How to Restore Windows Photo Viewer Windows 10

The process or restoring the Windows photo viewer is different if you Upgraded to Windows 10 or did clean install. This tutorial will show you how to restore Windows Photo Viewer whether you upgraded or clean installed Windows 10.

Option 1 – Restore Windows Photo Viewer from an upgrade:

1. Click on start button then type “Default Programs” and select it form the results.

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2. Then click on Set your default programs.

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3. On the left pane under programs scroll down to select  Windows photo viewer, then click on Set this program as default.

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Option 2 – Restore Windows Photo Viewer from a clean Install:

1. Download and extract the Restore Windows Photo Viewer.reg zip file.

2. Double click on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

3. If prompted, click on Run, Yes to the (UAC), Yes, and OK to any warmnings to approve the merge.

4. Delete the downloaded .reg file from the extracted location.

5. If you restored Windows Photo Viewer, you can now set this program as default.

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I started this tech blog back in 2011 as a place to write down processes I took to fix my client systems and network. Now I write some tips and tricks to help others with the tech issues that one might encounter.

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  1. him

    it really works!! thx a lot!

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  2. Aman

    thanks its working fine

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  3. Chelle

    Fabulous! Thank you so much, it worked perfectly! 🙂

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  4. Cristian Chile

    Funciona Excelente !
    Gracias

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  5. Adewumi Adewale

    Thank you so much!

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  6. Paul Novelty

    Thanksssssss

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  7. Anna

    Thank you so much 🙂 I am so happy to have my Windows Photo Viewer back ! You are the best !:)

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  8. Don Wornock

    Thank you very much for giving me Windows Photo Viewer. Your download made it easy. Without your download, I couldn’t have done it.

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  9. waleed

    thanks alot

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  10. cesar

    muchas gracias me sirvió de mucho tu ayuda

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  11. Jamekia

    I would like to thank you so much!!!!!! This has been a great help!! 🙂

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  12. Frolando Mercei

    really works! Thanks!! I thought this was a fake super great help

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  13. ROB

    LEGEND, THANKS

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  14. Narjung Gurung

    Thanks a lot

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  15. gravity

    hombre hace dias que no se puede descargar el archivo .REG porfavor arregla el link

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    • Miguel

      Arreglado

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      • Donna

        Thank you so much. I’m really, really pleased to have Photo Viewer back x

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  16. Melania

    Thank youuuuuuuu, you saved me from growing white hair :)))

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  17. Timmi

    Saludo desde la República Dominicana , me salvo

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    • Miguel

      yo tambien soy dominicano, me alegro

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  18. Jose Espinoza

    Thanks a lot!. Fast, easy and simple. Great!.

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  19. Gordon

    Thank you so much. I have been trying to do this with getting ZERO results from other sites, until I came to your site. The very first time I tried it from your site directions….100% success. I now have Windows Photo Viewer on my NEW installation of WIN 10. Now I have Windows Photo Viewer installed and set as my default viewer. It works.

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