Windows 10: Windows 10 photo viewer won't open .png files

Discus and support Windows 10 photo viewer won't open .png files in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Whenever I try to open a .png file I get an error with the file path and the following message: "Install failed. Please contact your software vendor"... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by KatieM_766, Sep 18, 2020.

  1. KATIEM_766
    KatieM_766 Win User

    Windows 10 photo viewer won't open .png files


    Whenever I try to open a .png file I get an error with the file path and the following message:


    "Install failed. Please contact your software vendor"


    I can open the .png file in paint but not in the photo viewer.

    :)
     
    KatieM_766, Sep 18, 2020
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  2. IKO22
    iko22 Win User

    How to get rid of raw file support in windows photo viewer?

    Windows 10 photo viewer won't open .png files [​IMG]


    I have downloaded this, and it did not work; photo viewer is not in the list of programs in Open With or Default App. I used option 2 step 3, followed by step 5 to 9.

     
    iko22, Sep 18, 2020
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  3. LIKHITHA V
    Likhitha V Win User
    Unable to open pictures in Windows Photo Viewer on Windows 10.

    Hello Jeff,



    Thank you for keeping us updated on the query. We apologize for the delay in response.



    Please reply:

    • Do you have Windows Photo Viewer files on your PC?
    • Did you check if Windows Photo Viewer is present as a Default application to view photos on your PC?


    I suggest you to check if Windows Photo Viewer option is present as a default application to view photos by following steps below:



    • Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type Default programs and select the top most search result.
    • Click on the default set photo viewer application under Photo viewer and check if
      Windows Photo Viewer is present under Choose an app window.
    • If yes, click on Windows Photo Viewer, close the window and check if the changes are effective.


    Write to us with the status of the issue for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



    Thank you.
     
    Likhitha V, Sep 18, 2020
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  4. CURIOSENIOR
    curiosenior Win User

    Windows 10 photo viewer won't open .png files

    Windows 10 photo viewer not opening some photos

    I took 201 pictures in JPEG format. I transferred them from a portable hard drive to my laptop computer. When I tried to view them using Windows phot viewer 16 of the pictures did not open and I got a message that they were in an un supported format or
    that I didn't have the latest updates to Photo Viewer. I tried your suggestions and got the same results - not able to view - unsupported format etc.

    Today I found the solution - I opened the photos on my portable hard- drive and also in the Photo Viewer window - side by side - I dragged the photos from my hard-drive over to the open Photo Viewer window. Now all the pictures open. Apparently, during the
    transfer, some of the information for those 16 pictures was lost.
     
    curiosenior, Sep 18, 2020
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