Windows 10: Windows Photo Viewer flashing white after closing

Im using the old Windows Photo Viewer on Win 10 64 Bit and every time I close it its flashing white for a split second. Going through pictures gives me a headache so its pretty annoying. It seems to be also occuring when opening/closing a diashow.I had this problem for a while now and even setting up windows anew didnt fix it. Please help me

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Windows Photo Viewer flashing white after closing

Im using the old Windows Photo Viewer on Win 10 (64 Bit) and every time I close it its flashing white for a split second. Going through pictures gives me a headache so its pretty annoying. It seems to be also occuring when opening/closing a diashow.

I had this problem for a while now and even setting up windows anew didnt fix it. Please help me

 

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.

 

How to bring back Photo Viewer in Windows 10?

Unfortunately, none of the above answers worked for me, but they pointed me in the right direction.

1. Right-click on an image in Windows Explorer, choose Open With, then Choose another app.
   
2. In the dialog, scroll down and click on More apps, then `Look for another app on this PC.
   
3. Then, at the bottom right, choose All Files (*.*) instead of Programs (*.exe ...), then navigate to C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer and choose PhotoViewer.dll.
   
4. Photo Viewer opens. Close it.
   
5. Repeat Step 1: Right-click again on the image, choose Open With, then Choose another app.
   
6. Again scroll down to click on More apps.
   
7. Now Windows Photo Viewer appears in the apps list. Choose it and click on Always use this app to open .png files.
   

Once you did steps 1-4, you don't have to repeat them for other file types. Steps 5-7 should suffice.