Windows 10: Open file in UWP app e.g. Microsoft Photos via command line

Hello,I would like to open a file programmatically with an UWP app. To give a concrete example, I would like to open the image "hello.png" with Microsoft Photos or the Snip & Sketch tool.The AppUserModelID for Photos for me is Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App.How do I do that? Running the app directly does not work:> start "" shell:appsfolder\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App "hello.png"I also considered changing the default app for .png files in the registry, but the UserChoice-key is protected by a hash.Thank you in advancePhilip

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GPU-Z what command line parameter ?

Suggestion: /? (-?) and /help (-help) command-line arguments to show a list of all possible arguments in a small window. *Smile

 

Does Microsoft Photos UWP app not support colour management?

I have noticed that when viewing a set of JPEGs in Photos UWP app that they appear overly saturated and with extra contrast. I saved the JPEGs from RAW files as 8 bits per channel in the sRGB colour space (with colour space embedded) with either Adobe Camera Raw or Photoshop.

When I look at the saved JPEGs in Adobe Bridge or open them up again in Photoshop they look correct.

Interestingly, when I view the original RAW files in Photoshop and then turn on Soft Proofing with the Soft Proof Setup targeting the Monitor RGB profile the image in Photoshop now appears the same as the JPEG does in Photos UWP app. It's stated in the Photoshop documentation that the Monitor RGB profile simulates display of the document on the monitor as it would appear without colour management. So this leads me to conclude that Photos UWP app is not colour managing my photos.

Why is Photos UWP app not respecting the colour profiles of my photos? Does Photos UWP app not support colour management?

Interestingly the JPEGs seem to appear to have relatively accurate colours in the Photos UWP app on other devices namely laptop and phone.

The machine I am experiencing the problem on is a colour managed machine, calibrated and profiled with a Spyder Pro 4. I'm wondering if the profile created by the Spyder Pro 4 is not being accepted by the Photos UWP app...

UPDATE:

Viewing the photograph in Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer or setting it as the desktop background the photograph appears overly saturated and with excess contrast just as it does in Microsoft Photos UWP app. However viewing the photograph in Chrome or the legacy Windows Photo Viewer it looks natural and the same as it does in Adobe software. Are Microsoft apps/OS using one Colour Engine, Adobe using a different Colour Engine and Chrome using yet another Colour Engine?

 

WINDOWS 10 MICROSOFT PHOTO APP

Hello,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

The Photos app brings together pictures from all your devices using OneDrive, so that you can browse them by date, album or folder. It also automatically enhances photos, and creates albums for you, to showcase your best shots.

I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if it helps:

Method 1:

I suggest you to change the Default apps in the setting app and verify the result. You may follow the steps in the below:

• Go to settings and system.
  
• Click on Default Apps and select the appropriately.
  

Method 2:

I suggest you to reinstall Photo app using the PowerShell command
and reinstall using the Windows store. Follow the below steps.

• Open the　Start　menu, type　Windows PowerShell　in the search bar.
  
• Right click on the　Windows　PowerShell　and select　Run as　administrator.
  
• Enter the below command to uninstall the Photo app.
  

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

More reference:

Photos help - Microsoft Support

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

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