Windows 10: need help with adding/setting default image viewer windows 10

Ok i wanted to assign infanview my favorite image viewer because it shows animated gifs. Others do not. But i cannot find a way to get infranview on the list of default image viewers. Assuming it's possible anyone know how?

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problem cannot opne file

Hello zhubinjaff i hope you're doing goog today, let's try the following:

There are several ways to open an image and video file in Windows 10. If a photo cannot be viewed using the Photo App, we suggest opening it using a different app. The steps below will help you set Photo Viewer as your default image viewer, do the same for
the video file:

Press Windows Key + S and enter default programs. Select Default Programs from the list.

Select Set your default .

Select Windows Photo Viewer and click the Set this program as default.

Click OK to save changes.programs

After setting Photo Viewer as your default image viewer, open those .JPG files and see if the issue still occurs.

 

Windows Photo Viewer Doesn’t Open JPEG/PNG Image Files on Windows 10 EDU 64bit (Bought from DreamSpark Premium)

Have a look at this and see if it helps:
http://www.howtogeek.com/225844/how-to-make-windows-photo-viewer-your-default-image-viewer-on-windows-10/.

 

Here's one way just to illustrate Irfanview specifically, via rt clicking a jpg and Open With.



Note in Win 8, 10 you cannot assign defaults from within a program.

Here are other ways... the tutorial section is really worth checking for 100s of excellent 'How-to' guides, mostly by @Brink
Default Apps - Choose in Windows 10

 

Also, try Win-I for Settings, Display, Default Apps, scroll down to Photo Viewer, choose an app. (Imho there's a better one in Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Default Programs.)

 

Welcome to TenForums @jacknife1966

If yours is an older version of Irfranview, you may still have a problem setting it as the default viewer. Some of the older versions are incompatible with Windows 10. If you get a notification that "an app default was reset" each time you try to set Irfranview as default then you'll need to download the latest version - as was found to be the solution in this thread.
Setting up Windows 10 Pro