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1463436 2019-08-31 23:11:00 Greetings, the device I have is a laptop (Lenovo) running Windows 10. I have gone to the Control Panel because I wanted to change my default in viewing photos, from "Photos" to "Irfanview". I look up the possibilities in a few places in the Control Panel and though I am given a number of options, none of them are Irfanview. I am not given the option of going to the programs on my laptop, instead the only open option is to go to the Windows Store. I even tried to change the specific default for Jpeg, but same things happened.

How can I make it that photos open upon clicking by Irfanview please? At present, each time I open a photo, I right click and choose Irfanview. However, changing the default would be quicker!
Misty (368)
1463437 2019-08-31 23:39:00 The setting is in Irfanview/Options/Set file associations/click/Images only etc.

This is on Win 7, think this is what I did on my Win 10 laptop as well though.
zqwerty (97)
1463438 2019-09-01 03:38:00 One way --When you right click select Choose another app ( bottom of the list), then select (single click to highlight) infranview from your list - in the window will be a check box bottom left that says " Always use this app to open -----" Check that and from then onward they should open in infranview. wainuitech (129)
1463439 2019-09-08 00:34:00 Many thanks for trying to help me solve this problem, zqwerty and wainui. However, wainui, there is no "Choose another app" at the bottom of the list (using my laptop). I tried zqwerty suggestion too.
However, the only way I found in the end to solve, was to go to the Microsoft Store and download Irfanview again. It did go to a very slightly later version. So, all well now!
Misty (368)
1463440 2019-09-08 01:15:00 It should be there, haven't seen a computer yet that doesn't have it, unless the OS is badly corrupted.

Usually the person doesn't right click the options as described.

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