Windows 10: How to Change my Default Photo Viewer on Windows 10?

Dear Microsoft Community,


Hello. For a while now I have been trying to change my default photo viewer to "Microsoft Photo Viewer."


I really enjoy it more than the default "Photos" for Windows 10.


However, if I click on the properties of a photo on my files and try to change the default photo viewer, I cannot select it "Microsoft Photo Viewer" from the default apps that open up.


I know my computer has the "Microsoft Photo Viewer" installed because some rare photo formats like .tif open with this software. Unfortunately, for all of my other photos, the "Photos" app is the default one selected. I want to change that.


Does anyone know how I can choose Microsoft Photo viewer to open any or all of my image formats?


Thanks a lot for your help. I really appreciate it!


Jorge Cuello Espinosa

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Windows 10 default image viewer

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps in order to change the default image viewer to Paint.

• In search,
• Type Default Programs.
• Check whether Windows Photo Viewer is listed in the list.
• Left click on the photo viewer and select the option paint.

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

 

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Set Windows Photo Viewer as default to open photos

Hi,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I suggest you to follow the steps below to set window photo viewer as default and check if it helps:

• 
  Press Windows key + X.
  
• 
  Click on Control Panel and under View by change it to
  Small Icons.
  
• 
  Click on Default Programs and click on
  Set your default programs.
  
• 
  Click on Windows Photo Viewer from the Left pane and click on
  Choose Defaults for this program.
  
• 
  Select all the formats available from the list and click on
  Save and click Ok.
  
• 
  Check if issue persists.
  

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.