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Snipping Tool in Modern/Metro:
Open Snipping Tool > Make sure it’s not in Capture mode by pressing ESC key > Go to metro screen, pop up menu, or whatever you want to capture > Hold down CTRL key and press PrintScreen > The screen becomes greyed out (capture mode) > Click, hold, and drag to capture. Press ESC key if you want to cancel or start over again.
So the key is: CTRL+PrintScreen to enter capture mode (Screen greyed out) and ESC to get out of capture mode.
After you upgraded to 8.1, did you then install 8 on another partition? With no problems of activation? I have been wondering if that was within the EULA, for I want to do the same.
Thanks, Hippsie! I wanted to do a snip of the Metro screen too, but couldn't figure out how to do it with the snipping tool, but now I know! Thanky, thanky, thanky . . .
It's good to know about putting Windows 8 and 8.1 on separate partitions of the HD, but I don't think I'll try it, even if it's within the EULA.