Microsoft has announced an eraser powered by generative AI for images, allowing you to easily remove unwanted elements from your photos. Windows Photos has long had a Spot Fix tool that can remove parts of an image for you, but the company says Generative Erase is an improved version of the feature. Apparently, this newer tool can create “smoother and more realistic” results even when large objects, such as passers-by or cluttered objects in the background, are removed from an image.
If you remember correctly, Google and Samsung have their own versions of the AI eraser tools on their mobile devices. Until now, Google was exclusively available on new Pixel phones. deployed on older models. Microsoft's version, however, gives you access to an AI-powered eraser on your desktop or laptop. Simply launch the image editor in Photos to start using the feature. Simply choose the Erase option, then use the brush to create a mask over the items you want to remove. You can even adjust the brush size to make it easier to select thinner or thicker objects, and you can also choose to highlight multiple items before erasing them all.
At the moment, however, access to generative erasure is quite limited. It hasn't been widely released yet, and you can only use it if you're a Windows Insider through the Photos app on Windows 10 and Windows 11 for Arm64 devices.
