Windows 10: Windows Photo Viewer; sorting order not the same as view order

Hi Brink, I'm stalling at the point where I add that line to the registry. I'm not sure how to add it (is it a string value? binary?), and the link you provided previously doesn't seem to address this? (Or maybe I'm missing something?)

 

Hello Banpei, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

The .reg file below will add the sort order fix for you.

Windows_Photo_Viewer_sort_order_fix.reg

Just remember that it was discovered to cause the issue at the link below, and was then removed.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...tml#post429905

Clear_extra_Open_with.reg

 

Brink....you're so awesome. Has anyone ever told you that? You are. That worked perfectly. And yes, I joined just now to ask my lame-ass question. Thank you so much, and have a happy holiday!

 

You're most welcome Banpei. *Smile

 

Thanks Joergi

Thank you very much. That problem was giving a lot of trouble. I searched it now and thanks to you now I can view my photos in exact order that y folder is showing. Thanks mate. Keep up the good work

Thanks and regards

After you added that to the registry, rightclick a jpg file, select "Open with", choose Windows Photo Viewer and click "Always open with this app". This step is not intended to actually change the program you are using (actually the program stays the same), but it makes Windows reload the file associations.

If afterwards you open a jpg or a png file, the sorting order should be the same as it was in your folder - at least it was for me.

Final thoughts:
I would be happy, if I got it working using the key Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\DropTarget I mentioned above, but that is only a technical detail. Fact is: With the jpegfile and pngfile DropTarget posted above it's working![/quote]

 

I know this is an old thread and solved but I was having difficulty creating the registry entry. I succeeded and am including the steps to save others the same work. Thanks VERY much for posting the original solution. It works like a charm.

From the existing HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile

1) Create a DropTarget key
2) Create a Clsid string value
3) Modify the string value by copying and paste the above {FFE2A43C-56B9-4bf5-9A79-CC6D4285608A} (no quotes)

This is what it looks like






I had initially created in application key and that didn't work. See attachments. I deleted that key. The correct attachment is keyfix. As always be very very careful editing the registry.

This fix does work to view jpegs in the order sorted in windows explorer ... i.e. by date taken. I tried the new photo application in Windows 10 and I don't need another app with 1000's of thumbnails created ... I just wanted a simple preview of the picture. Windows 7 Photo Viewer shouldn't have been hidden in Windows 10. It was one of the first things I added back in with the links posted here but until today I didn't realize it sorted only by name of the file and not how it was displayed in explorer. Thanks again and hope the above helps someone.

 

Do you realise we fix the programmer's work?

 

This worked but now it opens them in reverse order.
Edit : Nope it opens them as they are in the viewer nice. *Think

 

If you like the .reg download in step 3 of Option Two includes the sort order fix for Windows Photo Viewer. *Smile

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