Microsft Designer Not Cropping...Photo Neither

There is no context indicating an announced fix timeline for this cropping issue in Microsoft Designer or Photos.

What is supported from the available information:

1. In Microsoft Photos, cropping is available through Photos > open the photo > Edit image (Ctrl+E) > Crop. Photos supports preset aspect ratios, free rotation, and rotate/flip actions.
2. In Designer from Photos, Edit with Designer can do crop, rotate, adjustments, filters, text, and background removal/blur.
3. If Designer is not appearing or not working correctly in Photos, the documented requirements are:
   • open a single image first
   • be connected to the internet
   • use a supported language: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil), German, or Italian
   • sign in with a Microsoft account for AI features; Microsoft Entra accounts are not supported for editing with Designer
4. A Microsoft Q&A response for a similar Photos/Designer launch problem recommends repairing Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime:
   • Settings > Apps > Installed apps
   • find Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime
   • select Modify > Repair
   • restart the PC

If the goal is to report the cropping behavior itself rather than work around it, the available guidance is to submit feedback through Feedback Hub or the Feedback portal, since feature changes and backend fixes are not handled through support forum replies.

References:

• Edit images with Designer
• Edit photos and videos in Windows
• Cannot get Designer to work - Microsoft Q&A Designer will not open. Says I need to download Webview2 Runtime. It will not download and says my PC already has it. I'm trying to edit photos. I don't know what happened or why Designer will not open.
• Why is this a feature? when I try to crop a photo, the program moves the picture for me. It is NOT helpful. - Microsoft Q&A Hello Microsoft.