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Did the Photos app update cause blank icons for anyone else?
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Yesterday the Windows Photos app got updated and now any kind of picture filetype (jpg, png, etc) are shown as blank icons when they are viewed as List or Details in explorer. Normally the icon should be
. Thumbnail view works fine though.
The pictures do open automatically with the Photos app but for some reason they are associated with
Windows.System.Launcher in the Default App settings for photos as shown below.
Is this association the same for anyone else here? It's a hell of a job to re-associate all these file types back to the Photos app to show the proper photo icon again.
Windows Build/Version
26100.4652
OS
Windows Pro 11 23H2 Build 22631.3737
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Custom built
CPU
i5-12600K
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4
Memory
Transcend 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac 4070Ti Trinity
Sound Card
Internal: Realtek® ALC892 codec
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VZ239-H
Screen Resolution
1080p
Hard Drives
Kingston 500GB nVME
Case
Fractal Focus 2 RGB White
Cooling
Xilence LQ240PRO Watercooling
Browser
Edge Chromium
In the end, it truly does not matter.
Guru
VIP
Is this association the same for anyone else here? It's a hell of a job to re-associate all these file types back to the Photos app to show the proper photo icon again.
Have you tried repairing the App?
OS
All Branches but Release
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Acer Nitro ANV15-51
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 3200-4500 Mhz 8 cores x 2
Motherboard
Sportage_RBH
Memory
32 GB DDR5
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon Graphic / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
Sound Card
AMD/Realtek(R) Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Integrated Monitor (15.3"vis)
Screen Resolution
FHD 1920X1080 16:9 144Hz
Hard Drives
KINGSTON OM8SEP4512Q-AA 1TB
PSU
19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
Cooling
Dual Fans
Mouse
MS Bluetooth
Internet Speed
Fiber 1GB Cox -us & 1GB Orange-fr
Browser
Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev-Chrome Dev
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Operating System
Windows 11 Beta
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Asus X751BP
CPU
AMD A9-9420
Memory
8 GB of DDR4
Graphics card(s)
AMD Radeon R5
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
Seagate 1 TB
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Have you tried repairing the App?
Will try this, did you notice the same association with Windows.System.Launcher in the settings?
OS
Windows Pro 11 23H2 Build 22631.3737
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Custom built
CPU
i5-12600K
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4
Memory
Transcend 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac 4070Ti Trinity
Sound Card
Internal: Realtek® ALC892 codec
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VZ239-H
Screen Resolution
1080p
Hard Drives
Kingston 500GB nVME
Case
Fractal Focus 2 RGB White
Cooling
Xilence LQ240PRO Watercooling
Browser
Edge Chromium
I can see in Microsoft store that my Microsoft photos app updated yesterday.
Normally, I use Windows photo viewer as default viewer for .jpeg/.jpg files:
But If I switch to Windows photos as default it shows:
Photos app version:
Last edited: Sep 9, 2025
OS
Windows 11 Home Version➝25H2 Build➝26200.8037
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
HP 15-fd0027st
CPU
Intel® Core™ i3-N305 up to 3.8 GHz with Intel® Turbo B
Motherboard
8DDB 62.51
Memory
8 GB DDR4-3200 MT/s (1 x 8 GB) Transfer rates up to 3200 MT/s. 1 x 8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) UHD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768
Hard Drives
256 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
Keyboard
Logitech K345
Mouse
Logitech M275
Internet Speed
600 Mbps down
Browser
Chrome and Firefox
Antivirus
Windows Defender
In the end, it truly does not matter.
Guru
VIP
Will try this, did you notice the same association with Windows.System.Launcher in the settings?
I do not use MS Photos App at all. The installed version is
2025.11080.28001.0
For the few associations left I see this:
Have you tried logging in under another user to see if the issue gets duplicated?
OS
All Branches but Release
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Acer Nitro ANV15-51
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 3200-4500 Mhz 8 cores x 2
Motherboard
Sportage_RBH
Memory
32 GB DDR5
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon Graphic / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
Sound Card
AMD/Realtek(R) Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Integrated Monitor (15.3"vis)
Screen Resolution
FHD 1920X1080 16:9 144Hz
Hard Drives
KINGSTON OM8SEP4512Q-AA 1TB
PSU
19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
Cooling
Dual Fans
Mouse
MS Bluetooth
Internet Speed
Fiber 1GB Cox -us & 1GB Orange-fr
Browser
Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev-Chrome Dev
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Operating System
Windows 11 Beta
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Asus X751BP
CPU
AMD A9-9420
Memory
8 GB of DDR4
Graphics card(s)
AMD Radeon R5
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
Seagate 1 TB
They also look fine on my end in list view in explorer (when set to "photos").
Last edited: Sep 9, 2025
OS
Windows 11 Home Version➝25H2 Build➝26200.8037
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
HP 15-fd0027st
CPU
Intel® Core™ i3-N305 up to 3.8 GHz with Intel® Turbo B
Motherboard
8DDB 62.51
Memory
8 GB DDR4-3200 MT/s (1 x 8 GB) Transfer rates up to 3200 MT/s. 1 x 8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) UHD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768
Hard Drives
256 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
Keyboard
Logitech K345
Mouse
Logitech M275
Internet Speed
600 Mbps down
Browser
Chrome and Firefox
Antivirus
Windows Defender
. Thumbnail view works fine though.
