Windows 10: Why does my Photos app show random photos as grey in the "all photos" overview?

Discus and support Why does my Photos app show random photos as grey in the "all photos" overview? in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Random images are just shown as a grey square with symbol in the middle and the word "png".... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Birchtreebird, Mar 19, 2023.

  1. BIRCHTREEBIRD
    Birchtreebird Win User

    Why does my Photos app show random photos as grey in the "all photos" overview?


    Random images are just shown as a grey square with symbol in the middle and the word "png".

    :)
     
    Birchtreebird, Mar 19, 2023
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  2. EDWIN
    Edwin Win User

    Photos app not reading photos

    Yes...


    Why does my Photos app show random photos as grey in the "all photos" overview? 268816d1583118601t-photos-app-not-reading-photos-000060.jpg
     
    Edwin, Mar 19, 2023
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  3. XLR8TX
    xlr8tx Win User
    Photos App greyed out (darkened) in Apps list.

    Hello All.

    I was scrolling through the Apps list when I noticed that the Photos App is greyed out (or darkened).

    Why is this?

    What should I do?
     
    xlr8tx, Mar 19, 2023
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  4. BEN N
    Ben N Win User

    Why does my Photos app show random photos as grey in the "all photos" overview?

    Why did the photos app auto-create a random photo album?

    The automatic album creation is a new feature:

    (Source: Microsoft documentation.) It didn't add all the photos taken on that date because it thought some were too similar to others:

    Date and time are definitely taken into account when grouping the photos; a CNET article suggests there might be more complex logic too:

    The location would be determined from information embedded in the picture by the device that took it.

    Concerning the uninvited appearance of the app: That seems to be a bug experienced by many people with the management of Universal app processes. For some, it's caused by a certain version of DisplayFusion.
     
    Ben N, Mar 19, 2023
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