Can I use iCloud to back up all of the pictures on my PC?

Can I use iCloud to back up all of the pictures on my PC? And, if so, how do I do it or where can I find instructions for that?
Many thanks to whomever can provide some information on this subject. Tony

Thanks for the response.
The links do not explain how I get the thousands of pictures I have accumulated on my PC over the years up into the iCloud. I have 25gb of storage space there.
Are you certain this is possible? If so, could shed a little more light on how to do it.
Btw, everything on my iPhone is bouncing back and forth to the iCloud and to Outlook perfectly. It's just my legacy photos that I don't know how to deal with.
Thanks again.

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