Windows 10: Why do Photos open in IMAGE SIZE in Picture Library in Windows 11

I have been very frustrated and highly annoyed since 3/14/2022 when I purchased a top of the line, very expensive Dell XPS 15 11th Generation, Intel Core I9 Processor with Windows 11, hoping to work with pics and videos in my retirement years. To my horror, all my pictures have changed into Image Size in the Picture library. I refuse to work on each picture to resize them, I want them all to open in its original size like it used to in Windows 10. I do not want to spend years of my time working on each and every picture which have been suggested on these forums. That is totally ridiculous.

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Google Photos not visible in Pictures library

I have set-up the Google Drive app, and I can see the contents in Windows Explorer. It includes the Google Photos folder. In the Photos App, I have successfully added the Google Photos folder to the list of folders.

However, I want to be able to work with these files in the file explorer as well. Specifically, I want them in my Pictures library, but they are not there even though I've tried to add the Google Photos folder to my Pictures library.

In File Explorer, I open Google Drive, right-click on Google Photos, and select "Include in Library...Pictures". A pop-up says:

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Google Photos is already included in the library.

In the Pictures library, I can try to search for a filename from Google Photos, and it is not there.

How do I view my Google Photos folder in the Pictures library?

 

Photo thumbnail picture

Hi

File Explorer>Pictures>Open Pictures.

If Your Photos come up as just a List and don't show up as Thumbnails, look at the Two Small Icons at the Bottom Right of the Screen and 'Toggle' between them.

The first one gives you a List View and the other one gives you a Thumbnail View.

Or you could Click: View at the Top of the Screen and then you Can not only see your Photos as Thumbnails but you can also choose the Size.

 

Photos and images not opening on windows 11

This one works for me but I added this steps:

On Search Bar type %temp% (it will open temporary files) just hit ctrl +A and then delete all

because after following the steps above still didn't work so I did this additional steps and it work!