Windows 10: Little war between Windows10 photoviewer and Irfanview's.

Been working with photo editor Irfanview for more than 15 years so the tool has become my third hand. But a recent updated version somehow woke the sleeping Microsoft dragon...
I installed Irfan and set it, as usual, at default. Nevertheless every jpeg, gif and any other extension is opened in Windows Photo. But I'm a babe in the woods with that program, so I want my comfy Irfanview. I just cannot find where to deactivate the Win10 viewer. I doubt that I can remove the program from my pc, I didn't even try.
From Win XP to Win10 I never had this problem before, my brave little Sigurd always slayed the dragon.

Any suggestions?

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irfanview default image viewer

Hi,

To help you with your concern regarding the Photo viewer, let me suggest you to follow the steps provided by
T.T.D. on this post and check if
Irfanview is on the list.

You can also check on the settings if Irfanview is available.

• Press Windows key+ I
  
• Click System
• Select Default apps
• Then click Photo viewer
• You can also check on Choose default apps by the file type
• Check if Irfanview is on the list

Please let us know how it goes for us to assist you further.

 

IrfanView + Plugin Pack


I'd suggest IrfanView + Plugin Pack (I've used it for ~10 years).

It lets you:

• View images (multiple formats)
• View videos (multiple formats)
• Listen to audio (multiple formats)
• Read txt & pdf files (probably other types too)

It's is one of the first programs I install in my Windows OS installs.

 

Set Irfanview 64 as Default Viewer in File Folders, Including PSD

Hi, all -

I am trying to get Irfanview 64 to be my default Viewer for ALL image files, such that:

• All Thumbnails in all folders, all the time, including PSD files, are visible as photo icons
• Any Image file, of any File Extension, will open in Irfanview when double-clicked

I've been through few threads, and have done the following:

• Set Irfanview as default in My Settings / Associations
• Set Irfanview (Admin . Options > Associations) as Default to all image file types
• Deleted the "Photos" application

Yet, in my folders Icons view, I get the default Irfanview "logo" image (looks like a little red animal with googly eyes with "64" in the center and what looks like a tire track. e.g. roadkill) instead of a thumbnail of the image, and whenever I double-click
on ANY image, Win 10 tries to open the image in Paint, instead of Irfanview.

My entire workflow depends on seeing the Icons as a sample of the image the file represents. Since upgrading to my Surfacebook Pro, this is the only regret I have, and it's making me nuts.

Any suggestions appreciated!