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YetiManetti
Copper Contributor
Oct 18, 2025

MS Paint

MS Paint has lost it's link when clicking on pictures. How to get Windows to recognize MS Paint again as the picture viewer. I have Corel Paint Shop pro which works as a good viewer but will not open more then one picture at a time from my cell phone.  Very very strange.

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    MichaelMiller
    Bronze Contributor
    Oct 30, 2025

    It sounds like your Windows has lost the default association for image files (like JPEG, PNG, BMP) to MS Paint, and you want to restore MS Paint as the default viewer. Additionally, you're experiencing some limitations with Corel Paint Shop Pro when opening multiple images.

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      YetiManetti
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 04, 2025

      I found it. I went in and found that the image association was blank in 3D Paint settings somewhere. Not sure the difference between MS Paint and 3D Paint but 3D Paint seems to be working again when clicking on an image. Thanks. 

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      YetiManetti
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 02, 2025

      Indeed something has gone south somewhere. Something happened a few years ago. Can't remember what happened but MS-Paint wont open anymore when clicking on an image. I have to manually look for the image in MS Paint. any ideas how to re-associate image files?

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