To set it as the default viewer for chosen image file types only, click Choose default apps by file type. This associates the above image file types with Windows Photo Viewer. Under Photo viewer, select Windows Photo Viewer from the list. PNG files will now open in Windows Photo Viewer – you will need to repeat this process for other image file types as you come across this (e.g. Step 2) Set Windows Photo Viewer as the default.From the list, select Windows Photo viewer’.Scroll to the bottom of the list, click on ‘More apps’.Right click on an image, choose ‘Open with’ then ‘Choose another app’.Once the registry modification is installed you can choose Windows Photo Viewer as the default profile for images. Step 2 – Set Windows Picture and Fax Viewer as default app When prompted, choose ‘Yes’ to import registry setting.Download Windows10-RestorePhotoViewer.zip.How to restore Windows Photo Viewer manually Step 1 – Install registry modificationĭownload: Windows10-RestorePhotoViewer.zip Install a registry modification and manually assign each image type to open in the Windows Photo Viewer application – see steps below.

Uninstall the Photos app – this will automatically re-enable the Windows Photo Viewer application and set it to handle all your image types – see Windows 10 – How to uninstall Photos app.There are two ways to bring back the Windows Photo Viewer – If you preferred the old Windows Photo Viewer the good news is you can re-enable it in Windows 10. Windows 10 comes with a range of new applications for using your files, one of these is ‘Photos’ which replaces Windows Photo Viewer (also known as Windows Picture and Fax Viewer) from Windows 7 and 8.

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