"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
    2024-11-01T22:54:16+00:00

    I replicated David's point about desktop vs folder. And opening from within Photo works fine and allows transition from image to image.

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  2. 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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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-31T20:44:47+00:00

    I just started having the same problem today. Restarting worked for a bit, now it's back to the same problem. I have not tried any fixes listed yet.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-11-01T16:58:47+00:00

    I have the same problem... it should be a generalized one

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-11-05T20:50:36+00:00

    It's like what they did with Teams. New Teams doesn't work so you have to find Old Teams. I wonder why they don't test things a bit more, what with having over 1.5 billion users.

    Photos Legacy for the win!!

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