Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Operating system | Windows Picture and Fax Viewer:Windows Photo Viewer:
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Predecessor | Imaging for Windows, Windows Photo Gallery |
Successor | Microsoft Photos |
License | Proprietary |
Website | windows |
Windows Photo Viewer (formerly Windows Picture and Fax Viewer)[1] is an image viewer included with the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was first included with Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 under its former name. It succeeds Imaging for Windows. It was temporarily replaced with Windows Photo Gallery in Windows Vista[2] but was reinstated in Windows 7 with its current name.[3]
Windows Photo Viewer can show individual pictures, display all pictures in a folder as a slide show, reorient them in 90° increments, print them either directly or via an online print service, send them in e-mail or burn them to a disc.[3][4][5] Windows Photo Viewer supports images in BMP, JPEG, JPEG XR (formerly HD Photo), PNG, ICO, GIF and TIFF file formats.[6]
Windows Photo Viewer is deprecated in Windows 10 and later in favor of a Universal Windows Platform app called Photos. The program can no longer be accessed by normal means, however it can be re-enabled by editing the registry.[7][8]
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