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To enable the hidden OCR feature in Windows 11 Photos app, update the app, access the Registry Editor via regedit, load the Photos app settings file, and apply specific registry keys. Once enabled, ...

Have you ever captured a photo of a sign or poster to have the information handy for later reference? Our smartphones have made it incredibly convenient to snap pictures of anything in an instant, and ...

An upcoming version of Microsoft Corp.'s Phone Link app for Windows 11 users will add the ability to select and copy text from images synced from Android phones. The feature, currently in beta testing ...

Microsoft's Phone Link is a free and handy app that can sync phone calls, messages, and notifications between your smartphone and your Windows PC. The Android version even lets you access photos from ...

Microsoft is adding a new feature to Windows 11’s Snipping Tool: text extraction. This tool, which has been quite popular in PowerToys, is now being integrated directly into Windows 11’s built-in ...