Windows 10: Phone Link NOT showing my MS account profile photo

Discus and support Phone Link NOT showing my MS account profile photo in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; With Photo access allowed the Phone Link account photo shows a random photo from Pictures I guess, NOT my MS profile photo.With Photo access disabled... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by blah21, Aug 4, 2024.

  1. blah21 Win User

    Phone Link NOT showing my MS account profile photo


    With Photo access allowed the Phone Link account photo shows a random photo from Pictures I guess, NOT my MS profile photo.With Photo access disabled no photo is displayed. I would still expect to see my MS profile photo.

    :)
     
    blah21, Aug 4, 2024
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  2. kormath Win User

    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 Phone Link NOT showing my MS account profile photo :) 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.
     
    kormath, Aug 4, 2024
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  3. dalchina Win User
    Link to MS Photos required.

    Windows Photos Viewer is an oddity; as I suggested, find a free downloadable image viewer you like, and use that.

    One random list: (there are many such)
    18 Best Free Image Viewer Software

    I use a program in building my family tree- it lets me use an external viewer- simply whatever is set as default. Here you can see it displays the image in Photoviewer. I imagine Vuescanner requires you to specify the path literally.

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    dalchina, Aug 4, 2024
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  4. Pauloxo Win User

    Phone Link NOT showing my MS account profile photo

    Deleting old MS account profile photos

    I found the solution by going to file explorer/search/this PC/account pictures

    thankyou
     
    Pauloxo, Aug 4, 2024
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