How to open the Photos application in Windows 10? – Media content

There are several ways to open the photos application in Windows, the most common method is that by sorting the files in a folder in Windows , and right-clicking on some multimedia content , in this way you can choose the option to open your file with the ‘Microsoft Photos’ application.

Also in Windows 10 you can open the photos application by executing the ‘ms-photos:’ command using the search engine, the start menu, with the icon on the taskbar, among others. The best thing is that it doesn’t matter which method you use, it’s the same program.

How to Open the Photos Application in Windows 10? – Media Content

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1. What input methods can you use to access your Windows 10 photos?
   1. Searching for it in the apps on your computer
   2. With the taskbar
   3. From the tiles or tiles
   4. With the file explorer of your PC
   5. In task manager
2. What is the Windows key command that directly opens photos?

What input methods can you use to access your Windows 10 photos?

The best method is according to your needs, since since you can access this application from almost anywhere, you have the option to use the tool that is closest to you . Namely:

Searching for it in the apps on your computer

By pressing the start button in Windows you can access all the applications and features of the system, the photos application is located in the letter ‘P’ since it is called ‘Photos’ and the applications are arranged alphabetically.

With the taskbar

The taskbar is the one located at the bottom of the screen, of course if you have not changed its default location. You will notice the icon of the photos application in it, you just have to click on it and that’s it. In case the icon is not shown you need:

1. Locate the photos app from the home button.
2. Click on it with the right click to display the options.
3. Place the cursor in the ‘more’ strip to show another options window.
4. Click on ‘Pin to taskbar’ and that’s it.

One tip that you should know is that the Photos icon is represented by an image file, very similar to the gallery on mobile devices.

From the tiles or tiles

The tiles or tiles are a quick access to the characteristics of the system or those that we want to locate. The difference with the taskbar is that from the tiles you can have a preview, or the big icon. To add the photo App to the tiles you must:

1. Locate the ‘Photos’ program from the start button or applications on your computer.
2. Right-click on the application icon.
3. In the options menu that is displayed choose ‘Pin to start’ and the App is added to the tiles.
4. Click on the icon of the Photos App in the tiles and voila, the program opens.

With the file explorer of your PC

It is important to know what the file explorer is , since in addition to showing us the system folders you can also execute commands from its bar , in order to open applications such as ‘Microsoft Photos’. Learn how to do it as follows:

1. Open the file explorer either by clicking on the icon on the taskbar or by pressing the Windows + E keys.
2. Place the cursor in the bar and delete the address or path that is written, either ‘This PC or My Computer’.
3. Type the command ‘ms-photos:’
4. Hit the Enter key and you’re done.

In task manager

With task manager you can also run commands just like File Explorer, or the run tool (Windows + R). That is to say that to open the Photos App with the task manager you just have to:

1. Open Task Manager (Ctrl + Alt + Delete) you can right click on the taskbar to open it.
2. Click on ‘File’ and then on ‘Run new task’.
3. Type the command ‘ms-photos:’.
4. Press Enter and voila your application opens.

What is the Windows key command that directly opens photos?

Windows does not have a keyboard command to open the Photos app, but you can create custom shortcuts in Windows to open programs or apps directly . There are also other combinations that allow you to open the icons located on the taskbar.

The icons on the taskbar are in order, locate the position of Photos and press the keys ‘ Windows + the number of position ‘, in this way you will open the photo viewer in Windows 10 with just two key presses.