How does this relate to post number 66 in this thread by PowerDrome saying there are two entries for Windows Power Viewer in the list for optional apps and then Brink provides a file fix in post #67 and then says the tutorial has been updated to include the fix.ĭoes the restore with the sort fix (#3) now display only one choice in the optioal apps list or is this a different issue than what is described in post 66?

The tutorial comments for restoring Windows Picture View with the sort fix (#3) says 'This option does cause Windows Photo Viewer to be listed twice in Open with -> Choose an app'. Of these two, which one duplicates the behavior of Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 8 (and I assume Windows 7)? The tutorial for All User Accounts lists two choices, one is to restore Windows Photo Viewer without the sort fix (#2) and the other is to restore Windows Photo Viewer with the sort option fix (#3). So, the obvious answer is to disable these features.It is great to know that Picture Viewer can be accessed with Wndows 10. To “speed things up”, they have also enabled hardware acceleration for you, whether your computer is suited for this set up or not (how convenient!). Photo Viewer is trying to bring your photos into your connected life-style by connecting it up to your OneDrive account as well as enabling sharing for friends and family. As most free apps in 2019, “free” is not always “free”. It turns out that the default settings are less than ideal for performance. This behavior led me to suspect that the problem was that the program was waiting for something to connect or time out. Once loaded, it seems more or less fine and will load quickly again the next time. If you want to skip to the good stuff, just look for the list in the next section.īasically, I think the issue is the result of several problems mixed together causing Photo Viewer to take up to 10 seconds to load. This was driving me crazy on multiple machines and, after playing around with a few options, I think I got to the root of the issue.

Updates to photo viewer