Gaining the ability to open files with HEIF and HEVC encoding on Windows is pretty straightforward. Here's what you need to do: Open the Microsoft Store app.

While you can certainly use free third-party apps to convert the HEIC files that your brand-new iPhone creates—if you’re dropping them on your Windows machine for editing or storing—you can ...

To fix HEVC and HEIF issues on Windows 11, use these steps: Open Start. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.

iOS 11 uses new video and photo formats that will help save storage space. And Apple has figured out how to make sure you can use those files on non-iOS 11 devices.