Windows 10: I need to open .webp files with the Windows 10 Photos app

I need to open .webp files with the Photos app but it doesn't show up in the "open with" context menu and I can't find the .exe file. I know that the Photos app can read it because renaming the extension works.


This shouldn't be hard to do but I can't find a way to do it.

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Default apps for opening files

How do you change the programs/apps which appear on the drop-down lists next to each file extension type in the "Choose default apps by file type" menu?

I'm trying to associate the Windows Photos app with the .webp extension which Google is now saving many of my pictures as. My options are Google Chrome and VideoPad Video Editor. If I choose "Look for an app in the store", I get a nil return because it searches
for .webp.

I can open my photos app, but (unless I'm missing something), there's no simple "File --> Open" option which would let me open these .webp files directly in Photos, then associating the app with the extension.

I have pretty much the same problem when using the context menu when I right click --> Open with --> Choose another app. I tried the option "Look for another app on this PC", but the only .exe file that I could find in my WindowsApps folder for Photos was Microsoft.Photos.exe,
and this doesn't work. It gives me error messages based on two missing .dll files.

The frustrating thing is that the Photos app comes up as default for so many other filetypes! And it works fine. Perhaps I'm doing something backwards here, so I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!

tl;dr:

1) How do you choose different programs/apps to appear as default in the "Choose default apps by file type" menu?

2) Where is the Photos app .exe actually located?

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

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.