How To Restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10 and 11 Winhelponline
How To Restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10 and 11 Winhelponline
How To Restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10 and 11 Winhelponline
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Windows Photo Viewer is one of the things that gets removed or hidden from
access after upgrading to Windows 10. The new Photos app takes charge as the
default handler for image files in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The good news is Windows Photo Viewer application still exists in the same
location in Windows 10 and Windows 11. But what is removed is only its
registration.
Windows Photo Viewer is a lightweight app similar to the Office Picture Manager
and Windows Live Photo Gallery, both of which are discontinued by Microsoft. But,
Windows Photo Viewer remains an integral part of Windows 10/11.
For example, this command-line will open a file named D:\sample.png using
Windows Photo Viewer:
Now, all we need to do is add Windows Photo Viewer file association settings to
the registry. If you’re not a fan of the new Photos app, you can restore the missing
Windows Photo Viewer registration in Windows 10 and 11.
RELATED: [Fix] Error “Windows Photo Viewer can’t display this picture because there
might not be enough memory available”
To preview images using Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10, you need to add
the necessary file associations registry keys. After applying the registry file listed in
this article, the Windows Photo Viewer is displayed as an option in the Default
Apps page and the Open With dialog.
Follow these steps to restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10 and Windows
11:
Step 1) Add Windows Photo Viewer to Default Programs
2. Download restore_photo_viewer_windows_10.zip
5. Click Yes when asked for confirmation. Windows Photo Viewer option will now
show up in Default Programs or Default Apps. The registry file adds the
association settings for the following image file types:
BMP, DIB, JFIF, JPE, JPEG, JPG, PNG, TIF, TIFF, WDP
Note that you may need to re-apply the above registry file after installing every
Windows 10/11 Feature Update — e.g., 20H1, whether it’s a clean install or in-
place upgrade/repair install.
RELATED: Windows Photo Viewer Previous & Next Buttons and Arrow Keys do not work
Step 2) Set Windows Photo Viewer as the default
This associates the above image file types with Windows Photo Viewer.
To set it as the default viewer for chosen image file types only, click Choose
default apps by file type and configure it accordingly. You can also use the Open
with dialog to set Windows Photo Viewer on a per-filetype basis.
RELATED: [Fix] Error “Windows Photo Viewer can’t display this picture”
4 ;Includes complete association settings for file types handled by Windows Photo Viewer
5 ;http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
7
8 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RegisteredApplications]
19 ".wdp"="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Wdp"
20 ".jfif"="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.JFIF"
21 ".dib"="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Bitmap"
22 ".png"="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Png"
23 ".bmp"="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Bitmap"
24 ".jpe"="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Jpeg"
25 ".jpeg"="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Jpeg"
26 ".gif"="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"
27
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Ron
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inphoenix
Mike
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Live long and prosper! This was a great and
instructive article!
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Ramesh Srinivasan
Gabriel
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tanoman
Thank you so much. It helps a lot.
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Brad
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mode
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Bill
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Mikee
bloody exellent works just great Thankssssssss
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niel
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Ella
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Ramesh Srinivasan
Andrei
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Gadhe ka Land
Thanx a Ton!
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Brian
But my friend suggest me to use KrojamSoft PhotoViewerPro and I really like that
Photo viewer than default image viewer
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Gerry A
Thanks dude..
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Freeheart
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Ahmed
when i Click “Choose defaults for this program”, I only find TIF and TIFF formats !
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Chris
I would suggest going to the Default Apps and clicking Photo Viewer; the option
for Windows Photo Viewer should be there, that will allow you to apply it to the
other picture formats. Alternatively, you could find an example of each file type
(bmp, dip, jfif, jpe, jpeg, jpg, png, tif, tiff), right click each one, select Open With,
select Search for another app, checkmark always use this app to open, and select
Windows Photo Viewer.
MOrii
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Paul
Ryan
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Ramesh Srinivasan
@Ryan: Because MS is promoting its UWP apps, and classic apps will vanish one
by one in future. Fortunately, WPV is not one among the earliest ones to go.
Jitendra Sharma
Hi!
Sir,
When double click on this registry file. I found “Cannot import the REG file” and
this press “OK” button.
After that, I go to the “Set your default Programme”, i click on Windows Photo
Viewer and than “Choose defaults for this program”.
I would suggest going to the Default Apps and clicking Photo Viewer; the option
for Windows Photo Viewer should be there, that will allow you to apply it to the
other picture formats. Alternatively, you could find an example of each file type
(bmp, dip, jfif, jpe, jpeg, jpg, png, tif, tiff), right click each one, select Open With,
select Search for another app, checkmark always use this app to open, and select
Windows Photo Viewer.
Rath
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ADG
Regarding one click fix, just download Winaero tweaker and it adds photoviewer
with one click fix . Also you can tweak many things on windows withit .Sadly to say,
the old tweaks used to add Control Userpasswords2 to the Control Panel, but hey,
just download the registry Tweak. Remember these are tweaks, not Hacks. One
doesn’t hack his registry, by tuning/tweaking/changing settings or values.
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Ray Wells
Just a quick annoyance rant. This is the third time I’ve needed to fix the
Windows Photo Viewer by running the registry editing “Activate-Windows-
Photo-Viewer-on-Windows-10” script. It works very well, thank you. One of the few
points of control we have in the never-ending stream of software quicksand being
dumped on us daily.
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rosenm
Thank you!
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Thomas Moila
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Ben
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Simon
This is the only solution I’ve found that actually works. Thank you!
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Sylvia
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tazmo8448
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John
I can’t stand the Windows 10 Photos app.
