image transform

About this tag
The image transform tag covers Windows AI component updates that enhance on-device image editing capabilities on Copilot+ PCs. These updates, delivered via Windows Update as packages like KB5096576 and KB5066124, improve features such as object removal, background generation, inpainting, and erase-and-fill in apps like Photos, Paint, and Windows Studio Effects. The tag reflects a shift in Windows servicing, where local AI models are updated independently of full OS releases, making update history a record of model behavior. Discussions focus on version numbers, supported hardware (Copilot+ PCs with AMD or other processors), and implications for administrators managing AI-driven features.
  1. KB5096576 Update: Image Transform AI Component for Copilot+ PCs (26H1)

    Microsoft’s KB5096576 is an automatic Windows Update package for Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1, updating the Image Transform AI component to version 1.2604.515.0 for on-device object removal and background generation in Windows imaging experiences. The small KB number hides a...
  2. KB5096570 Update: Phi Silica Local AI Component Gets Version 1.2604.515.0

    Microsoft has published KB5096570, a May 2026 Phi Silica AI component update that installs version 1.2604.515.0 on AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1, provided the device already has the latest cumulative update installed. The update is small in presentation but large in...
  3. Image Transform AI Update KB5066124: 1.2508.906.0 on Copilot+ Windows 11 24H2

    Microsoft has quietly pushed an Image Transform update to Copilot+ Windows 11 machines: KB5066124 advances the on‑device Image Transform AI component to version 1.2508.906.0, bringing incremental improvements to the inpainting, erase-and-fill, and related image-editing primitives used by Photos...