diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/accounts/settings.component.html b/apps/desktop/src/app/accounts/settings.component.html
index c86e141b463..28699378d94 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/accounts/settings.component.html
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/accounts/settings.component.html
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ <h2>
                       type="checkbox"
                       aria-describedby="allowScreenshotsHelp"
                       formControlName="allowScreenshots"
-                      (change)="saveAllowScreenshots()"
+                      (change)="savePreventScreenshots()"
                     />
                     {{ "allowScreenshots" | i18n }}
                   </label>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/accounts/settings.component.ts b/apps/desktop/src/app/accounts/settings.component.ts
index ef954767c64..3e24b1f403b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/accounts/settings.component.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/accounts/settings.component.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export class SettingsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }),
     enableHardwareAcceleration: true,
     enableSshAgent: false,
-    allowScreenshots: true,
+    allowScreenshots: false,
     enableDuckDuckGoBrowserIntegration: false,
     theme: [null as ThemeType | null],
     locale: [null as string | null],
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ export class SettingsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         this.desktopSettingsService.hardwareAcceleration$,
       ),
       enableSshAgent: await firstValueFrom(this.desktopSettingsService.sshAgentEnabled$),
-      allowScreenshots: await firstValueFrom(this.desktopSettingsService.allowScreenshots$),
+      allowScreenshots: !(await firstValueFrom(this.desktopSettingsService.preventScreenshots$)),
       theme: await firstValueFrom(this.themeStateService.selectedTheme$),
       locale: await firstValueFrom(this.i18nService.userSetLocale$),
     };
@@ -748,14 +748,8 @@ export class SettingsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     await this.desktopSettingsService.setSshAgentEnabled(this.form.value.enableSshAgent);
   }
 
-  async saveEnableScreenshotProtection() {
-    await this.desktopSettingsService.setScreenshotProtection(
-      this.form.value.enableScreenshotProtection,
-    );
-  }
-
-  async saveAllowScreenshots() {
-    await this.desktopSettingsService.setAllowScreenshots(this.form.value.allowScreenshots);
+  async savePreventScreenshots() {
+    await this.desktopSettingsService.setPreventScreenshots(!this.form.value.allowScreenshots);
   }
 
   private async generateVaultTimeoutOptions(): Promise<VaultTimeoutOption[]> {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts
index aa47f0ec0b7..e05ce100675 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ export class WindowMain {
       }
     });
 
-    this.desktopSettingsService.allowScreenshots$.subscribe((allowed) => {
+    this.desktopSettingsService.preventScreenshots$.subscribe((prevent) => {
       if (this.win == null) {
         return;
       }
-      this.win.setContentProtection(!allowed);
+      this.win.setContentProtection(prevent);
     });
 
     return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ export class WindowMain {
       });
     });
 
-    firstValueFrom(this.desktopSettingsService.allowScreenshots$)
-      .then((allowScreenshots) => {
-        this.win.setContentProtection(!allowScreenshots);
+    firstValueFrom(this.desktopSettingsService.preventScreenshots$)
+      .then((preventScreenshots) => {
+        this.win.setContentProtection(preventScreenshots);
       })
       .catch((e) => {
         this.logService.error(e);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/platform/services/desktop-settings.service.ts b/apps/desktop/src/platform/services/desktop-settings.service.ts
index 8d20de0b4aa..c51845aba91 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/platform/services/desktop-settings.service.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/platform/services/desktop-settings.service.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const MINIMIZE_ON_COPY = new UserKeyDefinition<boolean>(DESKTOP_SETTINGS_DISK, "
   clearOn: [], // User setting, no need to clear
 });
 
-const ALLOW_SCREENSHOTS = new KeyDefinition<boolean>(DESKTOP_SETTINGS_DISK, "allowAppScreenshots", {
+const PEVENT_SCREENSHOTS = new KeyDefinition<boolean>(DESKTOP_SETTINGS_DISK, "preventScreenshots", {
   deserializer: (b) => b,
 });
 
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ export class DesktopSettingsService {
 
   sshAgentEnabled$ = this.sshAgentEnabledState.state$.pipe(map(Boolean));
 
-  private readonly allowScreenshotState = this.stateProvider.getGlobal(ALLOW_SCREENSHOTS);
+  private readonly preventScreenshotState = this.stateProvider.getGlobal(PEVENT_SCREENSHOTS);
 
   /**
    * The application setting for whether or not to allow screenshots of the app.
    */
-  allowScreenshots$ = this.allowScreenshotState.state$.pipe(map(Boolean));
+  preventScreenshots$ = this.preventScreenshotState.state$.pipe(map(Boolean));
 
   private readonly minimizeOnCopyState = this.stateProvider.getActive(MINIMIZE_ON_COPY);
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export class DesktopSettingsService {
    * Sets the setting for whether or not the screenshot protection is enabled.
    * @param value `true` if the screenshot protection is enabled, `false` if it is not.
    */
-  async setAllowScreenshots(value: boolean) {
-    await this.allowScreenshotState.update(() => value);
+  async setPreventScreenshots(value: boolean) {
+    await this.preventScreenshotState.update(() => value);
   }
 }