Windows Photo Viewer

IamKangy

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Can anyone confirm if this restore tutorial for Windows 10 works on Windows 11? It is to bring back the old photo viewer instead of opening with "Photos" -

I don't wanna mess with system files unless I know for sure as I am also using this as my main system - TIA

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Restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10

How to Restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10
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There is a topic on it.

Windows Photo Viewer - can someone share their Start Menu shortcut file?

I have installed Windows Photo Viewer using the regfile provided by @Edwin on tenforums. So I can now right click or have image files opened by Windows Photo Viewer i Windows 11. However, I am missing the Windows Photo Viewer Shortcut on the Start Menu, can someone share their shortcut file...
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IamKangy

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johnlgalt said:
There is a topic on it.

Windows Photo Viewer - can someone share their Start Menu shortcut file?

I have installed Windows Photo Viewer using the regfile provided by @Edwin on tenforums. So I can now right click or have image files opened by Windows Photo Viewer i Windows 11. However, I am missing the Windows Photo Viewer Shortcut on the Start Menu, can someone share their shortcut file...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
Click to expand...
Thanks I did try a search but this didn't come up.
 

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    16GB
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    15.6" Laptop + 24" MSI external curved
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    1920x1080
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I found that the reg hack no longer works but I found this software that restores the old version of photo viewer, I use it and it works just great. HTH
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How to get back old Windows Photo Viewer on Windows 10

Do you want the classic Windows Photo Viewer experience back in your Windows 10 computer? Actually, Microsoft replaced the old Windows Photo Viewer with newer Photos app. Many users appreciate…
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    ASUS Prime B350M-E
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    Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 2666 MHz DDR4 - 16GB
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Brink

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No need for 3rd party software. Option 2 below still works for me in Windows 11.

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Restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10

How to Restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10
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Of course it has changed a bit in Windows 11 on how to set "Windows Photo Viewer" as the default app though.

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Choose Default Apps in Windows 11

A default app is the program that Windows has assigned to open a file or link type with by default when you open it. Default apps you choose will only apply to your account and will not affect other accounts on the PC. This tutorial will show you different ways to set default apps used to open...
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IamKangy said:
Thanks I did try a search but this didn't come up.
Click to expand...

No worries, man. I didn't have to search, as I remembered seeing it. I may have commented in it too. So it was easy for me to find knowing it was already there.

Check out Brink's reply above and you should be golden.
 

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  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HomeBrew
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * Corsair Vengeance 32 GB 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2* 1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    3x Sabrent Rocket PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 1 TB SSD (SB-ROCKET-NVMe4-1TB)
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD
    Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD
    2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM --> RAID1
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 x64 Pro build 21H1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E5470
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Dell TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Dell
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    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
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    Edge Chromium | Chrome | Firefox Nightly | Brave
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    Defender + MB4
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