: Once restored, you must go to Settings > Apps > Default Apps and select "Windows Photo Viewer" under the Photo Viewer section. Top Third-Party Image Viewers to Download

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If you miss the speed of the original Windows Photo Viewer from older versions, it is still hidden in Windows 10 but requires a registry tweak to reactivate.

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