This is thePhotos appthat comes preinstalled in Windows.

Therefore, before we proceed, we suggestyou create a system restore pointif things do not go as planned.

Once rebooted, the Photo Viewer will be installed on your rig and ready to use.

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However, it will not replace the Photos app and could be used side-by-side.

This app is valid for both Windows 11 and Windows 10.

The topic is covered below, where we discuss how to make the Photo Viewer the default app.

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To do so, launch the app and click onKeep using Photos App.

Note that this requires administrative privileges.

Here are 2 ways to do so.

Startup folder in all versions of Windows

Also, all future images with the same format (file extension) will open in Photo Viewer.

Now your every photo will open in Windows Photo Viewer by default.

And next time it will open auto in Windows Photo Viewer.

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Heres how:

Now any images/videos with the above file extensions will open with Windows Photo Viewer.

However, it cannot be deleted like any other app since it comes pre-installed by Microsoft.

Therefore, a special technique is required to delete the Photos app.

The Photo Viewer is more performance-oriented, while the Photos App offers more features.

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