How To Uninstall And Reinstall My Photo App

Microsoft Photos app is the by-default application to view images on Windows 10 PC. However, at times, this runs into some trouble and requires repairing. If you ever find any difficulty opening this program, we suggest Uninstall and Reinstall this to solve the persisting issue.

Although Windows 10 provides an option to uninstall this app directly on the Settings page, some might notice the Uninstall button grayed out. If that's the case, you may use PowerShell (Admin) to perform this task. If you don't like using this software anymore, use the first method to uninstall it forever on the computer. Otherwise, you may go to the third solution and run the script.

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Ways to uninstall and reinstall Photos app in Windows 10

Follow the below guideline to uninstall or reinstall the Photos app in Windows 10.

1] Uninstall Photos App via PowerShell

Using PowerShell is the easiest method to remove the Photos App on Windows 10 device. Here's how to do this –

Right-click on the Start and select Windows PowerShell (Admin).

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There appears a UAC prompt, hit Yes to move further.
On the elevated console, copy/paste the below code and press Enter.

get-appxpackage *photos* | remove-appxpackage

Uninstall and Reinstall Photos App in Windows 10

Wait till the script removes the Photos app on the computer.
After this is over, Restart the computer.

Reinstall Photos App via PowerShell

To reinstall the Photos App on the computer, re-open the PowerShell having administrative rights and run the below script.

Note: Make sure that your PC is connected to the Internet having a good speed.

Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\ Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2020.20070.10002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml"}

2] Uninstall Photos App via Settings

You may also uninstall the Photos App directly on the Start Screen. To do this, follow the below procedure –

Press Win+S to start the Search bar.
Type "Photos" in the search bar or scroll down to the Photos app.
Make a right-click on the app and click More > App Settings.

Uninstall and Reinstall Photos App in Windows 10

On the Microsoft Photos Settings page, scroll down to Uninstall section, and tap Uninstall.

Quick Note: At times, the Uninstall button appears grayed i.e. no actions can be performed. If that's the case, removing the Photos app on your device is simply disabled. However, you can always use the first method i.e. using PowerShell.

Uninstall Photos App -Grayed

Reinstall Photos App back on the computer

Unlike PowerShell, the Settings UI doesn't provide a way out to reinstall the Photos app. You may do this by visiting the Microsoft Store. Here's how to perform this –

Hit the Store icon on the Taskbar.
When Windows Store starts, go to the search field and type "Photos".
Click the Microsoft Photos icon inside the Apps list.
After this expands, hit the Install button.
Wait for a while as this takes a few minutes to complete installing the Photos app.

Tip: Make sure to connect the computer to a relatively good speed Internet to download this app faster.

3] Directly Uninstall and Reinstall Photos App in Windows 10

If you don't want to run two separate codes to remove then re-download Photos App on Windows 10, you may open PowerShell (Admin) and run a single script. Here is that command line –

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

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Let us know if you face any difficulty following this guide.