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Works as advertised on my other 10 Pro install. And yes that was a clean install. Install was done with Media created via the Media Creation Tool.
Does this issue only occur in VM installs maybe? I didn't read the whole other thread, just read the first few posts.
Remember that there are updates that take place during install, even clean install. Even if you do not ask for them, unless disconnected from the internet.
I am not saying this is so, but the registry fix for the missing Preview menu item in File Explorer, the missing association of multiple image formats for Photo Viewer, just can simply be applied by running a small .reg merge file, and that could be done easily on an update at install time or any security update thereafter.
That small piece of the registry, exactly those registry entries from Windows 8.1 (and probably the same back to XP, I have not checked!) can be run on an intact registry or one that has some missing entries, without prior checking that the registry has a problem, so it could be a blanket fix.
I also do not know if Defender definition updates contain registry fixes, but I would be surprised if they don't, in order to eradicate damage done by malware that writes to the registry. The same goes for 3rd party antimalware or AV utilities. The difference would be that 3rd party apps may be later in receiving notice of registry changes that have a null threat rating, but a potential loophole for some as-yet unknown exploit.
Having said that, I have "Windows 10 Enterprise Evaluation, Windows license for 86 days build 10240" from the TechNet evaluation page that has exactly the same photo viewer problem and exactly the same missing registry entries for photoviewer.dll that have caused the problem elsewhere:
rather than the correct code:Code:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print] "NeverDefault"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\command] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,75,00,\ 6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,\ 00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,\ 25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,50,00,68,00,6f,\ 00,74,00,6f,00,20,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,50,00,68,00,\ 6f,00,74,00,6f,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\ 00,22,00,2c,00,20,00,49,00,6d,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,\ 5f,00,46,00,75,00,6c,00,6c,00,73,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,25,\ 00,31,00,00,00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\DropTarget] "Clsid"="{60fd46de-f830-4894-a628-6fa81bc0190d}"
Media Creation Tool produces firstly a "Panther" folder, containing an xml "snapshot" of the system running the Media Creation Tool in order to make the upgrade on that machine for which it was intended as smooth as possible. It also checks the licensed key of the system it was run on in windlp.state.xml:Code:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open] "MuiVerb"="@photoviewer.dll,-3043" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\command] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,75,00,\ 6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,\ 00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,\ 25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,50,00,68,00,6f,\ 00,74,00,6f,00,20,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,50,00,68,00,\ 6f,00,74,00,6f,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\ 00,22,00,2c,00,20,00,49,00,6d,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,\ 5f,00,46,00,75,00,6c,00,6c,00,73,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,25,\ 00,31,00,00,00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\DropTarget] "Clsid"="{FFE2A43C-56B9-4bf5-9A79-CC6D4285608A}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\command] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,75,00,\ 6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,\ 00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,\ 25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,50,00,68,00,6f,\ 00,74,00,6f,00,20,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,50,00,68,00,\ 6f,00,74,00,6f,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\ 00,22,00,2c,00,20,00,49,00,6d,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,\ 5f,00,46,00,75,00,6c,00,6c,00,73,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,25,\ 00,31,00,00,00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\DropTarget] "Clsid"="{60fd46de-f830-4894-a628-6fa81bc0190d}"
