The news that the function Cocreator Microsoft Paint is now available in Windows 11 and was very well received by users. However, some of them have found themselves with the unpleasant surprise that they cannot use it. In this post we tell you What requirements do you need to use Paint Cocreator in Windows 11.
After a long period of testing and corrections, a few weeks ago Microsoft announced the general launch of this function to all users. Previously, it was only available to subscribers to Windows Insiders, the company's testing program.
What is Cocreator?
For those who still do not know this tool, we will say that members of Cocreator of Microsoft Paint is an image generator based on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
The basic operation of Paint Cocreator is very simple. What the user has to do is simply enter text prompts so the AI ​​can automatically generate an image and with an eminently artistic style. Naturally, the more precise and detailed these text indications are, the better the final result will be.
An especially interesting feature of Cocreator (and what differentiates it from other similar tools) is that offers a range of different art styles. The user has a series of previews to compare the different results and choose the one that best suits what they really want. Then you just have to click on it so that it is added to the main canvas. Very easy.
Use Paint Cocreator in Windows 11: necessary requirements
Although the things we can do with this function are true wonders, not everything is rosy. Many users find that they cannot use Cocreator because their PC has become outdated. And, to carry out the tasks described above, It is necessary to have a specifically designed NPU (Neural Processing Unit).
The role of the NPU within the general operation of a PC is none other than trying to reduce energy consumption, which is no small thing when we talk about AI tasks. At the moment, NPUs are only in the most modern laptops, although it is expected that their use will become widespread little by little.
Apart from the "physical" requirement of the NPU, there is another requirement that all users must meet in order to use Paint Cocreator: the obligation to use a Microsoft account on our computer. The company's arguments for forcing us to jump through hoops revolve around the issue of security.
According to Microsoft, this is necessary to prevent use of the tool for illegal purposes or to prevent images from being generated that can be used as a means of misinformation (a word that is in fashion lately).
In conclusion, the requirements for use of Cocreator Paint In Windows 11 they boil down to having a computer with NPU and a Microsoft account. In both cases this means spending money. Thus the illusion of being able to use this function for free on any PC disappears.
How to use Cocreator in Paint
If your equipment meets the requirements that we have explained in the previous section, you can use the tool without any problems. These are the basic instructions on how to do it:
The first thing to do is start Paint. The interface that appears is completely normal, although it has a different detail: above, in the toolbar, next to the color palette, we find a button called "Cocreator", which gives us access to this new functionality.
Once Cocreator is started, you just have to follow the three steps, which are displayed in order in the right column, from top to bottom:
Description
It is the first step and probably the most important of all, since everything we are going to generate will be done from the text description that we introduce. Therefore, it is important that we think carefully and be very precise.
In the right column we will see a box marked as «Describe what you'd like to create» (describe what you would like to create). That is where we must write our image project with the greatest possible detail.
Style
Next, always based on the text of the description, Cocreator offers us a series of options to provide the image to be generated with a specific style. They are as follows:
- Charcoal (charcoal drawing).
- Ink sketch.
- Watercolor (watercolor).
- Oil painting (oil painting).
- Digital Art.
- Photorealistic.
- anime.
- pixel art.
If we leave the option checked «No selection» It will be the tool itself that makes the decision for us.
The Creation
After choosing the desired option, all that remains is to click on the button "Create" to start the process. Co-creator It takes about 10-15 seconds to generate the requested image, although the time will depend on our level of demand (that is, how long and complex the description text is).
Finally, a series of images are shown on the screen from which we can choose the one that is closest to what we were looking for.