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How to Remove Background Of a Photo Using Microsoft Paint Application

MS Paint is an inbuilt desktop App available with Windows Operating System. Windows 10 has improved version of Microsoft Paint application with the capability to do normal editing of a picture. If you are planning to integrate a photo into another photo, we need to remove the background of the first picture. This article teaches you how to remove the background of a photo using Microsoft Paint Desktop app on your computer.

Here I am showing you how to cut a portion of an image using MS Paint and integrate that portion into another picture.

How to Remove Background Of a Photo Using Microsoft Paint
  1. Right click on the photo and click Open with and select Paint.

  2. Click on Select and click on Transparent Selection
    How to Delete the background of a photo

  3. Select the Free-form Selection to cut the desired portion of the photo in any shape.
    Create Images with transparent background

  4. With the Free-form Selection feature of Windows Paint, you can select any part of the image without any issues. You must be careful while selecting the outline using the Free-form selection tool.

  5. Use copy or cut option to copy the selected portion into the clipboard. You can save it to another new paint window.


Practical Example to Remove the Background Of a Photo Using Windows Default Program
Here I am going to edit a picture I took using the default Windows 10 app. I am going to select the rock on this image and delete rest of the portion without using any third party applications.


By following the steps explained before, I have successfully removed the image background.
Merge two photos Using Windows Paint Application

Since the last image has a transparent background, we can integrate it into any other suitable pictures.


Windows 10 has different default applications with capabilities to do different operations without the requirement of other paid software applications.

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Just like using this simple procedure we can remove the background of an image without the help of any paid photo editing applications like Photoshop.

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So by using a Windows 10 computer, you can edit the background of photos taken by you hassle-free. All you have to learn is how to select the required part of the picture using the Free-form Selection tool while the Transparent Selection on Microsoft Paint is turned on.

How to Disable and Restart Windows Update Service On Windows 10 Devices

Windows Update Service is responsible for checking the latest version available for the current Windows Operating System installed on your computer. If Windows Update service is turned off, your PC will not be able to check and download the latest OS update automatically. So it is important to verify the smooth running of this service on any devices running on Microsoft Operating Systems. This article explains different methods to disable and restart Windows Update Service on Windows 10 devices.

Turn Off and Turn On Windows Update From Services Window
The easiest method to check the current status of Windows Update Service is to visit the services page and look for the Status. To learn how to check the status and change the settings of Windows Update service on a Windows 10 computer, follow the instructions below.
  1. Type services.msc on Windows 10 Search window

  2. Click on Services (Desktop App)

  3. Look for Windows Update from the list of services.

  4. Right click on it and click stop

  5. Operating System will stop the service


How to Restart Windows Update Service Through Services
Now the status of this service is stopped. To restart the disabled Windows Update service, you should right click on it and click Start.


There is another way to restart Windows Update service on a Windows 10 computer. You can use the Command Prompt to do the same. However, you should start Command Prompt on your device in administrator mode. To learn how to perform it, visit the link below.
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Command Prompt Command to Disable Windows Update on Windows 10 Computer
  1. Type cmd on Windows 10 Search Tab

  2. Right click on Command Prompt and click on Run as Administrator

  3. Type the command net stop wuauserv on the Command Prompt (in administrative mode) and press enter key.

Once you have pressed the enter key, you will see the following details.
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.345]
(c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>net stop wuauserv
The Windows Update service is stopping.
The Windows Update service was stopped successfully.

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How to Start Windows Update Service From Command Prompt
To start this Service on your PC, type net start wuauserv on the Command Prompt and press enter key.


A successful operation will display the message below.
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.345]
(c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>net start wuauserv
The Windows Update service is starting.
The Windows Update service was started successfully.

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