This tutorial will show you how to reset the last open position and size of Windows Photo Viewer to default for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Windows Photo Viewer is a basic lightweight image viewer program that was included in Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7. Windows Photo Viewer allows you to access the properties of an image, print the image, email the image, burn the image to disc, delete image, copy image, rotate image, manually scroll between previous and next images in a folder, and play a slide show of images from within a folder.
Windows Photo Viewer was hidden and replaced by the more modern Photos app in Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10, and Windows 11.
If you restored the Windows Photo Viewer app, whenever you close Windows Photo Viewer, its current position and size on the desktop is saved so Windows Photo Viewer will open to the same position and size as last closed the next time it is opened.
If you like, you can reset Windows Photo Viewer so it will open to its original default position and size the next time it's opened.
EXAMPLE: Windows Photo Viewer default position and size on desktop
Here's How:
1 Close Windows Photo Viewer if currently open.
2 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below.
Reset_Windows_Photo_Viewer_Open_Position_and_Size_to_default.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Photo Viewer\Viewer]
"MainWndPos"=-3 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
4 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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