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Remove Background of Image in Photos app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to remove the background of any image using the Photos app in Windows 11 and Windows 10. The Microsoft Photos app included in Windows is a rich media experience that empowers you to do more with your photos and videos. View, organize, and share photos from your PC, OneDrive, iCloud Photos and other devices all from one gallery. Microsoft is adding an option to remove the background of an image in the Photos app starting with version 2023.11110.8002.0 rolling out to all Windows Insiders. References: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/17/windows-photos-gets-background-remove-and-replace-along-with-other-improvements/...
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Replace Background of Image in Photos app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to replace the background of any image with a solid color using the Photos app in Windows 11 and Windows 10. The Microsoft Photos app included in Windows is a rich media experience that empowers you to do more with your photos and videos. View, organize, and share photos from your PC, OneDrive, iCloud Photos and other devices all from one gallery. Microsoft is adding an option to replace the background of image with a solid color in the Photos app starting with version version 2023.11110.8002.0 rolling out to all Windows Insiders. References: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/17/windows-photos-gets-background-remove-and-replace-along-with-other-improvements/...
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Disable Uninstall Entries for Apps in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to disable an app's uninstall entry in both "Settings > Apps > Installed Apps" and "Control Panel > Programs and Features" for your account or all users in Windows 11 and Windows 10. You can disable the ability to uninstall an app in Settings > Apps > Installed Apps and Control Panel > Programs and Features without removing the app's uninstall entry. This way the app is still listed, but its "Uninstall" option is disabled (grayed out). You must be signed in as an administrator to disable uninstall entries for apps for all users. This will only apply to uninstall entries for desktop apps/programs. This does not apply to Microsoft Store apps. Option One: Disable Uninstall Entries for App(s) Option...
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Turn On or Off Delete Confirmation in Photos app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing a confirmation dialog when deleting items or folders in the Photos app for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Photos app included in Windows is a rich media experience that empowers you to do more with your photos and videos. View, organize, and share photos from your PC, OneDrive, iCloud Photos and other devices all from one gallery. You can choose Do not show this message again for the delete confirmation dialog when deleting items (ex: images) or folders in the Photos app. Option One: Turn Off Delete Confirmation in Photos app from Confirmation Dialog Option Two: Turn On or Off Delete Confirmation in Photos app from Settings EXAMPLE: Confirmation...
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Change Zoom Preference for Photos app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the zoom preference when you open and view photos and videos that are smaller then the Photos app window for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Photos app included in Windows is a rich media experience that empowers you to do more with your photos and videos. View, organize, and share photos from your PC, OneDrive, iCloud Photos and other devices all from one gallery. You can choose to zoom to fit window or view at actual size by default when you open and view photos and and videos that are smaller then the Photos app window. EXAMPLE: Image open in Photos app Here's How: 1 Open the Photos app. 2 Click/tap on the Settings (gear) icon at the top. (see screenshot...
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Change Mouse Wheel behavior for Photos app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the mouse wheel behavior when viewing a singe image in the Photos app for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Photos app included in Windows is a rich media experience that empowers you to do more with your photos and videos. View, organize, and share photos from your PC, OneDrive, iCloud Photos and other devices all from one gallery. You can choose to have the mouse wheel either zoom in or out or view next or previous items when viewing a single image opened in the Photos app. Ctrl + mouse wheel will still always zoom in or out. EXAMPLE: Image open in Photos app Here's How: 1 Open the Photos app. 2 Click/tap on the Settings (gear) icon at the top. (see...
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Refresh Widgets in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to manually refresh the content of all Widgets for your account in Windows 11. Widgets are small cards that display dynamic content from your favorite apps and services on your Windows desktop. They appear on the widgets board, where you can discover, pin, unpin, arrange, resize, and customize widgets to reflect your interests. Your widgets board is optimized to show relevant widgets and personalized content based on your usage. The content on widgets will automatically update, but you can manually refresh widgets on demand to force an update to the content if needed. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/stay-up-to-date-with-widgets-7ba79aaa-dac6-4687-b460-ad16a06be6e4 Here's How...
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Add or Remove Open with Context Menu to BAT files in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Open with to the context menu of BAT files for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A .bat file is a batch file that consists of a series of commands to be executed by the command line interpreter, stored in a plain text file. BAT files do not include Open with in their context menu by default in Windows. If you like, you can add Open with to the context menu of .bat files that allows you to choose an app to open the BAT file with just once. You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the "Open with" context menu for BAT files. EXAMPLE: "Open with" context menu for BAT files You will need to click/tap on Show more options first by default, then click/tap on Open...
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Enable or Disable Let Copilot use Content from Microsoft Edge in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off "Let Copilot use content from Microsoft Edge" for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10. The Copilot setting in this tutorial is no longer available. Microsoft introduced Windows Copilot for Windows 11 back in May 2023 at the Build conference. Starting with Windows 11 build 23493 (Dev), build 22631.2129 (Beta), and build 25982 (Canary), Microsoft is offering an early look of Windows Copilot to Windows Insiders. This first preview focuses on our integrated UI experience, with additional functionality coming down the road in future previews. A preview of Copilot in Windows will start rolling out with the next wave of continuous innovation in Windows 11 version 22H2 KB5030310 Build...
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Blur Background of Image in Photos app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to blur the background of any image using the Photos app in Windows 11 and Windows 10. The Microsoft Photos app included in Windows is a rich media experience that empowers you to do more with your photos and videos. View, organize, and share photos from your PC, OneDrive, iCloud Photos and other devices all from one gallery. Microsoft is introducing a new Background Blur option in the Photos app version 2023.11090.13001.0 to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels, and in the Photos app version 2023.11090.20015.0 to Windows Insiders. The Photos app automatically finds the background in the photo, and with a single click, instantly highlights your subject and blurs out the background. You can...
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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...
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Copy Text from Captured Screenshot Image with Snipping Tool app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to copy text from a screenshot image captured by the Snipping Tool app in Windows 11. Starting with Snipping Tool (version 11.2308.33.0), Microsoft is introducing Text Actions, which detects text in your captured screenshots, making it easy to copy text from any image to share with others or paste in another app. With Text Actions, you can also redact text with sensitive information in screenshots before sharing. Starting with Snipping Tool (version 11.2503.27.0), Microsoft is adding text extractor in the Snipping Tool capture bar – designed to minimize the number of steps it takes to copy text to your clipboard without having to take a screenshot of your screen. References...
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