Windows 10 photos app not working
There are several reasons why you are having issues with the Windows 10 Photos App. Normally, restoring your libraries to default will do the trick.
1 Windows 10 photos app not working1.1 Store app Troubleshooter1.2 Reset Photos app1.3 Restore your Photos app package1.4 Reinstall Photos app1.5 Perform system restore
Open File Explorer using the keyboard shortcut Windows + E and click on the View tab.Click on the Navigation pane and select Show libraries.On the left pane, right-click on Libraries and select Restore default libraries.After following the steps, open your Photos app again and you should be able to see the images.
Store app Troubleshooter
If still, your Windows 10 Photos app is slow to open & takes a long time to load, or if it is or not working run the Store app Troubleshooter.
Use Windows shortcut keys Windows + I to launch the Settings.Go to the Update & security menu.Select Troubleshoot option on the left pane.Scroll down and highlight the Windows Store Apps.Click the Run the troubleshooter button.
Then Windows 10 will automatically detect all the Windows Store apps, including the Photos app, and gives workable solutions. You can follow the on-screen instructions to fix the app issue.
Reset Photos app
If the above method didn’t work, then you could try resetting the Windows 10 Photos app to solve the problem.
This will reset the Photos app to the default settings. Perform a restart to make the changes take effect.
Restore your Photos app package
Right-click on the Start menu and select Command Prompt (Admin).Type PowerShell and press Enter.Type Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”} and press Enter.Restart your computer.
After performing the steps, check if you will still have issues with the Photos app.
Reinstall Photos app
If your app still doesn’t work after the reset, you can try a full reinstall of Photos.Right-click on the Start Button and choose PowerShell (Admin)Perform the command below to remove the photos appget-appxpackage Microsoft.Windows.Photos | remove-appxpackageOnce you’ve done this restart Windows PCNow open the Microsoft store, search photos app and install.
Let’s open an image and check there is no more problem, with the photos app.
Perform system restore
If none above solutions worked for you, its time to utilize system restore that reverts the changes to the previous working state.
On the start menu search, type recovery then select the first resultIn the new window click “open System Restore” and then follow the prompts until you can select a restore point.Select the one you want (ideally before your Photos app problems start), and go ahead with the process.
Or you can restore the old Windows Photo Viewer from here. Did these solutions help to fix the windows 10 photos app problem? let us know on the comments below, also read,
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