Fix Microsoft Photos App Not Opening or Not Working On Windows 11
How to Fix Microsoft Photos App Not Working in Windows 11 after the update,Fix Photos app issue in Windows 11
Step 1) Restart your PC
Step 2) Update Windows 11
Step 3) Update Photos App
Step 4) Run Windows Apps Troubleshooter
Step 5) Repair and Reset Photos App
Step 6) Uninstall and reinstall Photos app
get-appxpackage Microsoft.Windows.Photos | remove-appxpackage
Restart your PC
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Windows.Photos | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
Step 7) Run SFC and DISM command
sfc /scannow
dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
Step 8) Install HEVC Video Extensions
HEVC Video Extensions: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/hevc-video-extensions/9nmzlz57r3t7?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
HEIF Image Extensions: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/heif-image-extensions/9pmmsr1cgpwg?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
Step 9) Reset your PC- backup your data as reset may result in data loss