{"id":8485,"date":"2019-04-04T05:22:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T23:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=8485"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T06:40:59","slug":"change-picture-greyscale-photos-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/change-picture-greyscale-photos-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Convert Images to greyscale Using Photos app"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post tells you how to change a picture from color to greyscale using the built-in Photos app in Windows 10.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Convert Images to Greyscale<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the image file using the Photos app. You can right-click on the image file, choose Open with, and select <code>Photos<\/code> from the list.<\/li>\n<li>In the Photos app, click on the <code>Edit &amp; Create<\/code> button at the top, and select <code>Edit<\/code> in the drop-down menu.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/photos-app-turn-picture-black-and-white-1.png\" alt=\"change picture to black and white photos app windows 10\" width=\"902\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/photos-app-turn-picture-black-and-white-1.png 902w, https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/photos-app-turn-picture-black-and-white-1-768x427.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><br \/>\nThe resulting page shows you three options, namely: <code>Crop &amp; rotate<\/code>, <code>Filters<\/code>, and <code>Adjustments<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <code>Adjustments<\/code>. On the <strong>Adjustments<\/strong> page, you&#8217;re given the option to increase or decrease brightness, reduce color saturation, etc.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/photos-app-turn-picture-black-and-white-2.png\" alt=\"change picture to black and white photos app windows 10\" width=\"902\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/photos-app-turn-picture-black-and-white-2.png 902w, https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/photos-app-turn-picture-black-and-white-2-768x427.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the Colors slider and drag it all the way to the left (<code>-100<\/code> setting).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/photos-app-turn-picture-black-and-white-3.png\" alt=\"change picture to black and white photos app windows 10\" width=\"902\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/photos-app-turn-picture-black-and-white-3.png 902w, https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/photos-app-turn-picture-black-and-white-3-768x427.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the <code>Save a copy<\/code> button to save the modified file with a new name. Note that the <code>Save a copy<\/code> chevron also provides a <code>Save<\/code> option which when used, will overwrite the current file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Related articles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/extract-still-image-from-video-windows-10\/\">How to Extract a Still Image from a Video in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/straighten-up-slanted-photos-wlpg\/\">Straighten Up Slanted Photos using Photos or Windows Live Photo Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/merge-combine-videos-windows-10-built-in-photos-app\/\">How To Merge Videos In Windows 10 Using the Built-In Photos App<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/cut-split-trim-video-photos-app-windows-10\/\">How to Split or Trim Videos Using Windows 10 Photos App?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/trim-crop-images-photos-app-windows-10\/\">How to Trim or Crop Images in Windows 10 Using Photos App<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/resize-images-photos-app-windows-10\/\">How to Resize Images Using Photos App in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post tells you how to change a picture from color to greyscale using the built-in Photos app in Windows 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[384],"class_list":["post-8485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","tag-photos"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":757,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/straighten-up-slanted-photos-wlpg\/","url_meta":{"origin":8485,"position":0},"title":"How to Straighten Slanted Photos in Windows 10 or 11","author":"Ramesh","date":"October 29, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Sometimes your snaps may come up slanted, especially when you take photos while on the move. 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