Changing the default Photo Viewer is easy in Windows 11/10. Learn how to change the default Image Viewer using Settings or Control Panel.

Q: When I doubleclick a picture, it opens in Windows Media Center. It seems to take forever, and it’s not what I want to happen. How can I change this?A: Every PC has a default picture viewer… ...

You can open the attachments directly from Outlook, but Windows uses the default program to open the file. If you attempt to open a picture, Windows uses the default picture viewer.

Under Defaults you’ll find various options to change the default programs like Web Browser, E-mail, Music Player, Video Player, Photo Viewer etc. which are shown in the image below.

A reader has made Microsoft Paint the default image viewer on his PC, and wants to change it to another programme.

Patrick Marshall answers your personal technology questions. This week's topics include changing the default program for images and photo editing software, trouble with colors on a LG GRAM and ...

Your computer, your phone and your tablet all have default apps, the preloaded software that springs into action whenever a specific task needs doing. Click an image you've just received over ...