or fully qualified:

Windows Photo Viewer doesn't have a standalone .exe file. It is a Dynamic Link Library ( .dll ) that is executed via the Windows system process rundll32.exe . Main Program Path

%ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Gallery\PhotoGallery.exe

To open Windows Photo Viewer directly:

The primary file containing the viewer's code is located at: C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll Launch via Command Line

%ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.exe

Because it is a .dll , you cannot simply double-click it to open the application. To launch it manually or via a script, you must use a specific command line. How to Open Images Using the Path

rundll32.exe "C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll", ImageView_Fullscreen [PathToImage] rundll32.exe : The system tool used to run DLL files.

rundll32.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll", ImageView_Fullscreen Why the Path Might Be "Missing" (Windows 10 & 11)

%ProgramFiles%\Windows NT\Accessories\ImageViewer.dll

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