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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.
The change button is not there. It's not there with MS Photos installed. It's not there without MS Photos installed. But I would like to point out that I'm not in any sort of special situation. Literally the only difference between me and the people who have MS Photos installed is that those people have a useless app that they're not going to use that they can manipulate to switch over the association. But that doesn't change the fact that it's taking up space and processing power just existing, and I refuse.
And to be clear, I am 100% aware that I can get MS Photos back on here and fix this. But that solution makes literally no sense since having applications that I don't use installed is exactly what I'm trying to avoid. So I'm looking for a solution that makes some sort of logical sense... not "install the app you don't want back so that you can use the app you want."
Here's the info you asked for :
Currently, .jpg files are associated with which app on your computer?
Can you generate a .jpg file association report (using FileTypeDiag) and upload the report?
Joey,
//So I'm looking for a solution that makes some sort of logical sense... not "install the app you don't want back so that you can use the app you want."//
Yeah. I'm sure this can be fixed without installing the Photos app.
BTW, the PasteBin link seems to have expired. It says "This page is no longer available. It has either expired, been removed by its creator, or removed by one of the Pastebin staff."
It doesn't work in latest Win11, as some filetypes such as jpg or png are not visible on the list and the settings are not modified.
I cannot express how furry I am.
Since at least last 10 years 81% of people install Chrome as a web browser just after installing Windows and they still do not acknowledge that their web browser simply goes against user expectation.
Now they do the same with the default image browser....
Not to mention default audio players....
Wasted already 2 hours to try to change the default image browser.... found 311 MILION answers in Google... where non of them within first 50 pages works....
... welcome to idiocracy.
Hi,
If you can upload the file type association reports for .jpg and .png file type, I can work on this issue. Pls see my previous response in this thread for details.
