Windows Photo Viewer [updated] Download For Windows 10 May 2026

Microsoft replaced it with the (a UWP app) starting with Windows 8 and 10. However, the old Windows Photo Viewer (from Windows 7 and 8) still exists in the system files of Windows 10 — it's just not set as the default image viewer.

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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts.tif\UserChoice] "Progid"="Applications\photoviewer.dll" Microsoft replaced it with the (a UWP app)

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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts.jpe\UserChoice] "Progid"="Applications\photoviewer.dll"