Microsoft Photos is the free viewer and editor built into Windows 11, carrying AI tools like Generative Erase that once meant paying for Photoshop and opening HEIC, RAW and AVIF once the right Windows extensions are added, while Windows 10 stays on the 2026.11090 build.

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