

Within Windows 11, the app crashes even more frequently, for a variety of reasons. Like any app, Photos crashed occasionally within Windows 10-in Photos’ case, after editing a photo and then trying to save it.

The new thumbnails feature seems to be working as expected, too, even when pulling down thumbnails from the OneDrive cloud.) 10, 2022): Though I’m not absolutely impressed with the update to Photos that rolled out in January 2022 (why would you get rid of the “spot fix” tool?!) I think I can say that the app is significantly more stable. Now, all we need to do is add Windows Photo Viewer file association settings to the registry. If you’re not a fan of the new Photos app, you can restore the missing Windows Photo Viewer registration in Windows 10 and 11.Editor’s Note (Jan. Windows Photo Viewer – photoviewer.dll in Windows 10 version 21H1.įor example, this command-line will open a file named D:\sample.png using Windows Photo Viewer: rundll32.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll", ImageView_Fullscreen d:\sample.png Windows Photo Viewer is powered by a single DLL file named photoviewer.dll located in the C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer directory in Windows 11 and earlier OS. But, Windows Photo Viewer remains an integral part of Windows 10/11. Windows Photo Viewer is a lightweight app similar to the Office Picture Manager and Windows Live Photo Gallery, both of which are discontinued by Microsoft. But what is removed is only its registration. The good news is Windows Photo Viewer application still exists in the same location in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
