Windows 10: Sorry, Photo can't open this file because the format is unsupported. Dreaded heic files and...

Hi All,I cant open .heic files and .Hevc codec is installed. so after researching I have found that I need to install both .heic and .hevc extensions to allow me to open and edit photos sent via android or iphone in windows Photos.Ive installed .heic and hevc. via which is free HEVC Video Extensions from the Device Manufacturer - Microsoft Store Apps. Ive restarted the machine. But I get the same message. The HEVC isn't available on the Business store in Microsoft which is a nightmare for someone has to administer application deployment. Anyone else who has faced this issue? Any ideas on ho

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HEIC Format Covert for Windows 7

See the following articles:

• How To Convert iPhone Photos Back to JPG Format
• What is HEIC?
• Everything you need to know about the JPEG-killing HEIF format Apple is adopting

If you want to keep using HEIC on your iPhone (and there seems to be good reason to do that), you'll need some third-party utility. I don't know which of them have ads and which don't. However,

CopyTrans HEIC for Windows seems to be pretty popular and it's free for home users. See, for example,

https://www.howtogeek.com/345504/how-to-open-heic-files-on-windows-or-convert-them-to-jpeg/

 

Old Mac formatted photo files need to be opened on my PC.

The files themselves are jpeg, tiff, or psd, but the external drive itself was formatted for Mac. When I set up the external drive it asked whether
to format for Mac or PC. When I attach the External Drive to my PC, the icons for the files showed up on the screen but when I click to open the file
is "not readable". When I took it to a shop, the guy saw the icons on the PC screen and assumed it was ok I guess.

 

Photos will not open HEIC files on Win10, even with HEIF codec installed

Hi NCS. I'm Greg, an installation specialist, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, and Volunteer Moderator, here to help you.

Here's the latest on using the iOS HEIC file format in Windows 10:

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-open-heic-an...

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/how-to-open-h...

https://www.howtogeek.com/345504/how-to-open-he...

https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/19/16332192/app...

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted. If you'll wait to rate whether my post resolved your problem, I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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