
Enable Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10 We’ll use the same methods and tricks to restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 11 which we used long time back to enable the same program in Windows 10 in following article: There are ways to bring back the program in Windows 11 and set Windows Photo Viewer as default image viewing app in Windows 11. But Microsoft has made it hidden from users. It’s run by a DLL file “ PhotoViewer.dll” present in “ C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer” folder. Yes, Windows Photo Viewer is still present in the latest Windows 11 operating system but comes hidden. The good news is that you can restore the classic Windows Photo Viewer app in Windows 11 and can use it to view images. It was faster and didn’t use any animations or eye candy effects while browsing images.

On the other hand, the classic Windows Photo Viewer program which used to come bundled with Windows 7 operating system, was an excellent image viewing tool. So you see the built-in Photos app is slower and contains some issues in Windows 11. If you open the second last image file, then you’ll be able to go to previous image in the same folder.

It only allows to go forward and displays the first image file present in the folder. There is another irritating bug present in Photos app! If you open the last image file present in a folder in Photos app, you can’t go to the previous image file using arrow keys or previous/next buttons. It automatically skips some image files while navigating. Sometimes it doesn’t show all images while navigating using arrow keys or previous/next arrows shown by the app.

I have also encountered bugs while browsing through image files using Photos app. Photos app also uses animations and visual effects while navigating between images which can cause performance issues on slower devices.įollowing screenshot shows the new Photos app in Windows 11: When you open an image file by double-clicking on it, you can clearly notice the amount of time taken by Photos app to launch and show the image file on your computer screen. The New Photos App is Slower in Windows 11Īlthough the new Photos app is an advanced image viewer app and provides lots of useful features but it’s a little bit slow. Restoring Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 11.Navigation Bug in Windows 11 Photos App.The New Photos App is Slower in Windows 11.
