The Windows 10/Windows 11 Photos app lets you trim videos and save the selected portion of the video clip to a new file. You don’t have to rely upon a third-party program, as the Photos app does the task perfectly — suitable for quick trims.Read more
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Photos App Mouse Wheel Settings: Scroll to Zoom or View Prev/Next [Windows 10]
When viewing a single photo in Windows Photo Viewer and Windows Picture and Fax Viewer (Windows 7), rotating the mouse scroll button used to zoom the image, and most people expected the same with new Photos app in Windows 10.
In early builds of Windows 10, the Photos app included the behavior of scrolling prev/next photos with the mouse wheel. Then in one of the interim builds, the functionality was changed, where mouse wheel started zooming. Some users were not happy with this inconsistency.Read more
How to Completely Uninstall and Reinstall the Photos App
If the Photos app does not start or causes an error and the reset and repair method hasn’t helped, you can completely uninstall and reinstall the app using PowerShell. Here are the steps for Windows 10 and 11.Read more
How to Stop Photos App from Resetting Image File Associations?
This post explains how to prevent the modern Photos app from taking over the defaults for all image files types. We saw how to prevent Edge from taking over the PDF and HTM association settings. The same method can be used for the Photos app, or for any other app for that matter.Read more
How to Straighten Slanted Photos in Windows 10 or 11
Sometimes your snaps may come up slanted, especially when you take photos while on the move. These snaps can be straightened using Photoshop or other specialized digital imaging tools. If you’re looking for a free option, then you have the built-in Photos app or Windows Live Photo Gallery (part of Windows Live Essentials).
These two free apps have an option to easily straighten skewed or crooked pictures.Read more