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Set Windows Photo Viewer as default.ps1
# Reg2CI (c) 2021 by Roger Zander
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\command") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\command" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\DropTarget") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\DropTarget" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\command") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\command" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\DropTarget") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\DropTarget" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.bmp") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.bmp" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.cr2") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.cr2" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.dib") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.dib" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.gif") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.gif" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.ico") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.ico" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jfif") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jfif" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jpe") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jpe" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jpeg") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jpeg" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jpg") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jpg" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jxr") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jxr" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.png") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.png" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.tif") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.tif" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.tiff") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.tiff" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wdp") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wdp" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.bmp\OpenWithProgids") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.bmp\OpenWithProgids" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.cr2\OpenWithProgids") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.cr2\OpenWithProgids" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.dib\OpenWithProgids") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.dib\OpenWithProgids" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.gif\OpenWithProgids") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.gif\OpenWithProgids" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.ico\OpenWithProgids") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.ico\OpenWithProgids" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jpeg\OpenWithProgids") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jpeg\OpenWithProgids" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jfif\OpenWithProgids") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jfif\OpenWithProgids" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jpe\OpenWithProgids") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jpe\OpenWithProgids" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jxr\OpenWithProgids") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jxr\OpenWithProgids" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jpg\OpenWithProgids") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jpg\OpenWithProgids" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.png\OpenWithProgids") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.png\OpenWithProgids" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.tif\OpenWithProgids") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.tif\OpenWithProgids" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.tiff\OpenWithProgids") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.tiff\OpenWithProgids" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.wdp\OpenWithProgids") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.wdp\OpenWithProgids" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue };
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open' -Name 'MuiVerb' -Value '@photoviewer.dll,-3043' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\command' -Name '(default)' -Value '%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll", ImageView_Fullscreen %1' -PropertyType ExpandString -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\DropTarget' -Name 'Clsid' -Value '{FFE2A43C-56B9-4bf5-9A79-CC6D4285608A}' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\command' -Name '(default)' -Value '%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll", ImageView_Fullscreen %1' -PropertyType ExpandString -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\DropTarget' -Name 'Clsid' -Value '{60fd46de-f830-4894-a628-6fa81bc0190d}' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.bmp' -Name '(default)' -Value 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.cr2' -Name '(default)' -Value 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.dib' -Name '(default)' -Value 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.gif' -Name '(default)' -Value 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.ico' -Name '(default)' -Value 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jfif' -Name '(default)' -Value 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jpe' -Name '(default)' -Value 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jpeg' -Name '(default)' -Value 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jpg' -Name '(default)' -Value 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jxr' -Name '(default)' -Value 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.png' -Name '(default)' -Value 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.tif' -Name '(default)' -Value 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.tiff' -Name '(default)' -Value 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wdp' -Name '(default)' -Value 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -PropertyType String -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.bmp\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.cr2\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.dib\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.gif\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.ico\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jpeg\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.bmp\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jfif\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jpe\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jxr\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jpeg\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jpg\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.png\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.tif\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.tiff\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.wdp\OpenWithProgids' -Name 'PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff' -Value (New-Object Byte[] 0) -PropertyType None -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
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