Note for VirtualBox and other users who run Windows 10 in a virtual machine without hardware acceleration: Windows Photo Viewer now depends on Direct3D acceleration and will not work in your VM unless it has it enabled. There you can set all desired extensions to be handled by Windows Photo Viewer.
Now, open the Set Default Programs window by following these instructions:
There you need to create a bunch of string values, as mentioned below: ".bmp"=""ĭon't be confused with the line, the actual Photo Viewer command is the same for all file types.If you do not have such a Registry key, then just create it. Tip: You can access any desired Registry key with one click. Go to the following Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Photo Viewer\Capabilities\FileAssociations.You can get Winaero Tweaker here:ĭownload Winaero Tweaker How get Windows Photo Viewer working in Windows 10 without Winaero TweakerĪs I mentioned above, this can be done by manually editing the Registry yourself. Click the button "Choose defaults for this program" on the right to set all desired extensions which will now be available for the Photo Viewer app. There you will find Windows Photo Viewer. The Set Default Programs window will be opened. Click the button "Activate Windows Photo Viewer".Open Winaero Tweaker and go to Windows Accessories -> Activate Windows Photo Viewer.Using Winaero Tweaker, you need to do the following: How get Windows Photo Viewer working in Windows 10 without Winaero Tweaker How get Windows Photo Viewer working in Windows 10 with Winaero Tweaker