Windows 10: .jpg files will not open using MS Photos app.

On Windows 11.Starting recently. attempts to open .jpg images causes the error message "...The specified module could not be found"". I rebooted but this didn't help. I ran Restoro but it found no issues. I checked and image files open using other apps such as Paint and XNViewMP. I went to the Microsoft Store to see if it would allow Photos app to be reinstalled or upgraded. The Photos app page tells me I "own the app". Clicking on install asks me where and when i click the only available option the Windows Store tells me "Trying to install" and has an "OK" button! Am I meant to click it befo

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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.

 

Lost default photo viewer after profile rebuild

Thanks Brink. I've tried those steps before i started searching Google. After the profile rebuild i don't have the Photo app listed to choose to make it default in either the system settings for default apps or the Open With option.

I can't even find it doing a search. Seems to have been removed somehow with the profile rebuild, which doesn't make sense.

Might be helpful to list what i've done I've done the open with check, the choose default program in the system menu, tried that in device manager default programs also. I've checked the programs and features Turn windows features on/off and it's not listed there (never thought it was but that was a suggestion), searched the MS Store, it's not listed there either.

I don't like playing in the registry unless i have defined steps and haven't found anything for this yet, just the Win7 version like in my OP.

 

Program to open non MS standard CAB files?

Does anybody here know how to open non MS standard CAB files? E.g. game installer disks with CAB files couldn't be opened with winRAR or winzip... Is there another app to open this files?

Googling linked me to 7zip but I doesn't open it too. *Frown

Thanks in advance.