Windows 10: Can I use the Windows 10 Photos App from within another program?

I'm using the Collectorz.com software BooK Collector, Movie Collector, Comic Collector and Music Collector. They all allow the ability to load images of the front and back covers as well as other images.


They also have an Edit button for editing photos. It requires a path in the settings dialog. How do I use the Photos Windows App that's supposed to be in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps when Win10 refuses to give me access?


What is the point in having this app if I can't call it to do it's job from within another program?


If I have to buy a separate photo edititing app then I won't be using Photos anymore. I don't need two apps that do the same thing.


Is there a way to call the Photos App from within another program?

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Windows 10 - defaul photo program

Hello,

Thank you for posting your concern here in Microsoft Community and welcome to the Windows 10 Family.

As I understand that you are not able to see Photo Explosion in the list of default programs, I would suggest you to follow few steps to set Photo Explosion as your default program.

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  In the search bar type Default programs and press enter
  
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  Click on associate a file type or protocol with a program
  
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  Select the file type which you want to associate with the photo Explosion.
  
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  After selecting click on change programs
  
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  Check whether you are able to see Photo Explosion in the list.
  

Hope this information is useful. Do get back to us for further assistance.

 

WINDOWS 10 MICROSOFT PHOTO APP

Hello,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

The Photos app brings together pictures from all your devices using OneDrive, so that you can browse them by date, album or folder. It also automatically enhances photos, and creates albums for you, to showcase your best shots.

I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if it helps:

Method 1:

I suggest you to change the Default apps in the setting app and verify the result. You may follow the steps in the below:

• Go to settings and system.
  
• Click on Default Apps and select the appropriately.
  

Method 2:

I suggest you to reinstall Photo app using the PowerShell command
and reinstall using the Windows store. Follow the below steps.

• Open the　Start　menu, type　Windows PowerShell　in the search bar.
  
• Right click on the　Windows　PowerShell　and select　Run as　administrator.
  
• Enter the below command to uninstall the Photo app.
  

• 　　get-appxpackage　　*Microsoft.Windows.Photos* | remove-appxpackage
  

More reference:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-10/photos

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

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editing video in windows 10 photo app

Thanks for the information.

If the issue happened after installing the Polarr Pro, we suggest that you uninstall the app first and check if the photo app will work.

To uninstall a program in Windows 10, follow these steps:

• Go to Control Panel.
• Click Programs.
• Look for Programs and Features.
• Right-click Polarr Pro.
• Click Uninstall.

Get back to us with the result.