The built in Windows10 Photos app will often fail with a "Permission Denied" error. One can work around this problem by using the classic Windows Photo Viewer app.

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We have re-enabled the Windows Photo Viewer application for use. To open a photo with it:

  1. Browse to the folder containing the photo you wish to open
  2. Right click the photo and choose Open With
  3. You will see a list of apps. If Windows Photo Viewer is not one of the options (not to be confused with Photos, Paint, Paint3D), also choose Choose another app
  4. Select Windows Photo Viewer
  5. The picture will open in the classic Windows Photo Viewer app. 

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You will need to re-enable the Windows Photo Viewer application. This TechRadar article has good instructions. Note the instructions differ slightly depending on whether your Windows install is a clean Windows10 install or an upgrade install from Windows 7/8. For the clean install instructions, scroll down further in the article.


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