Windows 10 Preview on Surface Pro 3

[sharpuser]

Anyone know how to get Windows Photo Viewer back as default or as even as an option to view images?

@Kris ,

You've always been able to do this. Just click your heels together three times and say, "There's no viewer like 'Windows Photo Viewer'..."

Here's how to do it:
1) Right-click on a photo, Open With, Choose another app
2) Find Windows Photo Viewer near the bottom of the list. Choose 'Always use this ...'

Enjoy.

Note: The Windows Photo Viewer is not a standalone executable file, but instead, is one of many tasks relegated to rundll32.exe in your Windows System32 folder.

 

[Kris]

Getting display driver errors at least 3 times a day... Is feedback really turned off or is one of my settings not set right?

 

[Kris]

@Kris ,

You've always been able to do this. Just click your heels together three times and say, "There's no viewer like 'Windows Photo Viewer'..."

Here's how to do it:
1) Right-click on a photo, Open With, Choose another app
2) Find Windows Photo Viewer near the bottom of the list. Choose 'Always use this ...'

Enjoy.

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No longer on my list, tried uploading a screenshot but keep getting "uploaded file is empty" error.
It has disappeared from my desktop and my SP3

 

[HarnessTech]

Getting display driver errors at least 3 times a day... Is feedback really turned off or is one of my settings not set right?

I kept getting an error message stating that the display driver had crashed. However, that hasn't happened since today's update. Keeping fingers crossed.

 

[sharpuser]

No longer on my list, tried uploading a screenshot but keep getting "uploaded file is empty" error.
It has disappeared from my desktop and my SP3

This is a call-out to other users of Windows 10 - Can you help @Kris by checking if "Windows Photo Viewer" is on your list of apps per this post above ?

 

[malberttoo]

This is a call-out to other users of Windows 10 - Can you help @Kris by checking if "Windows Photo Viewer" is on your list of apps per this post above ?

@Kris

I'm on the latest Win10 build, and it is an option in my list of programs...

 

[lhauser]

This is a call-out to other users of Windows 10 - Can you help @Kris by checking if "Windows Photo Viewer" is on your list of apps per this post above ?

It's there on mine.

EDIT: And I was able to select as default app in the Default Apps settings.

 

[lhauser]

Why, you didn't got the update?

That's the update that gives us Windows 11, right?

 

[HarnessTech]

This is a call-out to other users of Windows 10 - Can you help @Kris by checking if "Windows Photo Viewer" is on your list of apps per this post above ?

Indeed. I have it as well.

 

[Derekamoss]

I also got this along with security update.

Feature on Demand for X64 (Insider Hub)

I'm assuming its just an update to insider hub, since I can't now suddenly scroll horizontally in the start screen which I have been hounding them about.

 

[Mhaddy]

This is a call-out to other users of Windows 10 - Can you help @Kris by checking if "Windows Photo Viewer" is on your list of apps per this post above ?

yup

 

[Kris]

This is a call-out to other users of Windows 10 - Can you help @Kris by checking if "Windows Photo Viewer" is on your list of apps per this post above ?

Thank you, I have no idea how I lost it as a choice as an app. I can still find it's DLL file but can't make it a default app to view images. Thinking about installing Windows 7 and 8 again to see if I get it back but so close to the RTM release, that and horribleness of doing so, I think I will wait and see if it comes back. If it doesn't there will eventually be a stand alone ISO install for the RTM and I am sure that will have it on it.