Windows 10 Restore Windows Photo Viewer

Με τα Windows 10, όταν ανοίγετε ένα αρχείο εικόνας, η εικόνα δεν θα εμφανίζεται πλέον στο Windows Photo but opens with Microsoft Photos, which currently has performance and reliability issues.

Windows Photo Viewer was a very easy to use and lightweight program for accessing your digital photos. Unlike the Photos app, Windows Photo Viewer runs much faster and makes it easier for you to view photos stored on local drives.

Windows Photo Viewer Flat Skin by JosephSM on DeviantArt

The good news is that if you upgraded from Windows 7 or 8, it is easy to restore the old Windows photo viewer, as you only need to change the default applications.

To do this, open Windows 10 Settings - System - Default Applications and select Windows Photo Viewer as an option in the "Photo Viewer" section.

Exit the Settings menu and you can now access photos through Windows Photo Viewer. This only works if you upgraded from Windows 7 or 8 and did not do a new installation or system reset.

For Windows 10 users who have performed a clean install of their operating system, we need to use a registry tweak to restore the application.

If you want to fix it in a new installation of Windows 10 and restore Windows Photo Viewer, you can do this by editing the registry:

Download the file photo-viewer.reg and save it to you.
Double-click the photo-viewer.reg file (it is in zip and must be exported before running it) and Windows will ask you if you want to run it. Click "Yes" when you see the security alert.

Finally, you will be asked if you want to merge the contents of the file with the Windows registry. Once again, click on "Yes" to continue.

When you're done, you can access Windows Photo Viewer again, but you'll need to manually set Photo Viewer as the default application for each image file type.

To do this, right-click on an image and click "Open with", select "Select another application". Select "More Apps" at the bottom, then select Windows Photo Viewer as the default program for this image type.

You will need to repeat the above steps for all other types image you want to use with Windows Photo Viewer by default.

If you want to create your own .reg file below you will find it :

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open]
"MuiVerb"="@photoviewer.dll,-3043"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,75,00,\
6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,\
00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,\
25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,50,00,68,00,6f,\
00,74,00,6f,00,20,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,50,00,68,00,\
6f,00,74,00,6f,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\
00,22,00,2c,00,20,00,49,00,6d,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,\
5f,00,46,00,75,00,6c,00,6c,00,73,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,25,\
00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\DropTarget]
"Clsid"="{FFE2A43C-56B9-4bf5-9A79-CC6D4285608A}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,75,00,\
6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,\
00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,\
25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,50,00,68,00,6f,\
00,74,00,6f,00,20,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,50,00,68,00,\
6f,00,74,00,6f,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\
00,22,00,2c,00,20,00,49,00,6d,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,\
5f,00,46,00,75,00,6c,00,6c,00,73,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,25,\
00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\DropTarget]
"Clsid"="{60fd46de-f830-4894-a628-6fa81bc0190d}"

bleedingcomputer.com

iGuRu.gr The Best Technology Site in Greecefgns

every publication, directly to your inbox

Join the 2.100 registrants.

Written by giorgos

George still wonders what he's doing here ...

Leave a reply

Your email address is not published. Required fields are mentioned with *

Your message will not be published if:
1. Contains insulting, defamatory, racist, offensive or inappropriate comments.
2. Causes harm to minors.
3. It interferes with the privacy and individual and social rights of other users.
4. Advertises products or services or websites.
5. Contains personal information (address, phone, etc.).