The photo viewer is one of the most basic programs when using our computers. Thanks to this software you will be able to see all the photographs that you have on your computer very easily. Understanding its importance, below, we show you how to open the Windows 11 photo viewer .
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- What is the way to activate the Photos application on your Windows 11 computer?
- Get the App from the Microsoft Store
- Make Windows Photos as the default app
- In what ways can you properly open the Photos application on your computer?
- From the search engine
- Using the task bar
- Directly with the CMD console
- Why can’t you open the Photo Viewer correctly on your computer?
What is the way to activate the Photos application on your Windows 11 computer?
It is possible that after entering the Windows 11 file explorer you notice that you cannot open the photos. Given this, you may need to activate the Windows 11 Photos application , a very simple process that we will show you step by step below.
Get the App from the Microsoft Store
In the event that you don’t have the Photos application on your PC, you can get it very quickly through the Microsoft app store. To do this, the first thing to do is open the store, simply find and run the ‘Microsoft Store’ app from the Windows start menu. If for some reason you cannot find the above option, you can download Microsoft Photos from their website .
After opening it, go to the Microsoft Store search engine and search for ‘Photos’, in the first results you should see ‘Microsoft Photos’ , click on this app. After the above, click on ‘Get’. The official photos application for Windows will be downloaded almost immediately, now it only remains to set it as the default.
Make Windows Photos as the default app
The first thing is to open the Windows settings, to do this simply go to the Windows start menu and search for ‘Settings’. Within ‘Settings’ you must go to ‘Applications’ and then click on ‘Default applications’ , where the default Apps will be displayed.
Scroll down until you locate ‘Photo Viewer’, here, if the Windows’ Photos’ icon is not there, you will need to change the app , to do this, simply click on the icon of the current app or on the plus symbol ‘+ ‘. Finally, click on Windows ‘Photos’ to set it as the default App.
In what ways can you properly open the Photos application on your computer?
If for some reason you cannot open the Windows Photos App, you should know that there are several ways to do it. In addition to the above, that is, directly launch the App when opening an image file, you can also open the application directly in the following ways.
From the search engine
Using the Windows search engine, you can open any application you have installed. The process is simple, go to the start menu and search for ‘Photos’, in the same way, you can also put the Windows 11 search icon to find the application more quickly. Anyway, once the App appears, click on it and it will open , so that you can see the photos you have stored on your computer.
Using the task bar
The taskbar of recent versions of Windows has a system where you can add programs. In fact, depending on the version of Windows you have, the ‘Photos’ application may be available to launch immediately .
In the event that the application is not on the taskbar, simply use any of the other methods mentioned to open the application. After the above, right-click on the application icon on the taskbar and select ‘Pin to taskbar’ . This will make the Photos application available on the taskbar and you can open it very easily.
Directly with the CMD console
It is not really possible to open the Photos application directly from the command console, at least it is not convenient and it can be cumbersome. In any case, what we can use is the ‘Run’ tool to forcibly open the application.
To apply the above, simply press Windows Key + R at the same time. The above will make the Run tool appear, now you must type ‘ms-photos:’ and click on ‘OK’. After the above, the Windows photos application will open immediately.
Why can’t you open the Photo Viewer correctly on your computer?
You may not be able to open photos using the photo viewer because you don’t have it set up. Given this, you can try to set the Windows photos application as the default , a process that we taught you at the beginning of this article. In any case, there are other things you can try.
Another way is directly by right-clicking on the file you want to open. After the above, go to ‘Open with’ and select the ‘Photos’ application . If for some reason it doesn’t appear, you can also change how the selected file type opens.
To apply the mentioned method, go to the photo you want to open, right-click and select ‘Properties’. After the above, locate the ‘Opens with’ section and click on ‘Change …’. Next, select the ‘Photos’ application from the programs shown in the list. Finally, you must click on ‘Accept’.
On the other hand, if the above does not work, there is always the possibility of uninstalling Windows 11 applications , more specifically, you can delete the Photos application. In fact, there are a few very cool alternatives to this photo viewer that you might even like better.
