Windows 11 - MS Paint - how to click & drag resize image and maintain aspect ratio?

OS - Windows 11

MS Paint (insider version with layers & transparency)

Is it possible to use the click & drag method of resizing an image and maintain its aspect ratio in the process? I've read several forum posts where they suggest holding Shift while dragging, but doing that does literally nothing. The only way I've found is to go into the image resize window and manually change the length/width amounts while the "Maintain aspect ratio" box is on.

Is there something I'm missing?

Hello, welcome to the Microsoft community.

Based on your feedback, you want the drawing software on your computer to maintain the aspect ratio when dragging and desktop images.

I have tested the method you mentioned, and it is indeed ineffective to drag by holding down shift.

In the built-in software on the computer, it is indeed impossible to do this.

The drawing in the system only retains the most basic functions of the drawing software.

So I feel very sorry.

If you really want the drawing software to have this feature

If you have any suggestions for this feature, you can do so through:

Send feedback to Microsoft with the Feedback Hub app - Microsoft Support

Submit your ideas and suggestions, the development team will regularly review the submitted ideas or fixes.

After submission, please share the feedback link here, as this will allow other people on the forum to vote in support of your submission, including me. More votes will bring higher visibility and priority to the development team.

Hope the above information is helpful to you.

Kirito | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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Last updated January 31, 2025 Views 11,793 Applies to: