1 How to Install PowerToys and Enable Image Resizer2 How to Bulk Resize Photos in File Explorer or Desktop3 How to Configure PowerToys Image Resizer Settings4 How to Edit SVG Files and Convert HEIC Files
What is PowerToys Image Resizer? PowerToys is a tool with origins as far back as Windows 95. Published officially by Microsoft, it’s designed to help more advanced users get more out of their PC. In December 2019, Microsoft released a new version of the tool for Windows 10. It currently allows users to easily pick colors, define “zones” for their windows to snap to, quickly rename multiple files, and, crucially, bulk resize images. Though there are certainly other apps to resize photos, PowerToys image resizer has the advantage of being open-source, well-integrated with Windows, and highly configurable. Another quick option is using a web based Image Resizer tool like this one offered by SmallSEOTools which can be used directly with any web browser. Here, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know about it, from installation to how to make pictures smaller with it and configure PowerToys’ many options. Let’s start:
How to Install PowerToys and Enable Image Resizer
How to Bulk Resize Photos in File Explorer or Desktop
How to Configure PowerToys Image Resizer Settings
How to Edit SVG Files and Convert HEIC Files
Two image formats you’ll notice aren’t present in PowerToys are the SVG and HEIC formats. You can follow our existing tutorials to find out how to view and edit SVG files and how to convert HEIC files to JPEG for use with PowerToys. The tool will walk you through a regular setup that will only take a minute or two.
Once you’ve made your selection, tick any additional options you’d like and then press “Resize”.
You can also choose whether you want to interlace your PNGs and which TIFF compression you’d like to use.
Pressing the info button will show you the symbols and numbers you need to add to your “Filename format” box to get the parameters you want.
