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How to Remove the Background in Windows 11’s Paint App
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Updated onFebruary 29, 2024
updated onFebruary 29, 2024
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Insiders in theCanary and Dev Channels(version 11.2306.30.0) are able to remove the background in the Paint app, meaning that background removal in this app is coming to Windows 11 after all.
Microsoft has been improving the Paint app over 2023, and the app now has aDark Mode, so it’s good to know that users will be able to experience this feature as well.
According to Microsoft, you’ll be able to remove the background in Paint with just a click.
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.
The new feature uses AI to easily cut and crop elements from the images you want to edit. This way, you’ll be able to use Paint to extensively edit your images professionally.
The Photoshop-like feature will allow you to easily move the background, or entirely remove it, allowing you to keep the selected element and repurpose it.
How to remove the background in Windows 11’s Paint app?
For now, the feature is only available to Insiders, but it will soon come to the live Windows 11 servers, most probably withthe release of 23H2which will happen later month.
The update will improve the Paint experience, and you’ll be able to use it for more than just saving screenshots or designing simple templates.
We also have a guide on how tohide or remove Learn about this picture on Windows 11, so don’t miss it.
Are you excited about this new feature? Do you use Paint in your projects?
More about the topics:Windows 11,Windows Update
Flavius Floare
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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.
He’s always curious and ready to take on everything new in the tech world, covering Microsoft’s products on a daily basis. The passion for gaming and hardware feeds his journalistic approach, making him a great researcher and news writer that’s always ready to bring you the bleeding edge!
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