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• View All Photos In A Folder Windows 10

Having issues with the Photos app on Windows 10? At times, the app may refuse to open certain types of imagesJPEG, GIF, or PNG? Image Filetypes Explained and TestedJPEG, GIF, or PNG? Image Filetypes Explained and TestedMowas 2 halo mod 1. Do you know the differences between JPEGs, GIFs, PNGs, and other image filetypes? Do you know when you should use one instead of the other? Fear not, MakeUseOf explains everything!Read More or crash whenever you try to use it.

How to go to the next/previous picture using the Windows 10 default photo viewer? In the past, the Windows 10 Photos app has been known to be a bit temperamental regarding navigation if there are non-picture files within the same folder. Windows 10 default photo viewer doesn't go through pictures using arrow keys.

This is a pain since Photos is the default picture viewer in Windows. But don’t worry, we’ll show you a few fixes to try!

1. Reset the Photos App

Before proceeding, you should try a quick reset of the app. Windows 10 allows you to reset any Store appsHow to Fix the Windows Store and Its Apps in Windows 10How to Fix the Windows Store and Its Apps in Windows 10Ever had problems in Windows 10 with opening the Store or one of your apps? It's a common issue and we've rounded up steps to help you fix it.Read More to send them back to defaults.

To do so, open Settings and open the Apps category. Use the search box to quickly jump to Photos. Click its entry, then select Advanced options. On the resulting screen, click the Reset button to initialize the Photos app. Note that this will remove any custom settings in the app, and it may take a bit to become usable again.

View All Photos In A Folder Windows 10

2. Reinstall Photos

If your app still doesn’t work after the reset, you can try a full resintall of Photos. Unfortunately, Windows doesn’t let you uninstall Photos normally, so you’ll have to either remove it via PowerShell or using a third-party uninstaller. CCleaner can do the job if you have it installed.

Right-click on the Start Button and choose PowerShell (Admin). Enter the following command to remove Photos:

Once you’ve done this, re-download Photos from the Store and see if it’s fixed.

Download:Photos (Free)

3. Try Another Photo App

Should both of the above steps fail, you’re best off using another photo viewer. We recommend replacing it7 More Default Windows Apps You Should Replace7 More Default Windows Apps You Should ReplaceWindows includes a lot of default software, but you can find superior alternatives for many tools. Here are seven more you should consider replacing.Read More with IrfanView, but any photo viewing app will work. If you like, you can even restore the old Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10The Easiest Way to Bring Back Photo Viewer in Windows 10The Easiest Way to Bring Back Photo Viewer in Windows 10Windows 10 replaced the old Photo Viewer with a new Photos app, but if you want to revert back to the old one, here's how you can do that.Read More.

Download:IrfanView (Free)

Hopefully, one of these solutions will work for you. While Photos is decent, a third-party app gives you access to many more tools.

1. what is powershell? i can't seem to find it

2. The photos app is a huge resource hog! The thing never turns off, it is constantly building 'albums' and collates a collection of pictures to display in them. Check the performance tab in task manager! To make matters worse your pictures are also being 'enhanced' to make them appear 'better'
   I had to use Powershell to remove the app from my system.
   Get-AppxPackage *photos* Remove-AppxPackage