In this case run from a Pro version of Windows 10.10240.HTML Code:<DownloadFileSizeX64>0</DownloadFileSizeX64> <DownloadUrlX86>http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/updt/2015/07/10240.16384.150709-1700.th1_clientpro_ret_x86fre_en-gb_138d74496ff2262811b4584824d4ae4573941e3a.esd</DownloadUrlX86> <DecryptionKeyX86>BwIAAACkAABSU0EyAAgAAAEAAQCNWsKi2L/3i8l2s91yX0Ea4Z5x5i9ngwB2wITlxLgCUz22U60YGehF2NeH6htxHQsqI6WEVFnxjgR5TEkWJTDrZ9Ura1wAcugczD9uz0owxYF5p8oWEku3MK7qLCPAtX+4CEKCPuruHMSZe3ieZyC/odI/50B//PBM/HEBh5FM/rVteXMDEvuMozAHqQoz3p6iDekL/Dhqy9J5foP6ZUwdEGLj2AXI4Ae6ciXy/wmM5mCtCtNq8CFV+mFSFLWFZ2sazBQ8GyyehHkMrjGQ4EG5RSQWMySiGagaWbzvZ37LR2+qqdwxOzGwQlsBRfCfmtfFnajqLZnab8A1HmlEbI7WYwHb7MoBj2FK+xowzGs5i9pIP3Brullq28R6ayAvEywixklHzarC10r2SlalORdiMJnEcPGeaJ5ZvzKG8wOATn68cLLQFKrqlrRo9XLjWrpJCTKt8CcrbRJ5ZLbYxzw4vecz2O3GyJQ8wRVCOGDq6RTaftToOE6vMqG7MjzYU9hPbxHqnWZo9c09sAh1inBJsHJi6mZZokkTZ7R8FtSrSfIGoF0Kr1BmmWZc/n9MvCBnwwlTkt0O9kkG7IJO8mrBNdGydcq+ph1MbUGib5nwWIazgcfXGXYDz1eX1RpqmhA1TkXzbwUl6vPeuncbD5kUxdGK5XueW2j9E+/Dw2zn/bWSYRVhMrSXbc77IlFRDd1tZZT5766snSQxo8+mffl6NbLimvpwh4Q7vXJULQrXxS1eGYOMq+IsH5N5vkyowkI3MHBruewkRbEyBydB9zkQuqrx3bs0lT3qB94WK72fo8QaXeVOebm9cdJQ+dMb2yGjqR2CPZOam6CLiRyCNspwVUaLfCqOnZAGa/HW7oi+2RNm/EM89kxbH2GDQl1KrIk7sZ+5BUe7dubbmE8k23LibVynY37Yn8kGooGBrCvnIuUSGebhTOWvm70S+p4jcT5dmQD5D7tRZlXccPyvRVKyUBWC5hbMZBXYd4ZVbaRQNFXVz2Thir58jpF6VIxhcCj9ifmG71qT0GFIqJsxl4pABNV42RyqefUq5Nfcw4RLRWtPtK3WTPljJXSCukRTO3jdkPelD5MZA0PLO5t95cddI9MgxIer72jM6ve1bV5fK9MbzJidJE9ZgLENvxP59Hx7rnBWAUlMlw8VTjz6MhvHMJvd7poUhxyZG21Qs/JwWQd/qsZqW7sDcg104KGNcMaHxVDVjSOisfafEX5s0zeOQghTpVEbkrScoQheL0/aNPxQvC1rsBD0K3x65vE1hl3taMw6Dps7SFr0mOGyCVCFOb2h+2eZfMvw/hvbZ3KfiwpOYJzAXgX7m0syE5v7lTtWOaHTz9BWcDXFYWX15YNjQiId/SPUuDBKki9I1YJHef2GxR2/mx1Idic6JkqeAXKDexQxEy/3Pv2tKVfJhCtmTiRTv0pDxctw1q3wXpU/lpw5q4vVlf7B9W4NDRZh3krfrd7a5UKn5Jqhc/RzvqIX05PqP8clGMM3639+0/uqrMVeG8OkAPTHC4Csvsj04QM=</DecryptionKeyX86> <DownloadFileHashX86>138d74496ff2262811b4584824d4ae4573941e3a</DownloadFileHashX86> <TargetISO>U:\win10 downloads\Windows.iso</TargetISO> <ProductKey>VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T</ProductKey>
QED
Note the download URL for the required version of Windows 10 to upgrade to, the decryption key for the ESD file, the filehash key and the product key of the windows installation it was run from.
Last edited by Fafhrd; 07 Aug 2015 at 17:30.
On my clean Windows 10 Pro installation, in which the Photo App is removed, Windows Photo Viewer opens only .TIFF and .TIF image files. There is absolutely no way I can associate it with .jpg, .png, or other image file types. I don't mind because I use the Adobe Bridge.
I have another Win 10 Pro installation, on this dual boot system, which is almost completely untouched. No tweaks, nothing uninstalled, I keep it as "virgin" as possible, wanting to use it as TP (insider), and to test how the new updates will behave. I have not tested yet IF on this one I can associate all the image file types with the photo viewer. I don't think I will be able to, though.
Returning to the topic now, I am really looking forward to this Service Release! :) I still have a few bugs, like the Notifications Icon lighting up with no reason (nothing in the Action Center), the Mail App is still not functioning properly all the time and finally...the blurry text issue
I also get a very fast alert from the Action Center, to turn my antivirus on.
It disappears immediately and there's nothing in the Action Center, of course.
Last edited by Joanne; 07 Aug 2015 at 17:35.
OK. looks like I got royally confused? I missed the distinction between Photo App and Photo Viewer. My default shows just the word Photo, which I took to be the Photo Viewer but its the Photo App. Now I'm on the same page. Whether its a bug or not that I'm not sure? One replaced the other right? And some code got left over? Sorry for the confusion and miss information.
I think it is developer code so that they could test the photo app without the old default Photo Viewer getting in the way.
Replace it with the 8.1 code, and everything runs as we remember.
OFF TOPIC:
I appreciate your post #45, just please sit back for a second and imagine the average Joe Dow struggling to discover why the Photo Viewer is not working as expected. I am the average Joanne Dowanne and I can reassure you it is a p.... in the a.... and it starts to become tiring to edit the Registry so much, and to have to learn the usage of the Group Policy, and...and...and...
Anyway. Let's hope this Service Release will fix a few things.
:)