Microsoft’s Paint has quietly shed its toy status and picked up features that turn it into a genuinely usable, session‑aware image editor: Windows Insiders are now seeing a new .paint project file that preserves layers and session state, a per‑tool opacity/ transparency slider for brushes and...
Windows 11 users have grown accustomed to a steady cadence of updates, but the inclusion of JPEG XL support in the 24H2 update stands out as more than just another box checked on a technical roadmap. This move signals Microsoft’s recognition of the evolving demands in image technology—demands...
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