Windows 10: How to start Microsoft Photos from command line?

Hi!
In Windows 10 is new app for photos and albums as default picture viewer.
In Windows 8.1 I used JPEGView, and sometimes Windows Photo Viewer.
Now I'm customizing Windows and I know how to start Photo Viewer from cmd and created context menu item.
I want to associate pictures again to JPEGView and have context menu item for Windows 10 Photos, so, how to run Photos from command line?

Thank you for every help.
Miro

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package not found - photo viewing

Open Start, type: CMD

Right click CMD

Click Run as administrator

At the Command Prompt, type:

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

Hit Enter

Exit the command prompt, restart, then download Photos from the Store:

Get Microsoft Photos - Microsoft Store

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/microso...

 

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Sure you've got the answer by now.. anyway, here's how you can launch the photos app from a cmd prompt
explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
or
start ms-photos:

 

Thank you! Works!

But how to use "%1" parameter or filename? When I try anything, also not real path, it always opens MyDocuments.

Miro

 

These 'universal' apps aren't characterised like exe's to use params, it seems. So you can launch them from a command line or powershell, for example, but not with a parameter.

 

So, how it opens image clicked on?

 

I think you mean 'How does it open an image when you click on it?' - well, the problem seems to be that these are not well documented from what I've read. So, you can create shortcuts to them (but not in the normal way) - I know of two ways- and 'open with' allows you to freely change the association between a desktop app and photos.

But if you look at this:



you will see there is no path to the Photos app as you would expect for a 'desktop' exe.

It would seem there is a different mechanism in effect.

 

I can try make it same way like shortcuts to Libraries, Computer, God Mode...
If it will work I'll reply.
Miro

 

A thought which probably isn't worth the effort of exploring: start with the question- where is the location opened by Photos as default defined? For example, if it were in the registry, one 'might' be able to write a script that has as parameter what you want to open. That parameter is used to overwrite the default location which Photos would open. Then the script launches Photos. (And rewrites the default location to tidy up).

Even if the location is defined in the registry, overwriting it might not be effective without logging out, in, which would make the whole idea pretty useless! and if it's hard coded, well, no chance.

Really not worth the effort to explore...!

 

Yes, registry manipulating script is maybe only one way, I tried written in post before your and nothing helped.
Sure is that it must to be possible 'cause if it works when are file associations default, then it's not impossible!

Miro

 

The most useful image viewer I found that works from the command line is ArtSage (ArtSage).

 

Current tutorial – Photos – Albums – Windows 10

I’ve found a couple of videos:.


but in both cases, the “Albums” feature was not yet working when they were created.
Can anyone give me a link to a video tutorial that was created after the Albums feature was fixed…………working now?

 

Any luck opening photos through command line?

 

I must to use Process Monitor or Window Inspector. Currently missing time.

Miro