This version created by the “Save a copy” can then be saved as a *.tif in Photoshop or Gimp, and the *.tif will open in Photo Viewer. To fix the issue, open the original *.jpg in Photo Viewer (from a PC), go to the 'Edit' tab (accessed from a drop down from the crossed pens icon on top right) and press the 'Save a copy' tab.
Click on 'Open with' and select 'Windows Photo Viewer'. Search for and select your Windows Photo Viewer and click on 'Set This Program as Default'. It was texted from an Android device, and I believe the original photo was created with an Android device. Set Windows Photo Viewer as your Default App Go to the Control panel, click on Default programs, and select Set Default Program. The photo was originally texted via 'Messages' to a mobile and retrieved by sending it from the mobile to a PC via email. However, once the *.jpg was converted to a *.tif, the above error was received. In this case, the photo was originally a *.jpg, which opened with Photo Viewer with no problem. Close some programs that you aren’t using or free some hard disk space (if it’s almost full), and try again.Įrror received when double clicking a *.tif photo to open it using the 'Microsoft Photos' app in Windows 10 Home. Windows Photo Viewer can’t display this picture because there might not be enough memory available on your computer.