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How to open JPG images with Windows Photo Viewer

Anonymous
2018-04-21T09:05:13+00:00

I have a new installation of Windows 10 - not an upgrade - and Windows Photo Viewer is the default application for viewing .TIF files. How can I make it the default application for opening .JPG files as well as I dislike the Photos app?

I have tried the usual right-clicking on a .JPG file and selecting "Open with" but Windows Photo Viewer does not appear as an option on this menu and furthermore I cannot locate it in Program Files when I select the option "Look for another app on this PC".

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  1. DaveM121 872.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2018-04-21T09:28:06+00:00

    Hi Mike, can I assume you have enabled the old Photo Viewer in Windows 10 via the registry?

    Yo can add that on the right click context menu of image files as follows:

    Click your Start Button, type regedit and hit Enter

    In the left pane, navigate to:

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell

    Create a new key under shell key and set its name to any desired string such as openwpv

    Create a new key under openwpv key and set its name as command

    In right-side pane, double-click on Default

    Set its value to (copy and paste):

    %SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll", ImageView_Fullscreen %1

    In the left pane, create one more new key under openwpv key and set its name to DropTarget

    Click DropTarget and in right-side pane, create new string CLSID and set its value to {FFE2A43C-56B9-4bf5-9A79-CC6D4285608A}

    That's It, now Photo Viewer will appear in the right click menu of File Explorer

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-04-21T09:35:50+00:00

    I do not have it on my machine - I did a fresh installation several months ago when I did an upgrade. My apologies for misunderstanding. In that case, open Start > Settings > Apps - once in Apps, in the left pane you will see Default Apps - select that, then you will see "Select Default Apps by File Type" on the bottom of the settings page, below the Reset button. Click that, then once you see a list of file extensions, scroll down to .jpg and select the listed app and choose Windows Photo Viewer from the dropdown list.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-04-21T09:08:07+00:00

    In the latest builds of Windows 10, the app is called Photos - to see if it's installed on your machine, here's a link to the app in the Store: https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9WZDN...

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-04-21T14:10:03+00:00

    It's not on my machine, I promise. That said, were you able to chose it as the default app for JPEGs?

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-04-21T09:28:28+00:00

    The Photos app is a completely different app to Windows Photo Viewer and both are present in the latest builds of Windows 10.

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