How to Tag Photos in Windows 11

Do you want to know how to tag a picture in Windows 11? If yes then this guide is designed for you. In this post, you’ll learn how to tag photos in Windows  11 with ease.

Do you know that Windows 10 and 11 both include picture tagging features that can make your photographs searchable in file searches? When organizing construction-related photos, is really helpful. You may categorize photographs by their categories and contents (who, where, etc.).

One advantage of categorizing photos with tags is that you may do so more effectively than using folders alone. The tagging information, on the other hand, is preserved in the photo’s metadata and won’t be altered even if you copy the file to another computer.

What Exactly is a Tag?

Tags are extra details that you can provide in a file. You might provide details about the people and locations in your images. Additionally, you may add several tags to a photo, so if a photograph includes numerous persons, you can add each of their names as tags.

Similar to keywords, tags are unique terms that are added to a photo and may be searched for afterward.

How to Tag Photos in Windows 11

Here’s how to tag a picture in Windows 11:

1. Press Windows key+ E to open File Explorer directly.

2. Navigate to Disk and locate that particular photo. Once found, right-click on it and select Properties.

Properties

3. Go to the Details tab and click on the Tags field.

Details

4. Type tags in the text field provided. To add multiple tags use a comma between each tag. Click on the Apply and then OK button to save the changes. 

Tag Photos in Windows 11

How to Search Tagged Photos in Windows 11

In this case, you’ll want Windows to search for the tags (the keywords) you’ve added to the files rather than the file names, which is how it typically looks for files. As a result, you must instruct Windows to look for tags rather than file names. This may be accomplished by beginning the search with the term tags, followed by a colon (not a semicolon), and then the name of the tag you’re looking for.

To find a tag, left-click once in the search box (located in the window’s upper right corner), then type tags, a colon, and the tag you’re looking for.

Open the File Explorer and then click on This PC.

Tag Photos in Windows 11

For instance, type tags: road and press enter.

Your computer will be searched by Windows for any files that match the tag you just entered. It will be looking for files with the tag grandpa in our example.

It might take some time. Everything relies on how quickly your computer runs and how many things you have stored there. However, it’s a plus because the machine is doing all the work and not you.

After the search is complete, Windows will show the findings. The tag you’re looking for will be highlighted beneath each file that has that tag, and all the files that have that tag will be shown.

Search Tagged Photos in Windows 11

That’s all. This is how you can tag photos and search for tagged pictures in Windows 11 with ease. 

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