how to remove window screen

For screens without pins or tabs, you simply have to use ingenuity — and a butter knife or flat-head screwdriver as a prying tool. Using the same idea as removing the other screen types, pry up from the bottom or in from one side — at about the center point — getting the tool between the screen and track.

What holds window screen in place?

Spring Plunger

Spring plungers are sometimes called plunger bolts. The metal tab of a spring plunger extends into a groove or hole in the window frame to hold the screen in place.

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