├── README.md └── enable_photo_viewer.reg /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 2 | # Enable-Windows-Photo-Viewer-Windows-10 3 | 4 | Bring back best old windows photos and fax viewer in Windows 10 5 | 6 | ### How to get Windows Photo Viewer back in Windows 10 (Home / Pro / Education) 7 | Windows 10 has a bunch of new apps, including a new **Photos app**. I HATE the Photos app, it sucks. 8 | Slow & sluggish as hell. Here is the solution to bring back old Windows Photo Viewer. 9 | 10 | ### If upgraded from Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 11 | 12 | ![enter image description here](https://i.imgur.com/qcBusAKl.png) 13 | 14 | simply open up **Settings** and go to **System > Default apps**. Under "Photo viewer," you should see your current default photo viewer (probably the new Photos app). Click this to see a list of options for a new default photo viewer. Assuming you upgraded to Windows 10 from a previous version of Windows, you should see Windows Photo Viewer as an option. 15 | 16 | Choose Windows Photo Viewer and exit the Settings menu, and you're done 17 | 18 | ### If installed Windows 10 from scratch 19 | 20 | 21 | 1. Clone or Download this repository 22 | 23 | ![enter image description here](https://i.imgur.com/eYTkMXd.png) 24 | 25 | 3. Double Click **"enable_photo_viewer.reg"** file 26 | 4. If there are some UAC prompt , just click yes. (Don't worry its's completely safe) 27 | 5. You're done. 28 | 6. Right click on any jpg/png/gif file, Click "Open With" > Click "Choose Another App" > Scroll through the list of apps / software > Click "More Apps" 29 | 30 | ![](https://i.imgur.com/LyEmImJ.jpg) 31 | 32 | 33 | 7. Choose "Windows Photo Viewer" 34 | 8. DONE ✌😎 35 | 36 | ### Credits : 37 | 38 | - [Post by Edwin over at TenForums](http://www.tenforums.com/software-apps/8930-windows-photo-viewer-gone-2.html#post290818) 39 | 40 | ### Confirmed Working Windows 10 Versions 41 | 42 | #### ▶ Version 1803 (OS build 17134) 43 | 44 | #### ▶ Version 1709 (OS build 16299) 45 | 46 | #### ▶ Version 1703 (OS build 15063) 47 | 48 | #### ▶ Version 1607 (OS build 14393) 49 | 50 | #### ▶ Version 1511 (OS build 10586) 51 | 52 | #### ▶ Version 1507 (RTM) (OS build 10240) 53 | 54 | #### ▶ Version 20H2 55 | 56 | #### ▶ Version 21H2 57 | 58 | 59 | ### Confirmed Working Windows 11 Versions 60 | 61 | #### ▶ Version 21H2 62 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /enable_photo_viewer.reg: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 2 | 3 | [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll] 4 | 5 | [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell] 6 | 7 | [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open] 8 | "MuiVerb"="@photoviewer.dll,-3043" 9 | 10 | [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\command] 11 | @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 12 | 00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,75,00,\ 13 | 6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,\ 14 | 00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,\ 15 | 25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,50,00,68,00,6f,\ 16 | 00,74,00,6f,00,20,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,50,00,68,00,\ 17 | 6f,00,74,00,6f,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\ 18 | 00,22,00,2c,00,20,00,49,00,6d,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,\ 19 | 5f,00,46,00,75,00,6c,00,6c,00,73,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,25,\ 20 | 00,31,00,00,00 21 | 22 | [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\DropTarget] 23 | "Clsid"="{FFE2A43C-56B9-4bf5-9A79-CC6D4285608A}" 24 | 25 | [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print] 26 | 27 | [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\command] 28 | @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 29 | 00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,75,00,\ 30 | 6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,\ 31 | 00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,\ 32 | 25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,50,00,68,00,6f,\ 33 | 00,74,00,6f,00,20,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,50,00,68,00,\ 34 | 6f,00,74,00,6f,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\ 35 | 00,22,00,2c,00,20,00,49,00,6d,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,\ 36 | 5f,00,46,00,75,00,6c,00,6c,00,73,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,25,\ 37 | 00,31,00,00,00 38 | 39 | [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\DropTarget] 40 | "Clsid"="{60fd46de-f830-4894-a628-6fa81bc0190d}" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------