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This page tracks Photos app updates announced for Windows Insider flights. Feedback for the Photos app can be filed in Feedback Hub (WIN + F) under Apps > Photos
Latest updates
July 2026
[Photos]
7/27/2026 Rolling out to Experimental, Experimental (26H1), and Experimental (Future Platforms) with version 2026.11070.23001.0.
Screenshot of new Photos app experience.
The photo viewer has a refreshed design that puts the focus on your content and top actions like edit, print, and share.
The updated file info pane now shows richer details about your photos.
Added support for saving HEIC files in their original format while editing.
Added support for viewing SVG files in the photo viewer.
Improved launch performance when opening and viewing photos.
[Photos (Preview)]
7/27/2026: Rolling out to Experimental, Experimental (26H1), and Experimental (Future Platforms).
A new photo gallery experience is now available as “Photos (Preview)” in the app list. Try it out and share feedback directly inside the preview app to help us improve future updates.
June 2026
6/24/2026 Rolling out to Beta and Release Preview with version 2026.11060.2004.0 with same changes and improvements listed with that versions release note below.
6/12/2026: Rolling out to Experimental, Experimental (26H1), and Experimental (Future Platforms) with version 2026.11060.2004.0
- AI watermarking — AI-generated or edited images can now carry a visible Copilot watermark. You choose Never, Always, or Ask Every Time in Settings, with a confirmation when saving. The watermarking is off by default in settings.
- Better viewing of small images and pixel art — Tiny images (like 16×16 pixel art) now zoom in far more to fill the screen and stay crisp instead of looking blurry.
- Select scanned text with the keyboard — When text is detected in an image, you can now navigate and select it using the arrow keys, Shift+Arrow, Home/End, and Ctrl+A, with a clear focus highlight.
- Fixed a crash in text recognition — Resolved a crash that could close Photos while detecting text in images; the app now recovers gracefully.
- Easier keyboard navigation — Tabbing through the navigation bar no longer stops on hidden controls, so it takes a single Tab to move past it instead of three.