Photo Viewer Enabler

Photo Viewer Enabler is a lightweight application that lets you enable and use the old Windows Photo Viewer.

Even though the newer versions of Windows 10 favor the Photo app as the default program, Windows Photo Viewer is still included but, for unknown reasons, is hidden and it can be activated by editing some specific registry keys.

However, if you’d like to avoid editing registries but you still want to use the old Photo Viewer, the enabler can take care of that in no time. The entire process is based on an Enable/Disable action that requires no skills or other technical knowledge.

The interface sports two buttons and a log panel that offer information about the format support upon activation. The first button is Enable/Disable, which makes the app visible, and the second one is Set default app for photos. Clicking on the second button won’t directly make set the app to default, but it will open the Default Apps from where you can do it manually

In conclusion, Photo Viewer Enabler is a straightforward app that can enable or disable the old Photo Viewer utility, unavailable for the newer version of Windows 10. Regarding the operation, a simple click on the main button will be enough for activating the tool.