Windows 10: Cannot open photo's, Apps greyed and cannot System Restore

Discus and support Cannot open photo's, Apps greyed and cannot System Restore in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Running Windows home v1809 with Defender and Malwarebytes Starting yesterday I found I could not open my photo's with the default photo app, many of... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by commonone, Jun 2, 2019.

  1. COMMONONE
    commonone Win User

    Cannot open photo's, Apps greyed and cannot System Restore


    Running Windows home v1809 with Defender and Malwarebytes


    Starting yesterday I found I could not open my photo's with the default photo app, many of the window store apps are greyed.

    Tried sfc and dism to repair files without joy.

    Tried SystemRestore with no joy as kept having error 0x80070003 which says I had not permission to restore certain files although I'm the administrator.


    Had recently downloaded a update for iCloud for windows and assuming this was the cause of the problems, have uninstalled iCloud. But nothing has changed.


    Below are 2 messages that pops up when trying to open a photo using the photo app.



    Cannot open photo's, Apps greyed and cannot System Restore 36180e0b-e023-49bf-bb2b-f9bdc7ecff18?upload=true.jpg


    Cannot open photo's, Apps greyed and cannot System Restore b3a6f917-617d-4dae-b41d-4786f17c175a?upload=true.jpg


    Any clues of the problem

    :)
     
    commonone, Jun 2, 2019
    #1
  2. ANGELA PUN
    Angela Pun Win User

    Photos are opening with Paint instead of Photos app

    Hello,

    It's likely that your default application for opening photos is Paint. To change your default program in Windows 10 from
    Paint to the Photo app, we suggest that you perform the following steps:

    • On the Start menu, select Settings.
    • Go to System, then go to Default apps.
    • Select Photos or any app that you like to be the default under
      Photo viewer.

    Update us if the steps above helped you in resolving your concern.
     
    Angela Pun, Jun 2, 2019
    #2
  3. JEFFERSON ORE
    Jefferson Ore Win User
    App Photos

    In this case, we suggest restoring your Photo app library to default. To do this, simply follow the steps below:

    • Open File Explorer (you can open it from Start Menu, Search or taskbar).
    • Click on View tab.
    • Click on Navigation pane and choose Show libraries.
    • In the left pane right-click on Libraries and click on
      Restore default libraries      .
    • Open your Photos app again.

    If you have additional questions, please let us know.
     
    Jefferson Ore, Jun 2, 2019
    #3
  4. DAVIDHK
    davidhk Win User

    Cannot open photo's, Apps greyed and cannot System Restore

    Windows 10 Photos app crashing upon opening


    May I suggest an alternative : Restore Windows Photo Viewer
    How to Restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10
     
    davidhk, Jun 2, 2019
    #4
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