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Tom Balne
I used the procedure I found on CNET (and other places) that said to copy the code
from a “post by Edwin over at TenForums”. It is similar to yours but different. It did
not give me Windows Photo Viewer option for default apps for all photo viewing
or under individual file types. I can go to a bmp or jpg and select it and check to
use on all files of this type. Will your code give me the option under defaults? Can I
use this over what I’ve already done? I did a regedit computer export before I
updated the registry. Do I need to go back and import this before I use your code?
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Ramesh
@Tom: The registry file adds Windows Photo Viewer to the Default Apps. The
previous registry file (from Edwin) can be removed, but the presence of those key
won’t cause any problem.
Michelle Madworld
Read quite a few posts and yours actually worked with great directions and brilliant
outcome. Cheers Super Star !!!!
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Ramesh
@Michelle: Thanks for the compliment! Very glad you found the post useful!
Penny
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I cannot say it enough times!
I print A LOT of photos, and I just got a new computer with Win10.
First time I go to print and it wasn’t giving me the option of selecting size and print
to frame I almost cried.
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lou
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Tracy E Candish
many thanks!!!
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Raina
Thanks a ton!!!! it worked beautifully… Finally, I’m able to toggle between pics…
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mukut
truly….THANKS 🙂
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Wen
Thanks soo much, been trying to get this sorted for months!! Bless ya!
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norman
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Jesse Ortega
Worked like a charm. Now I don’t have to wait and waste a lot of time waiting
for the photo editing app to start. Like yea,,,, we have to edit every photo we
view. Whose bright idea was that? I guess windows is getting too good and we
need some app to slow us down. Okay I’m getting tired of been sarcastic. What a
relief. Thank you, thank you very much.
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Lawrence Camodeca
Wow, what a difference. I had forgotten how easy photo viewing was before.
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phoebe
Thank you for this article. I’ve tried numerous times to fix my Windows Photos –
Windows 10 so I gave up. And now I have Windows Photo Editor.
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Kenny
I work on data with light graphics using Windows Photo Viewer. Microsoft didn’t
notice that some people out there still depend on WPV. I don’t need all the
complications of Photos, MS Paint, Paint 3D, Snip & Sketches, etc. It was sad not to
find WPV in Windows 10, V1909. Looked everywhere, until I found this blog. When
I ran the .reg file it worked perfectly as expected. My work will be more productive.
Thanks, dude!
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Siebe
The normal app in Windows 10, Photos, did not work properly with my Wacom
mousepen. I am happy Windows Photo Viewer works again. Thanks!!
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Shabbir
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Steve
Brilliant. Thanks.
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Greg Katz
Worked as advertised.
I’ll keep the file in my Tools folder so when there’s another Windows 10 Update, I
can restore the viewer. The new W10 Photo App gives me this error when printing
photos to my HP ENVY Photo 7855 All-In-One printer.
Seems MSFT and HP developers are not talking to each other again.
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Ilene
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Ze Barreto
Windows 10 opens .tiff or .tif files in the good old Windows Photo Viewer. If you
want to open .jpg or .png files in that app too, the simplest and quickest thing you
can do is just put one .tif file together with the .jpg or .png files in the same folder.
When you first open that lonely .tif file, then Windows Photo Viewer will open all
the .jpg and .png files of the same folder simply using the arrows forth and back…
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Tunde
Perfect solution, thank you Ramesh for you energy and time. Remember people, to
run this file as Local Admin, should work first time without errors.
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Espers
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Reter
I’d like to note that you can verify that WPV is installed by looking at the “default
programs” for .TIFF.
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Ramesh
Yes, it does work in all versions of Windows 10, including 2004.
Biggs
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JoeB
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Icepax
Doesn’t work on Windows 10 2004 build – Previous and Next buttons are disabled
despite all of my JPEG files do not have hidden or read-only attribute set.
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Ramesh
@Icepax: If you can upload your .jpg association report (made using FileTypeDiag
), I’ll work on this issue. Let’s know.
Shatishraj Jothee
Thank you so much. This was my solution as the Photos app has a bug that
prevents me from clicking next on some pictures. Now i get to keep Photos app for
importing pictures and photos viewer for viewing
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TK
Thank you for taking the time to share this valuable information that Microsoft
didn’t. I find it hard to believe that with updates to a person’s own computer that
apps and whatever Microsoft feels they want to remove are removed without
notification. It’s like we have no control over our own computers anymore. It’s
experts like you that deserve recognition for what you do and at no cost. Microsoft
or any of these companies wouldn’t do that, give people options and freedom to
choose what they want to keep on their own computer. Thank you again. Your help
is not only greatly appreciated, but I hope well documented as it should be.
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Ramesh
Nahro
Many thanks, I appreciate your efforts.
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Pipps
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Hemant
Many Thanks
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Steven
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Ramesh
@Steven: Thre registry fix needs to be applied after installing every feature
update. this is normal.
Clinton
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Krista
I looked all over and yours was the first site that got me the solution I wanted.
Many thanks!
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Chris
I have found that it does not automatically associate the file types with WPV.
However, it does make WPV a selectable option in the Default Apps for Photo
viewer.
How can I make this applicable to all users on the computer? When I run it as an
Admin, it only applies for the admin account. When the User logs in, WPV is not
available in the Default Apps for Photo viewer. The standard user does not have
the ability to install registry keys.
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dennis
Ramesh….
Thank you so much!!! I was pulling my hair out for two days trying to figure out
how to make photo viewer my default instead of paint! your directions tool less
then 10 seconds. tank you!!!
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Andy
Absolutely brilliant, the zip file worked perfectly. It’s something that has been
bugging me for ages. Why MS think the photos app is any good is beyond me.
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