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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.
For the future generation that came here to seek an answers.... you that enter here, abandon your hope...
Total Cmd -> Files -> Internal assotiations....
If you have ripped out MS Photos you might have a special situation that nobody knows how to fix. Otherwise, the standard methods listed in the Irfanview documentation and FAQ's should work. Have you tried them? I found this solution by trying many different things and it was pretty much a lucky guess that found a solution that worked. I'd love to help, but that's all I know.
One possible solution for you is to reinstall W11 with all of it's trash and use my solution. Anytime you tear out pieces of the OS you can cause problems that no one else ever will see. I understand wanting to remove all the unwanted junk, but in my own experience I find it's best to leave it alone.
It's interesting that even uninstalling MS Photos did not fix your problem of associating files to other programs. MS is a real PITA at times.
And if Microsoft Photos isn't installed?
Appreciate this. The current iteration of the photos app is hot garbage.
