Windows 10: Task Viewer issues

In the past two weeks, task viewer has stopped working properly. It opens and displays previous documents as it should, but when you click on an item, the "Open with" dialog window comes up. Take an excel file for example, I select Microsoft Excel, a new Excel window opens, then closes and a new dialog win opens that states "Sorry, we couldn't find XXXXXXX.xlsx&KnownFolderId= Documents&KnownFolderLength=12. Is it possible it was moved, renamed or deleted?" With an "OK" button below.


I know this started at about the same time I updated to 1809 but I cant say for certain that 1809 or its update is the cause of this issue. The system I have this problem on is a Microsoft Surface Pro 3.

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task viewer icon(virtual desktop)

I have the same problem. The task viewer icon was there but is now gone. I have gone through the steps you listed but no viewer. Then I created a new profile and the task viewer is there. Now, how do I get the task viewer back in my taskbar in my
original profile??

 

task viewer icon(virtual desktop)

Hi Terry,

Are you facing any other issues with the start menu or the action center?

I would suggest you to try these steps and check if that fixes the issue:

• Open an Administrator CMD window. If you can’t find a way, use these steps:
  
• Press CTRL+Shift+ESC to open Task Manager.
• Click File > Run New Task
• Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
  
• Type CMD
• Type the following commands at the CMD prompt:
  
  dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
  
  sfc /scannnow

If the above steps didn't help, then try creating a new user profile and check if the same behavior is noticed. This will help us determine if this issue is confined to your user profile. Try these steps and let us know the results.

 

Windows 10 default image viewer

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps in order to change the default image viewer to Paint.

• In search,
• Type Default Programs.
• Check whether Windows Photo Viewer is listed in the list.
• Left click on the photo viewer and select the option paint.

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.