter_from_Desktop_Context_Menu.reg

    Download


    3 To Add "Reset Screenshot Index Counter" to Desktop Context Menu

    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

    Add_Reset_Screenshot_Index_Counter_to_Desktop_Context_Menu.reg

    Download


    4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

    5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

    6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

    7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


    That's it,
    Shawn






  1. Posts : 869
    Windows 11 x64 23H2 (22631.3155)
       #1

    I run the script as a scheduled task everyday at midnight to reset the screenshot index number. The script also adds the date to the screenshot index number.
    Reset Screenshot Index Counter in Windows 10-screenshot-280819013-.png
    Code:
    @echo off
    :: Reset and add New Date to the Screenshot Index number: ddmmyy001
    :: Author: Hendrik Vermaak
    :: Date: 26 August 2019
    if not "%1" == "min" start /min cmd /c %0 min & exit/b
    set dt1=%date%
    set dt=%dt1:/=%
    set "yy=%dt:~2,2%" & set "mm=%dt:~4,2%" & set "dd=%dt:~6,2%"
    set da=%dd%%mm%%yy%001
    echo %da%
    echo.
    reg add HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer /v ScreenshotIndex /t REG_DWORD /d %da% /f
    exit
      My Computer


 

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