
Most of us end up changing the default PDF Viewer, browser, or Photo Viewer to another program of our choice. You may need to change the default programs associated with certain protocols and file extensions. You can change it to anything you want – provided the related application is installed on the device. The example tells you how to change it to Windows Photo Viewer. Windows 10 sets the Photos app as the default Photo and Image Viewer. Using the latter, you can change default programs for a wider range of protocols or services. In short, the Settings app offers just a few options whereas the list in Control Panel is bigger. The programs or protocols are not visible. The list includes Video Player, Maps, Photo Viewer, Mail, Music Player, Calendar, Browser, etc. The Settings app offers only a few default apps that can be changed. We will talk about the Settings app first and then about the Control Panel method. One is the classic Control Panel method and the other is easier – via the new Settings app.

There are two methods in Windows 11/10 to set or change default programs.

Change default Photo Viewer in Windows 11/10 If you are one of those, then this post will show you how to change the default Photo Viewer in Windows 11/10. Most of us end up changing the default Photo Viewer, browser, etc, to another program of our choice.

