An eraser for removing objects from photos will appear in Windows 10 and 11 (How it works)

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Microsoft announced the launch of Generative Erase, a feature that allows you to erase objects from photos using artificial intelligence, for the Photos app in Windows.
The function to remove people and objects will also be available on Windows 10 and Arm64 devices.
The update with the Generative Erase function is already available for members of the Windows Insiders program - you need to update the application to version 2024.11020.21001.0 or higher.

Last year, Google introduced an extremely interesting tool that allows you to “erase” unnecessary objects from a photo - very convenient if the photo as a whole was successful, but a passerby or something else got into the frame. Soon, a similar function based on artificial intelligence appeared in Samsung (in the new flagship Galaxy S24 line), and now Microsoft has announced a function for removing unnecessary objects from the frame - the technology is implemented on PCs running the Windows operating system. The function is called Generative Erase and it is integrated into the standard Photos application, so there is no need to download any additional software.

As part of the announcement, company representatives showed a demonstration of the work of the new technology based on a generative neural network - first, the leash was removed from the photo with the dog, after which the people in the background were also “erased.” The frame became noticeably better, while no visible artifacts from removing excess were noticed. The technology may not work as well as other AI-powered tools, but its advantage is that the user does not need a Google or Samsung smartphone - just have a PC or laptop running Windows 11. In addition, the company has promised to transfer all functions in the future AI-powered photo editing, including on Windows 10 and even Windows 11 for Arm64-based devices.

Unfortunately, for now, access to the new feature is only available to members of the Windows Insider program; they are advised to update the application to version 2024.11020.21001.0 or later. There is no information yet about when the function will be presented in the release branch of Windows operating systems, as well as information about how exactly this neural network is implemented. In addition, and importantly, Microsoft is not yet talking about metadata or other types of marking of edited images - this is now a highly discussed topic on the Internet.