Enable Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10

[Andy]

Those you who have upgraded from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 probably have Windows Photo Viewer program in Windows 10. But some users are reporting that Windows Photo Viewer has gone missing after clean installing Windows 10.

If you are missing the Windows Photo Viewer, we can bring back the classic Photo Viewer to Windows 10.

1. Copy and paste the following registry key and save as PhotoViewer.reg:
   

   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
   
   ; Change Extension's File Type
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.jpg]
   @="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"
   
   ; Change Extension's File Type
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.jpeg]
   @="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"
   
   ; Change Extension's File Type
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.gif]
   @="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"
   
   ; Change Extension's File Type
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.png]
   @="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"
   
   ; Change Extension's File Type
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.bmp]
   @="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"
   
   ; Change Extension's File Type
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.tiff]
   @="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"
   
   ; Change Extension's File Type
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.ico]
   @="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"

   Or download: View attachment PhotoViewer.reg
2. Double-click on the saved PhotoViewer.reg file.
   
   
3. Click Yes button when you see the following confirmation dialogue to merge it. Alternatively, you can right-click on it, and then click Merge option.
   
   
4. Click the OK button again when you get the following dialogue box and that’s it! You have just enabled the classic Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10.
   
   
5. Optionally, you can also make it default for images.