安装Windows 照片库^{(Windows Photo Gallery)}时，不会询问您是否要将其设置为默认图像查看器^{(default image viewer)}。为此，您必须经过几个步骤。您可以将其设置为所有图像类型的默认查看器^{(default viewer)}，仅其中几个或仅一种类型。在本指南中，我们将涵盖所有三种情况：

注意：^(NOTE:)此过程适用于Windows 7和Windows 8.1。

如何将照片库^{(Photo Gallery)}设置为所有图像^{(All Images)}的默认图像查看器^{(Default Image Viewer)}

要将Windows 照片库^{(Windows Photo Gallery)}设置为默认图像查看器^{(default image viewer)}，请打开“设置默认程序^{(Set Default Programs)}”面板，如本指南所示：如何在Windows 7和Windows 8.1中设置^{(Windows 8.1)}默认程序^{(Default Programs)}。

在“设置默认程序^{(Set Default Programs)}”面板中，选择可用程序列表中的照片库^{(Photo Gallery)}。然后，单击或点击^{(click or tap)} “将此程序设置为默认程序”^{("Set this program as default")}。

现在Windows 照片库^{(Windows Photo Gallery)}用于打开所有支持的文件类型和协议。

如何将照片库^{(Photo Gallery)}设置为特定格式^{(Specific Formats)}的默认图像查看器^{(Default Image Viewer)}

如果您只想将Windows 照片库^{(Windows Photo Gallery)}设置为某些特定类型图像的默认图像查看器^{(default image viewer)}，请按照之前共享的过程打开“设置默认程序^{(Set Default Programs)}”面板并选择“照片库^{(Photo Gallery)}” 。然后，单击或点击“选择此程序的默认值”^{("Choose defaults for this program")}。

显示了一个长列表，其中包含该程序可以打开的所有图像类型。选择您感兴趣的类型，然后单击或点击保存^(Save)。

您将返回“设置默认程序^{(Set Default Programs)}”面板。关闭它，您的设置现在已应用。

如何将照片库^{(Photo Gallery)}设置为一种特定格式^{(Specific Format)}的默认图像查看器^{(Default Image Viewer)}

您还可以将Windows 照片库^{(Windows Photo Gallery)}设置为仅用于特定类型图像的默认查看器。为此，请在 Windows 8.1 中打开文件资源管理器^{(File Explorer)}或在Windows 7中打开^{(Windows 7)}Windows Explorer。导航^(Navigate)到您要在Windows 照片库^{(Windows Photo Gallery)}中查看的图片，并且该图片具有您要使用Windows 照片库^{(Windows Photo Gallery)}打开的类型。然后，右键单击它并选择打开方式，^{(Open with)}然后选择“选择默认程序”^{("Choose default program")}。

Windows 7中的Open with菜单看起来与Windows 8.1中的不同。如果您使用的是Windows 7 ，请在可用程序列表中选择照片库，选中^{(Photo Gallery)}“始终使用所选程序打开此类文件”^{("Always use the selected program to open this kind of file")}框，然后单击确定^(OK)。

在Windows 8.1中，选中“将此应用程序用于所有.file_extension 文件”^{("Use this app for all.file_extension files")}的框，其中“.file_extension”是该类型文件使用的扩展名。在我们的示例中，它是".jpg"。

然后，单击或点击程序列表中的照片库^{(Photo Gallery)}。

所选图像现在已在Windows 照片库^{(Windows Photo Gallery)}中打开。此外，此过程使Windows 照片库^{(Windows Photo Gallery)}成为所选图像格式的默认图像查看器。^{(default image viewer)}

结论

不幸的是，当您安装Windows 照片库^{(Windows Photo Gallery)}时，系统不会询问您是否要将其设置为默认图像查看器^{(default image viewer)}。因此，您需要完成上述详细步骤，才能将其设置为所有图像类型或其中一些图像类型的默认图像查看器。^{(default image viewer)}

如果您正在寻找有关使用Windows 照片库^{(Windows Photo Gallery)}的其他有用提示和技巧，请阅读下面推荐的文章。

How To Set Windows Photo Gallery As The Default Image Viewer

When you install Windows Photo Gallery, you are not asked whether you want to set it as the default image viewer. In order to do that, you have to go through several steps. You can set it as the default viewer for all image types, just a few of them or only one type. In this guide we will cover all three scenarios:

NOTE: This procedure applies to both Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.

How To Set Photo Gallery As The Default Image Viewer For All Images

To set Windows Photo Gallery as the default image viewer, open the Set Default Programs panel as shown in this guide: How to Set Your Default Programs in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.

In the Set Default Programs panel, select Photo Gallery in the list of available programs. Then, click or tap "Set this program as default".

Now Windows Photo Gallery is used to open all supported file types and protocols.

How To Set Photo Gallery As The Default Image Viewer For Specific Formats

If you want to set Windows Photo Gallery as the default image viewer only for some specific types of images, follow the procedure shared earlier to open the Set Default Programs panel and select Photo Gallery. Then, click or tap "Choose defaults for this program".

A long list is shown with all the types of images that this program can open. Select the types that interest you and click or tap Save.

You are back to the Set Default Programs panel. Close it and your settings are now applied.

How To Set Photo Gallery As The Default Image Viewer For One Specific Format

You can also set Windows Photo Gallery as default viewer only for a specific type of images. In order to do that, open File Explorer in Windows 8.1 or Windows Explorer in Windows 7. Navigate to a picture that you want to view in Windows Photo Gallery and which has the type that you want opened with Windows Photo Gallery. Then, right click on it and choose Open with followed by "Choose default program".

The Open with menu looks different in Windows 7 than in Windows 8.1. If you are using Windows 7, select Photo Gallery in the list of available programs, check the box that says "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" and click OK.

In Windows 8.1, check the box that says "Use this app for all.file_extension files", where ".file_extension" is the extension used by files of that type. In our example it is ".jpg".

Then, click or tap Photo Gallery in the list of programs.

The selected image is now opened in Windows Photo Gallery. Also, this procedure makes Windows Photo Gallery the default image viewer for the format of the selected image.

Conclusion

Unfortunately, when you install Windows Photo Gallery, you are not asked whether you want to set it as the default image viewer or not. Therefore, you need to go through the steps detailed above in order to set it as the default image viewer for all image types or just a few of them.

If you are looking for other useful tips and tricks about using Windows Photo Gallery, read the articles recommended below.

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