Windows 10 uses the new Photos app as your default image viewer, but many people still prefer the old Windows Photo Viewer.Ĭheck "Always use this app" if you want to set Windows Photo Viewer as the default image application. RELATED: How to do a Clean Install of Windows 10 the Easy Way You can get Photo Viewer back in Windows 10, though. If you upgrade a PC running Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10, Windows Photo Viewer will be available, and you can set it as your default photo viewer if you want. ![]() However, if you perform a clean installation of Windows 10 - or buy a PC with Windows 10 already on it - you can’t access Photo Viewer at all. The interesting thing is that Photo Viewer is still there. It’s just hidden, and you’ll have to make a couple of Registry edits to have it show up. ![]() After you do that, you can then set it as your default photo viewer. ![]() Update: Windows Photo Viewer wasn’t cut from Windows 11, and you can make Windows Photo Viewer your default photo viewer on Windows 11.įor whatever reason, Microsoft opted not to include the Registry keys that enable access to Windows Photo Viewer on Windows 10. Those keys are kept in place if you upgrade from a previous version of Windows, but they aren’t created during the installation of Windows 10.
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