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Beachcolonist
Beachcolonist
Inspiring
November 4, 2018
Question

Windows 10 will not allow Photoshop as default application for jpeg, jpg, etc.

  • November 4, 2018
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I specifically built a state of the art 5ghz 64G ram Windows 10 PC for Photoshop.The OS a piece of absolute garbage and I could list ten reasons I prefer the XP Pro machine I also own.

In keeping with that theme I see I cannot force Win 10 to set Photoshop as the default app for jpeg files. Best I can do is Bridge (I have no use for Lightroom and have not bothered installing it). I love Bridge but very often I wish to view a jpeg cover in a music folder, and Bridge displays every music file as the embedded cover too, very untidy.

So the question is:

Can Windows 10 (piece of #$%^) be set to use Photoshop as the default app for jpeg? Do not tell me about going to control panel or via the file properties, that does not work. Don't repeat to me the normal methods, I know them, they do not work.

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D Fosse
Community Expert
D FosseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 4, 2018

This is probably another case of broken file associations caused by uninstalling CC2018 (older) after cc2019 (newer) is installed.

There are many other threads about this. Right now there are two just below this thread, right here on the forum front page.

Normally, the latest Photoshop version should always take file associations for jpeg/TIFF/PNG/PSD etc (all image file formats).

Trevor.Dennis
Community Expert
Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 4, 2018

I tried the Registry edit but it dod not  work.  I had to uninstall CC 2018 and CC 2019, and reinstall CC 2019.  It worked  fine after that.

    Ussnorway7605025
    Ussnorway7605025
    Legend
    November 4, 2018

    no Photoshop is not an app and Adobe did not list .jpg as one of the file types it can open so Windows 10 will not allow it to be set by default

    Ussnorway7605025
    Ussnorway7605025
    Legend
    November 4, 2018

    press your [windows key] + and type winver

    here is mine

    I'm thinking you may have updates installing in the background and that is a known cause of file permission issues... that senario would make any 3rd party software block from defaults (not just Photoshop) and the fix is to finish whatever update is installing then reboot the system

    Beachcolonist
    BeachcolonistAuthor
    Inspiring
    November 6, 2018

    I'd appreciate it if you refrained from replying to inquires in the future. Thank you.

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