Changing the default Photo Viewer is easy in Windows 11/10. Learn how to change the default Image Viewer using Settings or Control Panel.

Windows makes it easy for you to open up these files by setting up default programs for each file type -- images files, for example, will open by default in the Windows 10 Photos app.

Learn how to change default programs for opening certain file types in Windows 11/10. You can set default programs as per your choice.

You should now have a link to Control Panel in your right-click menu immediately. This will show up when you right-click on the desktop or in Explorer, though it might not work in every program.