
If you’re still unable to open and use the Microsoft Photos app, you can install a third-party photo viewer.


To install Microsoft Photos from the Microsoft Store You can do this from the Microsoft Store or via PowerShell. In that case, you will have to install the app again.

It’s possible that you’ve uninstalled the Microsoft Photos app, or an app that you installed did it for you. If you can’t find the Microsoft Photos app, try the fixes below. If you want, you can remove the ones you do not need but Microsoft Photos is one of the core apps on the OS so uninstalling it isn’t that easy (though still possible). Stock apps on Windows 10 are present out of a box but many of them can be uninstalled. If you choose to install a different photo viewer, you will have to change the default one on Windows 10 i.e., change it to something other than Microsoft Photos. It is present on Windows 10 when you install the OS and it is the go-to app for viewing photos if you have nothing else installed. Microsoft Photos is a stock app on Windows 10.
