Windows 10: An App default was reset error it reset the windows photo viewer to default photos

Discus and support An App default was reset error it reset the windows photo viewer to default photos in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; Hello Sir, My name is Ronak Savla, I have windows 10 pro, I get an problem as I start my computer for some work, I see the default app is changed... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by RonakSavla, Aug 28, 2020.

  1. An App default was reset error it reset the windows photo viewer to default photos


    Hello Sir,


    My name is Ronak Savla, I have windows 10 pro, I get an problem as I start my computer for some work, I see the default app is changed from windows photo viewer which I installed as an registry file and it changes to default photo app.


    Can you give me any suggesstion also what is the latest update to windows 10 ?

    :)
     
    RonakSavla, Aug 28, 2020
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  2. Taras Win User

    Unable to replace Photos app with Photo Viewer as default (10240).


    I'm not making any headway on answers.Microsoft.com so I'm hoping the experts here can explain why I cannot replace the Photos app with Windows Photo Viewer as the default image viewer (in build 10240). From all outward appearances, it seems Windows Photo Viewer is unavailable.

    The saga is explained in detailed words and colorful pictures here:
    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/i...2-83ece717ddfb

    If that's too tl;dr for you, here are the bullet points:

    • Windows Photo Viewer is never listed as an option when using "Open with".
    • "Open with" lets you browse the disk and manually select the desired program. I navigated to "\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer" but it contains no program there other than "Imaging Devices" (wrong). Choosing "PhotoViewer.dll" produces an error message.
    • In Control Panel's "Default Program", Windows Photo Viewer is shown to be associated with TIF files and nothing else. Attempts to set JPG to use Windows Photo Viewer fail because, again, its program folder only contains "Imaging Devices" (and the dll).


    In an attempt to fix this problem, I used the "nuclear option" and Reset the PC. After Windows 10 (TH1 10240) reinstalled itself, I still couldn't select Windows Photo Viewer to be the default image viewer.

    Suggestions to fix this?
     
    Taras, Aug 28, 2020
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  3. Bree Win User
    Unable to replace Photos app with Photo Viewer as default (10240).


    This tutorial may help.
    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html
     
  4. Taras Win User

    An App default was reset error it reset the windows photo viewer to default photos

    Unable to replace Photos app with Photo Viewer as default (10240).


    Right there in my first bullet point: "Windows Photo Viewer is never listed as an option when using "Open with".


    That would work if Windows Photo Viewer were in the list but it is not.

    For everyone's convenience, here's what I wrote on answers.microsoft.com:
    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/i...2-83ece717ddfb

    1. If I right-click a photo and choose "Open with", Windows Photo Viewer is *not listed* (only Paint and Photos).
    2. I select "Choose another app" followed by "More apps" it is still *not listed*.
    3. If I continue and select "Look for another app on this PC", I can navigate to "C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer". However it contains only one program called "ImagingDevices" and it is *not* an image viewer.
    4. If I display "All files" instead of just "Programs" I can see "PhotoViewer.dll". However, selecting this item results in an error message indicating it cannot be used for displaying photos.
     
    Taras, Aug 28, 2020
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