Solved Wanting to Have IrfanView Open Files in MS Paint to Edit Them, But Win11 Paint Won't Open


silverfang77

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I have the image viewer/editor, IrfanView 4.60 x64 ( just upgraded from 4.44 today). When I was in Win10, I could set it to edit files in MS Paint in Options>Properties>Miscellaneous. After upgrading my PC to Win11, if I point it to MS Paint in the C:\PROGRAM FILES\WindowsApps\McirosoftPaint_11.2201.22.0_x64_8wekyb3d8bbwe folder. The app absolutely refuses to open when directly accessed like that.

I've found a workaround by using the Win10 MS Paint in the Windows.old folder. However, that's a 40 GB folder and it would be nice to delete it to free up drive space. I tried copying mspaint.exe along with the en_US folder into a different folder, but the app refuses to run if it's copied to a different folder; it will only run C:\WINDOWS.old\System32.

Is there any way to either make Win10's Paint work outside its native folder or to make Win11's Paint accessible to IrfanView.

Thanks.
 
Windows Build/Version
Windows 11 Pro, version 21H2 (OS Build 22000.556)

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
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    HP Omen 30L
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 10850K
    Motherboard
    HP 8703
    Memory
    Kingston Fury Beast 32 GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce RTX 3080
    Sound Card
    RealTek Audio
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    HP Omen 25
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    1920x1080
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    SSD 952 GB, HDD 1.8 TB
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    Coolermaster
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    HP Omen
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    HP Omen
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    Logitech Wireless trackball
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    4G/5G hotspot
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    Firefox
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if I point it to MS Paint in the C:\PROGRAM FILES\WindowsApps\McirosoftPaint_11.2201.22.0_x64_8wekyb3d8bbwe folder. The app absolutely refuses to open when directly accessed like that.
Now that Paint has been replaced with a UWP version you cannot open it that way. But there is also a new stub launcher for Paint that you can point a shortcut to.

You should be able to use a shortcut to....

%localappdata%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\mspaint.exe

We had a similar question about adding Paint to the 'Send to' menu, that shortcut worked there. see post #19 here.

 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
Thanks! I found the stub and IrfanView opened the picture up in 11's Paint.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Omen 30L
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 10850K
    Motherboard
    HP 8703
    Memory
    Kingston Fury Beast 32 GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce RTX 3080
    Sound Card
    RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Omen 25
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SSD 952 GB, HDD 1.8 TB
    PSU
    Coolermaster
    Case
    HP Omen
    Keyboard
    HP Omen
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless trackball
    Internet Speed
    4G/5G hotspot
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Free

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.

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