Microsoft Designer is gone from the photos app?

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Microsoft Designer is gone from the photos app?

Thomas Jensen 80

Hi Community.

So today i noticed that Microsoft designer is not present when i open images and want to edit them, It's not present in the "open with" either. I tried repairing and resetting the photo and photo legacy app, but to no avail.

I also tried reinstalling it, But it's still not integrated in the photo app like it used to be. I really find it useful as you can crop and rotate images freely. Is there any way to get it back, Or is it supposed not to be integrated in the photo app anymore?

Regards.

Thomas Jensen 80 Reputation points

2026-09-05T10:17:18.74+00:00

Nice AI answer. It didn't think Microsoft designer was of any importance, So why bother "excuse me". Is there a nice community member that can help me getting it back? :)
John Samples 5 Reputation points

2026-09-05T23:57:26.28+00:00

I just encountered the same issue. I've been working on a video and using modified .jpg images to introduce topics and today "Edit with Designer" option no longer exists.
Chris 0 Reputation points

2026-09-07T02:09:55.4366667+00:00

They need to fix this ASAP. Designer was literally muscle memory for me.
Hendrix-V 19,030 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-09-07T08:26:32+00:00

Hi,

Please note that this is a user-to-user support forum. Moderators, contributors including external Microsoft employees cannot directly intervene in Microsoft product features or access back-end systems. Our role is limited to providing technical guidance on reported issues, requests, or ideas.

If the feature remains unavailable, consider submitting feedback through Photos > Settings > Send Feedback so the Photos team can review the behavior.

2 answers

Your answer

Thomas Jensen 80 Reputation points

2026-09-05T10:17:18.74+00:00

Nice AI answer. It didn't think Microsoft designer was of any importance, So why bother "excuse me". Is there a nice community member that can help me getting it back? :)
John Samples 5 Reputation points

2026-09-05T23:57:26.28+00:00

I just encountered the same issue. I've been working on a video and using modified .jpg images to introduce topics and today "Edit with Designer" option no longer exists.
Chris 0 Reputation points

2026-09-07T02:09:55.4366667+00:00

They need to fix this ASAP. Designer was literally muscle memory for me.
Hendrix-V 19,030 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-09-07T08:26:32+00:00

Hi,

Please note that this is a user-to-user support forum. Moderators, contributors including external Microsoft employees cannot directly intervene in Microsoft product features or access back-end systems. Our role is limited to providing technical guidance on reported issues, requests, or ideas.

If the feature remains unavailable, consider submitting feedback through Photos > Settings > Send Feedback so the Photos team can review the behavior.

Answer 1

Hendrix-V 19,030 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hi Thomas Jensen,

I understand how useful the Designer integration can be, especially when it has been part of your regular photo editing workflow. Since you've already repaired, reset, and reinstalled Photos without any change, it may be worth checking whether this behavior is related to a recent app update or a change in how the Designer feature is being delivered within Photos.

As a workaround, you can try the following:

Open Microsoft Store and check for updates for both Microsoft Photos and Microsoft Designer.
Launch the Microsoft Designer app directly from the Start menu to confirm it is installed and functioning correctly.
If available, test with another image file type (such as JPG or PNG) to see whether the Designer option appears for specific formats only.

If the feature remains unavailable, consider submitting feedback through Photos > Settings > Send Feedback so the Photos team can review the behavior.

Please note that this is a user-to-user support forum. Moderators, contributors including external Microsoft employees cannot directly intervene in Microsoft product features or access back-end systems. Our role is limited to providing technical guidance on reported issues, requests, or ideas.

I appreciate you taking the time to describe the troubleshooting you've already completed. Hopefully one of the checks above helps narrow down whether this is an installation issue or a change in feature availability.

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Thomas Jensen 80 Reputation points

2026-09-06T07:40:41.49+00:00

Thank's for answering. In microsoft store i'm met with this message "This product is unavailable in your market" Does this mean it's not available in Denmark. So they simply removed it?
Hendrix-V 19,030 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-09-07T08:25:35.2933333+00:00
Hi Thomas Jensen,

That message does suggest that Microsoft Designer is currently not available from the Microsoft Store in your region/account context, but based on the information available in the thread, it does not by itself confirm that Microsoft has permanently removed Designer from Denmark or removed the Photos integration entirely. The thread only confirms that Designer is missing from Photos for the original poster and that reinstalling Photos did not restore it.

A couple of quick checks you can try:

Open Microsoft Store in a browser while signed in to your Microsoft account and see if Designer is offered there.

Verify your Windows region and Microsoft account country/region settings are both set to Denmark.

If you have access to another Microsoft account, test whether the same Store message appears.

If Designer is genuinely unavailable in your market, that would explain why the integration is no longer appearing in Photos, as Photos may only show features that are currently available for the signed-in account and region.

For now, I would not conclude that it has been permanently removed. The Store message indicates an availability restriction, but it does not explain whether this is a temporary rollout change, a licensing change, or a regional availability change.

Answer 2

Michael Boye 0

Hi Thomas,

Did you ever find a solution? :)

BR,

Michael

Thomas Jensen 80 Reputation points

2026-09-16T09:21:18.19+00:00

No. Seems it's just gone. Using Photopea as a substitute.