How to Get Microsoft Office Picture Manager on Windows 10

You can still install Microsoft Office Picture Manager on Windows 10 as a standalone app through Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010. In the installer, choose a custom setup, keep only Picture Manager selected under Office Tools, and finish the installation. Microsoft still documents this method, although SharePoint Designer 2010 is legacy software and Microsoft’s download pages do not list Windows 10 as a supported operating system.

What you need to know before installing

Picture Manager is not included with Office 2013 or later. Microsoft’s documented way to get it is to install the Picture Manager component from SharePoint Designer 2010. You do not need to install every SharePoint Designer feature to use the photo app.

Download the installer only from Microsoft. The official 32-bit download page describes that edition as the recommended configuration for most users; a separate 64-bit download is also available. Check which version is appropriate for your Office setup before proceeding, especially if you already have older Office components installed. Microsoft’s listed system requirements cover older Windows releases, so installation on Windows 10 may work but is not promised as a supported configuration.

Download SharePoint Designer 2010

1. Open Microsoft’s SharePoint Designer 2010 32-bit download page. If you specifically need the 64-bit package, use Microsoft’s 64-bit download page.
2. Select Download. You can save the installer and run it afterward, or choose the browser’s run option if it appears.
3. When setup opens, accept the license terms and continue until you reach the installation choice screen.

Install only Picture Manager

1. On the setup screen titled Choose the installation you want, select Customize. This opens the feature-selection view.
2. Expand Office Tools. Find Microsoft Office Picture Manager in the feature list.
3. Open the drop-down beside Picture Manager and choose Run from my computer. This marks the component for installation.
4. If you only want Picture Manager, set unrelated features you do not need to Not Available. Take care not to disable components you rely on if this installer is also managing another Office installation.
5. Select Install Now or the equivalent continue/install button shown by setup, then wait for it to finish. The button wording can differ slightly across installer screens.

Open Picture Manager and edit a photo

After setup completes, open the Start menu and search for Picture Manager. Depending on the installation, Windows may group it under Microsoft Office 2010; the Start-menu label does not mean you installed the full Office suite. Select the Picture Manager entry to launch it.

To work on an image, open it in Picture Manager, then select Edit Pictures. The editing pane offers tools for common adjustments such as brightness and contrast, color, cropping, resizing, and red-eye removal. You can use Auto Correct for an automatic adjustment, but review the result before keeping it. Save a copy first if you want to preserve the untouched original; saving over the same file replaces its prior contents.

If setup does not work

• Picture Manager is missing from the feature list: expand Office Tools and scroll through the entire list. Confirm that you launched the SharePoint Designer 2010 installer from Microsoft.
• The installer fails or rolls back: restart Windows and run the saved installer again. If an older Office or SharePoint Designer version is installed, check Microsoft’s setup guidance for that combination before changing or removing shared Office components.
• You cannot find the app afterward: search the Start menu for “Picture Manager” and “Microsoft Office 2010.” If the feature was omitted, reopen the installer, choose to change the installation, and enable Picture Manager.

Because this is a 2010 component, it does not receive feature updates. Avoid installers from third-party download sites, which may be modified or bundled with unwanted software.

Use Windows Photos instead

If you only need basic photo viewing and editing, Windows 10 includes the Photos app. Microsoft lists Photos as the successor to Picture Manager and documents cropping, rotation, and appearance adjustments in its Windows photo-editing guide. To use it, search for Photos from the taskbar, open a picture, and select Edit image. That option avoids installing a legacy Office component.

Microsoft references: Microsoft’s Picture Manager installation instructions and the official SharePoint Designer 2010 download.