Windows 10: Both Microsoft Photos and Photos Legacy no longer open image files

Both Microsoft Photos and Photos Legacy no longer open image files. This has happened before and after going into APPS and both Repairing and Resetting both apps they worked. However, that no longer fixes this issue. Microsoft Photo Gallery does open all image files.Why is this happening and how do I fix this?Thanks

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Microsoft photo

There's no need to disable Photos. The only thing that's 'in' the Photos app is an index that lists your images and points to where they are stored. Just because Photos has a list of your images it doesn't mean your files are linked in any way to the Photos app. You are free to do with them what you will.

Once you have something else set as the default for opening your photos you can safely ignore the Photos app, it shouldn't reappear and bother you again.

 

How to bring back Photo Viewer in Windows 10?

Unfortunately, none of the above answers worked for me, but they pointed me in the right direction.

1. Right-click on an image in Windows Explorer, choose Open With, then Choose another app.
   
2. In the dialog, scroll down and click on More apps, then `Look for another app on this PC.
   
3. Then, at the bottom right, choose All Files (*.*) instead of Programs (*.exe ...), then navigate to C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer and choose PhotoViewer.dll.
   
4. Photo Viewer opens. Close it.
   
5. Repeat Step 1: Right-click again on the image, choose Open With, then Choose another app.
   
6. Again scroll down to click on More apps.
   
7. Now Windows Photo Viewer appears in the apps list. Choose it and click on Always use this app to open .png files.
   

Once you did steps 1-4, you don't have to repeat them for other file types. Steps 5-7 should suffice.

 

Photos App


Hi, presumably you have neither disk images (very strongly recommended as Windows is fragile) nor system restore points.
This is not a unique situation as you've probably found when searching the web.

Do you keep any sort of record of changes you make.. did you make any prior to this occurring?
Did any sort of update occur?

One suggestion I've seen is to reassociate jpg with another program (check it opens the file) and then associate it back with Photos.
You might want to check other image types handled by Photos as well.

For a basic normal sequence of checks try:
remote procedure call failed opening a photo jpg file - Microsoft Community
Scroll down/search (quite way) to Anshul Khanna and go from there for basic ideas.

The intention is to retry Photos after each step.

One of many such reports:
http://earthwithsun.com/questions/96...mage-with-phot