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The newly redesigned and reengineered Photos app is intuitive, elegant, and seamlessly woven into the fabric of Windows. View, organize, and share photos from your PC, OneDrive, iCloud Photos (only on Windows 11) and other devices all from one fast, beautiful gallery.
- Windows 11 - Windows Live Photo Gallery is no longer available
A new laptop will not have the old Windows Live Photo...
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- Windows 11 - Windows Live Photo Gallery is no longer available
Jun 3, 2020 · Windows Photo Gallery is a freeware photo gallery app and picture viewer developed by Microsoft for Windows. It's comprehensive, well-designed, feature-rich and advanced. It is capable of connecting to online services such as Facebook, Flickr, Vimeo, YouTube and OneDrive.
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- Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7
Dec 30, 2021 · A new laptop will not have the old Windows Live Photo Gallery application, that was deprecated by Microsoft in 2012. On your Start Menu, you should see the new Photos App, which is used for managing your photos in Windows 11.
Mar 12, 2024 · In Windows 10 and Windows 11, the Photos app is the default image viewer. The Photos app is not merely an app to open picture file types. Instead, it can also edit your images and even has options to import photos from other devices such as your smartphone and camera.
- Overview
- How to navigate the Photos app
- How to show or hide OneDrive images in the Photos app
- How to add or remove local folders in the Photos app
- How to import images from external sources in the Photos app
- How to customize the experience in the Photos app
- How to switch to the legacy version of the Photos app
- How to connect iCloud to the Photos app
- How to view and edit an image in the Photos app
- More resources
How-to
If you are new to the Photos app, here's everything you need to know to get started.
Jump to:
•Navigation
•Control OneDrive
•Local folders
The new Photos app comes with a new interface that implements the new design visuals available on Windows 11, such as mica material, rounded corners, a centered search feature, and a navigation pane on the left side with the option to collapse or expand the menu.
Navigation
In the previous version, the navigation pane was at the top. Now, the pane is on the left side, allowing you to quickly navigate your media files available on OneDrive, iCloud, or locally stored on the computer.
You can also find an option to view all the pictures you marked as favorites.
At the bottom-left side, you will notice information about your OneDrive account, including storage usage and an option to lure you into purchasing more space.
If you have any external storage, they will be listed under the "External Devices" section.
On Windows 11, the Photos app can show your image gallery from OneDrive, but you can always decide whether to hide or show your cloud gallery.
Hide OneDrive
To hide your OneDrive pictures in the Photos app, use these steps:
•Open Photos.
•Click the Settings (gear) button in the top-right corner.
•Under the "OneDrive Accounts" section, turn off the OneDrive toggle switch to stop showing cloud pictures.
Instead of using the settings page, the Photos app now includes a separate page to add or remove local folders with images.
Add a folder
To a folder with pictures to Photos, use these steps:
•Open Photos.
•Click on Folders.
•Click the Add a folder button. (The big button or the option in the top-right.)
The Photos app can import images from other devices, such as your camera, phone, and memory cards.
To import images from external storage, connect the device to the computer, and use these steps:
•Open Photos.
•Click the storage from the left navigation page. (You can also click the Import button in the top-right corner.)
•Select the images or check the Select option.
•Click the Add button.
As part of the customization options, the Photos app allows you to change the color mode, disable attributes, change deletion preferences, and add codecs for new video and image formats.
Change color mode
To change the color mode of the Photos app, use these steps:
•Open Photos.
•Click the Settings (gear) button in the top-right corner.
•Under the "Personalization" section, use the "Customize theme" setting to change the color mode to Light or Dark.
If the new app is not for you, it's possible to switch to the legacy version that includes video editing capabilities.
To switch to the legacy version of Photos, use these steps:
•Open Photos.
•Click the Settings (gear) button in the top-right corner.
•Under the "About" section, click the "Get Photos Legacy" button.
•Continue with the on-screen directions (if applicable).
In addition to showing images from OneDrive, the new version of the Photos app also integrates with the Apple iCloud service.
To connect your iCloud account to the Photos app, use these steps:
•Open Photos.
•Click on iCloud Photos.
•Click the "Get iCloud for Windows" button (if applicable).
•Click the Get button.
To use the basic editing tool from the Photos app, use these steps:
•Open Photos.
•Open the location of the image.
•Double-click the picture or right-click the file to access the Open option from the context menu, which includes other options, such as opening the file with File Explorer, sharing, copying, printing, and more.
•Click the Edit button.
While on the editing page, you can use the rotating tools (including the slider and buttons) at the bottom of the app to rotate or flip the image. You can use the cropping tool to crop a portion of the image.
For more helpful articles, coverage, and answers to common questions about Windows 10 and Windows 11, visit the following resources:
•Windows 11 on Windows Central — All you need to know
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