"Not Implemented" when clicking on photos in Windows Explorer

Anonymous
2024-10-30T20:20:13+00:00

I've been having this issue since shortly before installing the latest Windows Update last week. Any time I click on a photo within Windows Explorer, a message pops up that simply lists the file path and says "Not Implemented".

This started happening before I installed the update, and it was only upon restarting my computer to solve the issue that the update was installed (I tend to procrastinate updates).

The issue appears to be caused by Explorer. Downloading any random image with my Chrome browser and opening the image from the downloads list successfully opens the image, as does viewing images from within the Photos app itself.

Restarting Explorer from task manager fixes the issue temporarily, but it has always reoccurred after some time. So that's not a permanent fix and having to restart Explorer at least once a day is not ideal. I'm more just worried that this could be the precursor to or symptom of something much more serious. I've never had this problem before, and most issues like this are resolved with a full restart.

I don't know what to do.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-11-05T15:54:27+00:00

    While there wasn't a default app set, setting Photos as the default did not fix the issue for me. The only thing that fixes it is stopping and restarting explorer, and then, only for a little while.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-11-05T13:55:10+00:00

    That is pretty drastic as a first step ;)

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-11-05T13:39:27+00:00

    Found the issue, I think. The update just messed up the settings and removed it as the default app, leaving no app set. You need to readd Photos as the default. See screenshots...ImageImage

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-11-05T01:20:21+00:00

    same, still cant solve the issue...

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-11-04T20:24:04+00:00

    I have the same issue. This just happened after a recent Microsoft update. This is obviously not unique to my computer based on all the other comments on this board. Microsoft, please correct your error immediately. This is affecting my work.

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