"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
    2024-11-04T18:54:47+00:00

    Count me in with "Not Implemented" Please fix!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-11-04T12:24:30+00:00

    I am having the same issue and not fixed after scan

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-11-04T02:08:49+00:00

    Came here to say I'm having the same issue too. I did all the scans and it didn't fix the problem. I will wait for an update that fixes it I guess.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-11-03T18:24:31+00:00

    I am having the same issue, just since the following Windows 10 update on Nov 1, 2024 ( a couple of days ago: 2024-10 Cummulative Update Preview.... Everytime I restart my computer, images from Explorer/all my files and folders, will open, but it is temporary each time. I also notice some updates with the Windows photos tool. So this must have been part of the update. This is obviously an update issue. Should I try to have Windows repair it or just uninstall the update? Hopefully a patch/updated update comes out quickly.

    UPDATE 11/5/24: 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...

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-11-02T15:06:20+00:00

    I am having the same problem and none of your proposed solutions fix it. It just started happening on 10/30 or 10/31 after a windows update to the photos app.

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