Opening Windows Photo Viewer and Setting it as Default Having done that, restart your Windows Explorer from the Task manager so that the changes can take effect. Click on YES to confirm that you want to add the registry keys. Now all you need to do, is run the files as administrator and import the key to Windows. Thanks to Edwin, a senior member from TenForum, who pulled the registry file to get the Photo Viewer back on Windows 10.ĭownload the zipped registry file on your computer and extract it to a folder. Only the ones which had fresh install missed out on it. Now, as I’ve stated, Windows 7 and 8 computers still had access to the Photo Viewer. So let’s have a look at how that can be achieved.
We will have to tweak some registry files to access the viewer.
Moreover, the Photo Viewer files is a DLL file and not an EXE, therefore it cannot be launched directly from Windows Explorer. That’s the reason one will not find it in the Control Panel settings while switching the default app to open images. Microsoft has not removed it completely, but is hidden from direct access. What’s worse, is that after the fresh install, there’s no option to open images using the native Photo Viewer and one is stuck with the Modern Photo app unless an alternate viewer like Picasa is installed. Those who have done a clean install of Windows 10, might notice that the Photo Viewer is missing and has been replaced by the Modern Photo Viewer which looks very much like the Edge browser. Users who have upgraded from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 might not be aware, but Microsoft has discontinued the Photo Viewer we had for years.
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