Instructions to Reduce Photo Size on Windows 11

This updated guide explores instructions to reduce photo size on Windows 11 with practical details, clear explanations, and useful takeaways. Starting from Windows 11 build 26120.4151, Microsoft has added a new feature that allows users to reduce image size directly on the system without using a support tool to compress images as before.

How to Reduce Photo Size on Windows 11

Step 1:

First, users need to install ViVeTool on their computer. Then, open ViVeTool using Windows Terminal application and run the command below as administrator to turn on and restart your computer.

vivetool /enable /id:55390938

Step 2:

After restarting the computer, the user right-clicks on the image they want to share and then selects Share with from the menu. The next menu appears, we select More options to expand the options.

Step 3:

Now we will see the image sharing interface, in the capacity section, select Original and then select the image quality you want to compress to perform.