Windows 11: new AI-powered search for photos on OneDrive launches

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Microsoft implemented a backup feature in Windows 11 in the past that is designed to get more user files synced to its OneDrive service.

While it is usually not advised to use OneDrive for storage, as automatic scans may falsely identify photos as against the terms of service and ban an account, work on integrating OneDrive further into Windows continues unhindered.

Cloud-based photos search



Microsoft launched a new feature this week in a developer preview of Windows 11 that is adding new search capabilities.

The details:

• Users may search using natural language to find photos hosted on OneDrive.
  
• The feature is only available for Copilot+ PCs.
  
• It is rolling out gradually, which means that it may take a while before it becomes available on a specific device.
  

Microsoft explains that users can search for terms such as European castles or summer picnics, to get all matching photos returned to them directly in File Explorer, even if they are hosted online.

Windows Search returns local files matching the term and also online files, even if the file names do not contain the search phrase.
Microsoft plans to extend the functionality to the Windows search box on the taskbar in a future update. For now, it works only in File Explorer.

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