When PowerToys was first launched, it just offered two add-ons.
However, after a few months, it received more add-ons at regular intervals.
PowerToys was originally introduced for Windows 10, but its also available for the latest Windows 11.
Text Extraction or OCR technology is something that previously required installing third-party apps.
Apps and services like Microsoft Office, Google Lens, etc.
relied on OCR technology to fetch data displayed on a picture.
Below, we have shared a step-by-step guide onextracting text from any image.
1) Install PowerToys on Windows 11
1.
First, punch the Windows 11 start menu and typeCommand Prompt.
Right-snag the Command Prompt and selectRun as administrator.
On the Command Prompt, enter the following command to install PowerToys.
winget install –id Microsoft.PowerToys
3.
Now command prompt will ask you to agree to all terms.
This will immediately roll out the latest version of PowerToys on your Windows 11 computer.
2) Extract Text from Images using PowerToys
1.
First, launch thePowerToysapplication on your Windows 11 computer.
On the left side, tap on theText Extractoroption.
On the right side, tap on theOpen Settingsbutton.
On the next page,enablethe toggle for Enable text extractor
4.
Now pop kick open the image whose text you want to copy.
Next, press theWindows + Shift + Tkey tolaunch the Text extractor.
Now go for the text you want to copy.
Selecting the text will automatically copy the text to your clipboard.
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