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Microsoft Photos app missing

Anonymous
2019-01-04T17:38:54+00:00

Hi,

On our Windows 10 home computer my wife and I each have an account. Whereas I can run the Microsoft photos app, my wife cannot. On her account, when viewing 'apps & features' it does not exist. This is odd as the photos app must be a common app in the operating system. Appreciate any help in correcting this. 

Thanks!

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-01-05T07:20:33+00:00

    Hello,

    Try re-registering Photos app. Perform these steps:

    1. Search for Windows PowerShell using Cortana or Windows Search.
    2. From results, right click on Windows PowerShell and select Run as administrator.
    3. Then type following command and press Enter key:

    Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Windows.Photos | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

    Let the command complete.

    1. Close Windows PowerShell.

    Let us know if this helps!

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-01-04T17:40:36+00:00

    Hi Tipshornal

    Try reinstalling it directly from the Microsoft Store:

    Get Microsoft Photos - Microsoft Store

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/microso...

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-01-07T14:28:49+00:00

    Thanks, Kapil.

    Perfect!

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  3. Vijay A. Verma 104.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2019-01-04T17:44:47+00:00

    Seems Photos is not installed for all users. Uninstall it and reinstall for all users.

    Windows+X > Click Windows Powershell (Admin) > Copy the below command and right click in Powershell to paste it

    get-appxpackage Microsoft.Windows.Photos | remove-appxpackage

    Now, you need to reinstall it

    Use below Powershell command to install

    Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Windows.Photos | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”

    (If you encounter problem installing it, you can always install it from Microsoft Store)

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