Windows 10: Disable videos opening with Windows 11 Photos app.

HelloAs the title says, I would like the Windows 11 Photos app to open and browse only photos, not videos. I have a video app for videos, I would like my app called Photos to only open photos. Any way to disable videos from opening? Any help appreciated. Thanks.

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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.

 

How to disable/uninstall the Photo app in Windows 10?

Hi,

I suggest you to follow the steps below to uninstall the Photo app and check if it helps.

We cannot disable Photos app on windows 10. However, we can uninstall the app and when you require the app you can download it through Windows Store.

I suggest you to follow the steps below to uninstall the Photo app.

• 
  Type Power Shell in the Search bar,
  right-click on Windows PowerShell and click on
  Run as administrator.
  
• 
  Type the following commands, press Enter
  key after each command, in the given order.
  

1. Get-AppxPackage

(This will view all the apps installed in your account.)

2. Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers

(This will view all Windows apps installed in the computer.)

3. Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.Windows.Photos | Remove-AppxPackage

(This will remove/uninstall the Photo app.)

• Restart the system and check.

Hope the information helps. Kindly write back to us for further assistance on Windows. We will be happy to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Movie Editor in the photos app keeps uploading a pink/purple video instead of the actual video

Hi Emma Epps,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



To get clarity of this issue and assist you with appropriate troubleshooting steps, kindly reply with the answers to the questions below.

1. Is this issue occurring with all the video app, or with the particular video file?
   
2. What is the Graphic Card that you have installed on your PC?
   
3. What is the make and model of the system?
   
4. What is the version of Windows 10 you are using? You can refer this article to
   Check for operating system information in Windows 10.
   

It seems likely this pink artifacts on export issue is caused by display driver compatibility issues. However, I suggest you to follow the below method and check if that helps.



Method 1: Turn off hardware-accelerated video encoding in Settings

1. Open photo app and select settings
   
2. At the bottom you will find your app version number in the About this app section
   
3. If you are running version 2018.180710.00 or greater
   there will also be a Video section with a toggle on this page
   
4. You should try turning off this toggle, which will disable hardware-accelerated video encoding, then exporting your video.
   

I also suggest you to refer this Thread
Windows photo app - Export/Share function problem, from Sarah S (Microsoft)
Replied on July 14, 2018.







I look forward to hearing from you soon.



Regards,