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[Akihisa]

How to bring back/enable/restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10!


Information

Usually you could use Windows Photo Viewer to view your image files in a variety of ways. You can also print, order prints, attach pictures to an e‑mail message, burn, or open photos in another app on your PC.

Windows 10 uses the Photos app as the default app to open image files with instead now. By default, Windows Photo Viewer is no longer listed in Open with, and only has .tiff files associated with it in Default Programs.

This tutorial will show you how to restore Windows Photo Viewer to be able to select to open image files in Default apps for only your account or all users in Windows 10.

CONTENTS

• You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. To Only Restore Windows Photo Viewer for Current Account
• You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. To Restore Windows Photo Viewer for All Accounts

OPTION ONE

• To Only Restore Windows Photo Viewer for Current Account

NOTE: This option will only affect the account that you are currently signed in to.

1. Do You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. (restore) or step 4 (undo) below for what you would like to do.
2. To Restore Windows Photo Viewer for Only Your Account

• A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below
  
  FILE NAME: Restore_Windows_Photo_Viewer_CURRENT_USER.reg

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• B) Save the .reg file to your desktop.
• C) Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
• D) If prompted, click on Run, Yes (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

3. After that, Go to Settings-->System-->Default Apps ---> Click Photo Viewer. Thr you will see list of apps for Photo Viewing including Windows Photo Viewer. (To be more Clear See the Image below)







4. To "Undo" Restore Windows Photo Viewer for Only Your Account

NOTE: This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below

FILE NAME: Undo_Restore_Windows_Photo_Viewer_CURRENT_USER.reg

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B) Double click the reg.file, If prompted, click on Run, Yes (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.), Yes, and OK to approve the merge. Just like what we did to restore the photo viewer.


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OPTION TWO

• To Restore Windows Photo Viewer for All Accounts

NOTE: You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to restore Windows Photo Viewer using this option.

This option will override You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. above.

1. To Restore Windows Photo Viewer for All Users

• A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and follow the procedure just like we did in Option One.

File Name: Restore_Windows_Photo_Viewer_ALL_USERS_with_Sort_order_fix.reg

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2. . To "Undo" Restore Windows Photo Viewer for All Users

• A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, Same case like Option One. Just follow the step.

FILE NAME: Undo_Restore_Windows_Photo_Viewer_ALL_USERS.reg

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That's it! Enjoy Windows Photo Viewer

For those who are using Windows 10 Creators Update, i'm not sure if it will work the same way.

Credits to TenForums, Brink and Shawn!

 

[Ed Von D]

ayun ohh... thanks for sharing mate \m/