Living with Windows 8... Stop images opening in the photos app

[Mark]

Living with Windows 8... Stop images opening in the photos app

Windows 8 isn't so bad but Metro and the built in apps I can't deal with.

Do I want to full screen a picture and then not be able to view the next one in line without exiting the full screen, back to the desktop and then opening another up? NO.


Double-click an image file within Explorer and it won't open in a Photo Viewer window any more, at least not by default. Instead you'll be switched to the full-screen Windows 8 Photos app.

To set the old photo viewer as your default.
Control Panel > Programs > Default Programs and select Set your default programs.

Scroll down and click Windows Photo Viewer in the Programs list.

Finally, click 'Set this program as default' if you'd like the Viewer to open all the file types it can handle, or select the 'Choose default' options if you prefer to specify which file types it should open.

Click OK when you're done.