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Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10
windows photo viewer is a dll not an app, and in current clean install windows 10 it is only associated with TIFF files
being a dll file you cannot just [re]associate file types to it in the windows 10 UI, it needs a registry patch to do this; once done you get back the wpv
why would I do this? - because the windows 10 photo app:
does not show alpha
does not loop through the files repeatedly
does not [necessarily] sort in the order the files are in [and the patch restores this in wpv]
but that aside it just does not handle some files well - here is an example of pencil sketch PNG:
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I have more pencil sketch references like this than you could shake a forest full of sticks at
cool... not
Re: Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10
Windows 10, however, does not have Windows Photo Viewer installed.
You would have to do some registry editing to use it.
Re: Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10
yes Rik, registry editing [patch] - that is one of the points I was making ;)
I used this one, option 2.3:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html
as I particularly wanted to get back the 'view files in the same order as they are arranged in the folder' capability as well...
Re: Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10
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handrawn
yes Rik, registry editing [patch] -
that is one of the points I was making ;)
I used this one, option 2.3:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html
as I particularly wanted to get back the 'view files in the same order as they are arranged in the folder' capability as well...
I definitely read your post.
But, clearly missed that point! :rolleyes:
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I do it all the time Rik, probably abort far more than I post :D
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Steve: Why do you prefer 'Windows Photo Viewer', instead of the default 'Photos'?
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Re: Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10
well Rik, expanding on the OP:
if I have asset in a different alpha state wpv will show me the difference - 'photos' won't:
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[and thats besides the afore mentioned degredation of line]
also when I use the cursor keys to go through a sequence of asset files [say for animation] I usually want to sequence in the order they were created, not in name order [sometimes that is the same thing, but in my case often not] - the photo app does not appear to do this, even when they are sorted that way in a folder [and in that respect it is not alone amongst some of the free viewers I have tried in the past]
and finally, again, if you are running through an animation sequence say, looping the files continuously is very handy indeed