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Outlook keeps asking me how to open jpg files
Hi! This one drives me crazy - every time I try to open a jpg file from my Outlook 2016 (installed on Windows 10 as part of my Office 365 subscription), I get a prompt, regarding how do I want to ope...
Step 1:
Open Regedit and navigate to: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jpg\OpenWithList
You will have a (Default) key, then multiple keys a-... , and finally an MRUList key.
Step 2:
Find the key Microsoft.Windows.Photos_xxx and note the name of key.
Step 3:
Modify the MRUList value and simply enter the key name you noted in step 2. (In my example it is c but isn't always the case.)
Step 1:
Open Regedit and navigate to: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jpg\OpenWithList
You will have a (Default) key, then multiple keys a-... , and finally an MRUList key.
Step 2:
Find the key Microsoft.Windows.Photos_xxx and note the name of key.
Step 3:
Modify the MRUList value and simply enter the key name you noted in step 2. (In my example it is c but isn't always the case.)
This was the answer I needed! Thank you very much!
However, I could not find Microsoft.Windows.Photos_xxx in the list so I just put "C" in the MRUList and it worked! C referred to mspaint but it does not open in paint. The pictures still open in "Windows Photo Viewer" now.
Thank you again!
However, I could not find Microsoft.Windows.Photos_xxx in the list so I just put "C" in the MRUList and it worked! C referred to mspaint but it does not open in paint. The pictures still open in "Windows Photo Viewer" now.
Thank you again!
