How to Remove the Background of a Picture in Windows 11 For Free

Do you want to get rid of the image background on your Windows 11 computer? Luckily, the Paint app on Windows can help you remove the background of a picture on Windows 11 for free.

Following the AI revolution, Microsoft has been making its system apps more user-friendly by incorporating AI-powered features. In the upcoming Windows 11 23H2 update, they’re introducing a new feature called Copilot. One of the highlights is the addition of a “background removal” tool in Microsoft Paint. This tool makes it incredibly easy to separate the background from the main subject in your pictures, and it works impressively well. The best part? It’s lightning-fast! You won’t have to depend on online services anymore to remove backgrounds from your images.

Availability of the Paint Background Removal Tool

The background removal feature will be accessible in Paint starting from version 11.2306.30.0 and onwards. Currently, this version is exclusive to Windows Insiders, but it is expected to become available to all users in the coming days.

How to Remove the Background of a Picture via Paint App in Windows 11

To make use of this handy tool, Windows 11 users can simply paste or import their content onto the Paint app’s canvas. Then, with the click of a button, they can remove the background from the entire image using the newly added ‘remove background’ option in the toolbar. Alternatively, users can also utilize the rectangle select feature to specify a particular area they want to strip of its background.

1. Open the Paint app on your Windows 11 computer.

Paint

2. Add the photo that you want to remove it’s background.

3. Click on the Remove background button at the top left-hand side.

Remove background

4. The Paint instantly removes the image background.

Remove the Background of a Picture in Windows 11

5. To save the photo: Click on the File tab > Save as > Choose your picture format.

File tab > Save as

While the company hasn’t explicitly mentioned whether this feature relies on AI technology, it certainly does a commendable job. However, it’s not flawless, as there might be some leftover traces when it cleans up the pixels around objects. In such cases, you can zoom in and manually use the eraser tool to tidy up the edges.

If you can’t locate this option, it might be because you’re using a version of Microsoft Paint that doesn’t include this feature. If you’re running a device in the Dev or Canary Channel, you can easily update it. Just open the Microsoft Store, go to the ‘Library’ page, and click on the ‘Get updates’ button to download the latest version of Paint.

That’s all. These were the steps to remove the background from a picture in Windows 11 for free and that too with the Paint app.

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