How to bring back Windows 7 Photo Viewer in Windows 10! (Free fix, no downloads)

In this video, I’ll show you how to get the Windows 7 Photo Viewer back in Windows 10. My method to enable the classic picture viewer is very easy, doesn’t involve any downloads (you won’t need to install anything) and it’s completely free. You can use this fix in addition to the Windows 10 Photos app, or it can function as a complete replacement.

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The code that’s needed (copy the section in between the dashed lines):

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTApplicationsphotoviewer.dll]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTApplicationsphotoviewer.dllshell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTApplicationsphotoviewer.dllshellopen]
“MuiVerb”=”@photoviewer.dll,-3043”

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTApplicationsphotoviewer.dllshellopencommand]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,
00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,75,00,
6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,
00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,
25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,50,00,68,00,6f,
00,74,00,6f,00,20,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,50,00,68,00,
6f,00,74,00,6f,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,
00,22,00,2c,00,20,00,49,00,6d,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,
5f,00,46,00,75,00,6c,00,6c,00,73,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,25,
00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTApplicationsphotoviewer.dllshellopenDropTarget]
“Clsid”=”{FFE2A43C-56B9-4bf5-9A79-CC6D4285608A}”

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTApplicationsphotoviewer.dllshellprint]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTApplicationsphotoviewer.dllshellprintcommand]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,
00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,75,00,
6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,
00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,
25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,50,00,68,00,6f,
00,74,00,6f,00,20,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,50,00,68,00,
6f,00,74,00,6f,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,
00,22,00,2c,00,20,00,49,00,6d,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,
5f,00,46,00,75,00,6c,00,6c,00,73,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,25,
00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTApplicationsphotoviewer.dllshellprintDropTarget]
“Clsid”=”{60fd46de-f830-4894-a628-6fa81bc0190d}”
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I should, of course, attribute the source of the code, which is this website: http://www.tenforums.com/software-apps/8550-unable-replace-photos-app-photo-viewer-default-10240-a-2.html

If you’re wondering what the fix actually does: it adds back some registry keys that Microsoft intentionally removed from Windows 10. Without these, Windows Photo Viewer can’t open.

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