Tech Topic: Editing Photos with Windows 11 Free Photos App
In this episode of Tech Topics with Bob, I guide you through the Photos app on Windows 11 and demonstrate how to maximize its functionality.
We'll cover basic editing tools, including crop, rotate, filters, and light/color adjustments, as well as explore AI-powered features such as Generative Erase, background removal, and object cropping using Microsoft Designer.
You'll see exactly how to:
- Open and navigate the Photos app on Windows 11
- Crop, rotate, and adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and warmth.
- Apply filters and use Auto Enhance to improve photos instantly.
- Erase unwanted objects (telephone wires, cars, people!) with AI.
- Remove, blur, or replace backgrounds in one click.
Focus on a single object and blur the background automatically.
Create stickers from objects and paste them anywhere.
At the end, I'll also point out one missing feature I hope Microsoft add.
📌 Resources & Next Steps
Try these edits with your own photos and experiment with the AI tools.
Want to go deeper into photo editing tips? Join me for live classes and a community of learners at www.techexplorercommunity.com
00:00 – Windows 11 Photos App Tutorial (Overview & What You'll Learn)
00:22 – Basic Photo Editing Tools in Windows 11 (Crop, Rotate, Filters)
01:06 – Auto-Adjust Magic Wand for Quick Fixes
01:21 – AI Editing Tools & Microsoft Designer Integration
01:35 – Generative Erase: Remove Objects from Photos with AI
02:01 – Change, Blur, or Remove Photo Backgrounds in Windows 11
02:26 – How to Open the Photos App (Start Menu & Search Tips)
03:33 – View & Organize Photos with OneDrive Gallery
04:17 – Photos App Toolbar Overview (Edit, Rotate, Print, Share)
05:31 – Cropping and Rotating Photos in Windows 11
06:11 – Adjust Brightness, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows
07:13 – Save Edits Without Losing Your Original Photo
07:33 – Edit Color, Saturation, Warmth, Tint & Sharpness
08:30 – Apply Filters & Auto-Enhance Photos Instantly
09:47 – Markup Tool: Draw or Highlight Parts of Your Photo
10:24 – AI Object Erase: Remove Wires, Cars, or People
12:01 – Background Tools: Blur, Remove, or Replace Backgrounds
12:46 – Example Edit: Coffee Cup Photo with AI Tools
13:22 – Auto-Enhance & AI Background Removal Demo
14:16 – Crop to Object Automatically with AI
14:53 – Create Stickers from Selected Objects
15:25 – Focus Tool: Blur Background for Portrait Effect
15:55 – Explore Filters & Auto-Enhance Options
16:12 – Remove Unwanted Objects with AI Selection
17:03 – Mark Favorites, Zoom In/Out & Gallery Navigation
17:30 – What the Photos App Can't Do: Perspective Fixing
18:10 – Final Tips: Why You Should Try Windows 11 Photo Editing