Apps Remove Background of Image in Paint app in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to remove the background of any image using the Paint app in Windows 11.

The Paint app included in Windows 11 is a simple and powerful graphics editor with a range of uses. You can edit images quickly or create masterpieces with the tools in this app. Once you’re done, you’ll be able to save and share your files in almost any format.

Starting with Paint app version 11.2306.30.0, Microsoft is introducing background removal to Windows Insiders in the Beta, Canary, Dev, and Release Preview Channels.

With background removal, you can now remove the background of any image automatically in just one click leaving a smooth cutout of the subject. Background removal can detect the subject from the entire canvas or from a selection using the selection tool.

You can remove the background on your entire image, or use the rectangle select to specify an area that you want to remove the background on.

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1 Open the Paint app.

2 Open the image you want to remove the background of in the Paint app.

3 Click/tap on the Remove background button on the toolbar. (see screenshot below)


4 It will now take a brief moment to calculate. (see screenshot below)


5 The background has now been removed from the image. (see screenshot below)

You can click/tap on the Undo (Ctrl+Z) button on the toolbar if needed.

6 When finished, you can Save (Ctrl+S) your changes.





1 Open the Paint app.

2 Open the image you want to remove the background of in the Paint app.

3 Click/tap on the rectangle Select button on the toolbar. (see screenshot below)


4 Select the area on the image you want to remove the background from. (see screenshot below)


5 Click/tap on the Remove background button on the toolbar. (see screenshot below)


6 The background has now been removed from the selected area on image. (see screenshot below)

You can click/tap on the Undo (Ctrl+Z) button on the toolbar if needed.

7 When finished, you can Save (Ctrl+S) your changes.


That's it,
Shawn Brink