Windows 10: Photo stick not opening

So, I plug in my photostick 2.0 to my computer that runs WINDOWS 10. It is very full but I freed up 3GB because I knew I needed to install something for the photostick to work. I plug the thing in, I hear the sound it makes when you lug in a new device, but I don’t see it in This PC. Regular USB flash drives work, the photostick works on my new pc, but for some reason it doesn’t open on my old computer. I know that older computers than mine have successfully used a photostick, so why isn’t it working here? Help???

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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.

 

Prevent photos from USB stick to automatically load into the Photos app

Hi Frank,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

• 
  Open Photo App.
  
• 
  Click on Settings at the bottom left corner.
  
• 
  Under viewing and editing.
  
• 
  Turn off automatically enhance your photo.
  

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