"Not Implemented" when clicking on photos in Windows Explorer

I'm having the same exact problem! What is Microsoft doing to fix this? It has been working fine for over 20 years and all of a sudden I can't use Windows Photo Viewer or One Photo Viewer or even others. The only way for me to view a photo is to view it within Photoshop. EEEERRRRR!

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.

Jesus H C... i updated my computer two days ago and here i am.. this is why I'm sick of MS.

As others have noted, if you install Photos Legacy from the Windows store, and then right click and use "Open With," you can still view your pictures.

With this said, that Windows has lost the ability to open an image on a double click (and has not pushed out a fix) is either grotesque incompetence or a hamfisted attempt to get people to get off Windows 10 and move to Windows 11.

Either way, not a good look.

"Agree."

Well, that's disturbing. Here it is late January, and they still haven't fixed an issue first reported in October? My simple workaround was to change my default photo app to Snip & Sketch. Does what I need it to do: view and crop. So sad...

What they always do: Absolutely nothing.