Microsoft improves Photos app
Microsoft is now also updating the Photos app in Windows 11 and adding new functions.
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Microsoft has taken the Photos app from Windows 11 and updated it. The manufacturer is currently distributing the new version in the Windows Insider channels, i.e., as a preview version.
In the version announcement, Microsoft's developers emphasize that access to frequent actions with Photos in particular should be easier and that there is a dedicated area with links to other Microsoft apps. This should speed up the display of the photo gallery and opening in the video processing application Clipchamp or in Onedrive.
Windows Photos: Several detailed improvements
The zoom function has been given a "dynamic" slider, which now allows percentage size settings instead of preset display sizes - the range extends from 10 percent to 800 percent. The new Photos now display meta information such as the image size directly below the photo. Both the dimensions in pixels and the file size can be found there.
When plugging in or connecting devices, the device import function now provides the option of transferring photos and videos from the devices to the computer, either directly or later. Finally, the programmers have tweaked the performance. Thanks to improvements in the Mutli process handling, loading times should be 2.1 times faster.
The updated Photos app comes with version 2024.11060.20004.0 or higher on the computer. The distribution has just started. Participants in the Insider preview program may therefore have to wait a little longer until the app has reached the new version.
Microsoft is currently giving the tools supplied with Windows some maintenance. The Paint program, for example, has been given a cropping function with AI support. The File Explorer has also been upgraded and supports moving files to the so-called breadcrumbs. For the Windows 11 24H2 update, the developers have added the option of compressing files natively into 7-zip and .tar formats with the integrated packing program in addition to .zip.
(dmk)