Solved Photos app file location

Polygoners1 said:

I was looking for the location of the photos app but i cant find it anywhere!

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Edwin said:

C:\ProgramFiles\WindowsApps
(It's a hidden folder and needs full Permissions to enter it.)

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garlin said:

If you're thinking of removing or modifying files in the WindowsApps folder, it's the wrong way of making changes.

Code:

C:\>powershell "Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.Windows.Photos -AllUsers | select InstallLocation"

InstallLocation
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C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2025.11080.28001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe

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Polygoners1 said:

but which subfolder is it in?

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Polygoners1 said:

I was just trying to open a .dds file with the app.

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Edwin said:

One of 6 - 8 folders called Microsoft.Windows.Photos_.........

It won't support dds files.
Try XnView.

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