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Just installed W11, clean install. I installed Irfanview for my image viewer and simple editing. However it will not associate jpg and png file types, although it did for many other file types. I tried installing as an Administrator. I tried setting associations from within Irfanview. I tried going to the Default Programs control panel and tried to associate jpg files with Irfanview. JPG is not listed in the file types. Nore is png. Both have been taken by Photo Viewer and nothing seems to make it give it up.
I understand that VLC video viewer is also having trouble with setting file associations.
I am using the 64 bit version of Irfanview, latest version. I am using Windows 11 Home.
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I think I fixed it. I went to "Apps and Features", found Microsoft Photos, clicked on the hamburger menu on the far right, chose "advanced options" went to the Reset section and performed both the Repair and the Reset functions. After that I was then able to associate jpg and other file types to Irfanview.
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Perfection. buggy crappy software Microsoft likes to bring out. like usual.
I think I fixed it. I went to "Apps and Features", found Microsoft Photos, clicked on the hamburger menu on the far right, chose "advanced options" went to the Reset section and performed both the Repair and the Reset functions. After that I was then able to associate jpg and other file types to Irfanview.
Wow, thanks!! It works, just 40 minutes to change file association, piece of cake
Irfanview from the MS Store does not even allow me to acces file extensions to create associations... so I shall remove that app and get the one from the web again, since that at least works moderately....
