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YetiManetti
Oct 18, 2025Copper Contributor
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...
MichaelMiller
Oct 30, 2025Bronze Contributor
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.
YetiManetti
Nov 02, 2025Copper Contributor
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?