Windows 10 Photos app Slow to Open
If you notice when you first time opens the photos app it’s open very slowly but If the Photos application is already running, other images open in it instantaneously. Here the quick solutions worked for me.
1 Windows 10 Photos app Slow to Open1.1 Run Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter1.2 Reset photos app windows 101.3 Update the Photos app1.4 Re-register the photos app1.5 Reinstall Windows 10 photos app
Disable online connectivity
Open photos app and click settings,Here Disable the Microsoft OneDrive and People (off)Now Scroll down until you see “Video”, here Under “Use hardware –accelerated video encoding”, if the option is “on” turn it “off”That’s all close the app and try to open any image if this helps.
Run Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter
Run the build-in Microsoft store apps troubleshooter that automatically detect and fix problems related to Windows 10 apps.
Type troubleshoot in Windows Start Search box and Click TroubleshootScroll down to the bottom and select Windows Store AppsClick Run the Troubleshooter and follow on-screen directionsThis will start to diagnose windows 10 app problems if found any the troubleshooter tries to fix them itself.Once done restart your PC and check if this helps fix the photos app problem.
Reset photos app windows 10
If running the store app troubleshooter didn’t fix the problem, you should try to reset the to its default settings following the steps below.
Use Keyboard shortcut Windows + X and select SettingsNow click Apps then Apps & FeaturesLocate Photos by Scrolling Down and Click Advanced OptionsThis will open a new window with the option to Reset the app,Click it and click yes when asking for confirmation, This will reinstall or revert the app to its default settings.
Update the Photos app
Now the next step you have to check is to update the photos app following the steps below.
Open Microsoft Store from the start menuClick 3 horizontal dots on top rightclick on Downloads and UpdatesNow check if there is any update for this app If yes, update it.
Re-register the photos app
Here another effective solution must fix the photos app problems.
Open Powershell as an administrator,Copy and paste the following command on the PowerShell window and press enter key to execute the same.
Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”} Once done restart your PC and check photos app open normally.
Reinstall Windows 10 photos app
Still need help lets to reinstall the app following the steps below. Note: we recommend creating a system restore before performing the following steps.
Right-click on Windows 10 start menu and select PowerShell (admin)This will open PowerShell with administrative privileges,Now Copy the below command and right-click in Powershell to paste it press enter key to remove the photos app.get-appxpackage Microsoft.Windows.Photos | remove-appxpackageRestart your PC and open PowerShell (admin) again,Next Use below Powershell command to install the photos appGet-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Windows.Photos | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”
Alternatively, you can search for Microsoft photos on the open Microsoft store to install the app from there.
Did these solutions help fix Windows 10 photos app problems? Let us know in the comments below. Also read:
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