Save-Screenshot

Saves a single screenshot

Script

param([string]$TargetFolder = "")

function GetScreenshotsFolder {
        if ($IsLinux) {
                $Path = "$HOME/Pictures"
                if (-not(Test-Path "$Path" -pathType container)) { throw "Pictures folder at $Path doesn't exist (yet)"}
                if (Test-Path "$Path/Screenshots" -pathType container) { $Path = "$Path/Screenshots" }
        } else {
                $Path = [Environment]::GetFolderPath('MyPictures')
                if (-not(Test-Path "$Path" -pathType container)) { throw "Pictures folder at $Path doesn't exist (yet)" }
                if (Test-Path "$Path\Screenshots" -pathType container) { $Path = "$Path\Screenshots" }
        }
        return $Path
}

function TakeScreenshot { param([string]$FilePath)
	Add-Type -Assembly System.Windows.Forms            
	$ScreenBounds = [Windows.Forms.SystemInformation]::VirtualScreen
	$ScreenshotObject = New-Object Drawing.Bitmap $ScreenBounds.Width, $ScreenBounds.Height
	$DrawingGraphics = [Drawing.Graphics]::FromImage($ScreenshotObject)
	$DrawingGraphics.CopyFromScreen( $ScreenBounds.Location, [Drawing.Point]::Empty, $ScreenBounds.Size)
	$DrawingGraphics.Dispose()
	$ScreenshotObject.Save($FilePath)
	$ScreenshotObject.Dispose()
}

try {
	if ("$TargetFolder" -eq "") { $TargetFolder = GetScreenshotsFolder }
	$Time = (Get-Date)
	$Filename = "$($Time.Year)-$($Time.Month)-$($Time.Day)T$($Time.Hour)-$($Time.Minute)-$($Time.Second).png"
	$FilePath = (Join-Path $TargetFolder $Filename)
	TakeScreenshot $FilePath

	"? screenshot saved to $FilePath"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"?? ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
	exit 1
}

Customize

TargetFolder string

Specifies the target folder (the user's screenshots folder by default)