Windows 10: Photo/WPV default zoom level

Discus and support Photo/WPV default zoom level in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Photo/WPV default zoom level Hello guys, I wish I could set the default zoom level of my default photo viewer (I can choose Photo app or Windows... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by sirluca, May 29, 2016.

  1. sirluca Win User

    Photo/WPV default zoom level


    Photo/WPV default zoom level


    Hello guys,
    I wish I could set the default zoom level of my default photo viewer (I can choose Photo app or Windows Photo Viewer or some third program too).
    I want the default program to be able to open/switch within photos at the default photo size (100% zoom of the photo) and not with the default screen size (100% zoom of the screen size).
    Any idea how to do that? Maybe some registry key to edit? Any software to suggest?
    Thanks for your help, Luca.

    :)
     
    sirluca, May 29, 2016
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  2. Reece.87 Win User

    How to set Windows Photo Viewer as the default program for all photo file types?

    I recently installed Win10 and now my default photo application is the Win8/10 "Photos" app and it is a horrible app. I want the old Windows Photo Viewer (WPV) application to be my default for viewing ALL images, but here's the problem - There is no way
    to set WPV as the default program. Right-clicking an image then going to "open with" doesn't work and going to control panel>default programs does not work. WPV does not show up in any list using the right-click method and in controlPanel>DefaultProgram settings
    WPV can only be set to the default for .tif and .tiff images. Do you have any suggestions?

    Photo/WPV default zoom level [​IMG]
     
    Reece.87, May 29, 2016
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  3. Windows Media Player in Windows 10

    Checked my Windows 7 and Windows 8 systems here. WMP behaves the same way.. closes in 5 seconds and can't cycle through the images.

    As an alternate (or until you figure out the WMP setting), you may register Windows Photo Viewer using my REG file

    here
    . It properly registers WPV with Default Apps. After applying it, set WPV as the default viewer in Default Apps.
     
    Ramesh Srinivasan, May 29, 2016
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  4. ARC1020 Win User

    Photo/WPV default zoom level

    Someone else may know of a way to do it with the Photos app or Windows Photo Viewer, but I'm not aware of a way myself. In the Photos app you can double-click photos to toggle between 100% view, which makes it pretty useable. The Photos app used to over-sharpen photos at 100% view, but looking at it just now I think they may have fixed that since.

    Occasionally I use FastStone Image Viewer to do things other Image Viewers can't, but I'm no expert with it as I only use it for certain projects. However, I've just looked and it will allow you to view all images at 100% view by default if you want.

    Settings > Settings > Viewer Tab > Auto Image Size > Actual Size


    Photo/WPV default zoom level [​IMG]


    To scroll through images, double click a thumbnail (which will open it in full-screen viewer mode), then use either the mouse scroll wheel to scroll through images, or moving the mouse to the very top of the screen to bring up the thumbnail list. CTRL + mouse wheel will zoom in and out.

    As an image viewer it's pretty hardcore, it's like the software equivalent to a Swiss Army Knife, LOL. They do a portable version too if you just want to experiment with it first without actually installing it. Here's their website:

    FastStone Image Viewer - Powerful and Intuitive Photo Viewer, Editor and Batch Converter
     
    ARC1020, May 29, 2016
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  5. ARC1020 Win User
    Ignore my above comment about the Windows Photo app showing 100% size when double-clicking the photo. I don't know what percentage it zooms to as it varies from photo to photo, therefore there's no way of knowing where 100% is by using this method. You would need to manually click the 100% button for each photo (like with Windows Photo Viewer) in the bottom right instead, which is not what you are after.

    I also didn't mention that it maybe worth checking your camera manufacturers software too. If you use a Canon EOS camera for example, it will come with Canon DPP software which will allow you to view all photos at 100% view and will even show AF points.


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    ARC1020, May 29, 2016
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  6. sirluca Win User
    ARC1020 thanks you so much for your reply; actually I need to view different batch of images with fixed image size each batch; I needed some program that would "open/switch" all images with 100% zoom of the size of the photo; without wasting time to double click and/or do more inputs; also I needed it to refresh/reset the display coordinates of the view after switching/opening new photos (example: I open photo1, scroll down, then switch to photo2 and photo2 is displayed from top, not from bottom).
    Today I found a portable software, XnViewMP, that has both those features, "zoom lock" and "reset X/Y coordinates".
    Thank you again for your time; in case I will check FastStone Image Viewer if I need more features.
    If someone would know how to hack Photo apps/Windows Photo Viewer I could drop XnViewMP and use those.
     
    sirluca, Apr 5, 2018
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