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Microsoft Photos App Gains AI Auto-Categorization Feature

9/27/2025

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Microsoft updates the Photos app on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs with AI-powered Auto-Categorization that sorts images into four categories: screenshots, receipts, identity documents, notes.
The feature recognizes images regardless of language, including non-English documents.
Browsing by category is available via the left navigation panel or search, and users can reclassify items to improve accuracy; version 2025.11090.25001.0 or higher is required.

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Story summary

Microsoft updates the Photos app on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs with AI-powered Auto-Categorization that sorts images into four categories: screenshots, receipts, identity documents, notes.
The feature recognizes images regardless of language, including non-English documents.
Browsing by category is available via the left navigation panel or search, and users can reclassify items to improve accuracy; version 2025.11090.25001.0 or higher is required.