Solve the error that Windows Photo Viewer cannot display pictures

Have you ever encountered an error message that " Windows Photo Viewer cannot display this image " when opening an image using Windows Photo Viewer? Please read this article by MiniTool for several possible ways to fix this error.

Windows Photo Viewer is a commonly used image viewer that supports BMP, JPEG, JPEG XR (formerly known as HD Photo), PNG, ICO, GIF and TIFF image formats.

However, some users report that when they open an image using Windows Photo Viewer, they receive an error message prompting that Windows Photo Viewer cannot display this image and there is no memory.

The full name of this error is " Windows Photo Viewer cannot display this picture because there may not be enough memory available on your computer. Close some unused programs or free up some hard disk space (if it is almost full) and try again ".

When this error occurs, you will not be able to view pictures using the Windows Photo Viewer. How to solve it? Please try the following method.

How to solve the problem that Windows Photo Viewer cannot display this picture

Method 1: Close unnecessary running programs

As the error message shows, the Windows Photo Viewer cannot display this image, probably because of insufficient available memory. So to fix this, you need to add RAM to your computer or shut down all unnecessary running processes to reduce RAM usage.

Method 2: Change the device configuration file through color management

According to the survey, Windows Photo Viewer errors are likely caused by color profile metadata (ICC profile) embedded in JPG images.

The steps to resolve the error "Windows Photo Viewer cannot display this picture" are as follows:

Step 1. Open Color Management.

Step 2. Under the Devices tab, select each ICC profile listed and click the Delete button to delete it (you can skip this step if there is no ICC profile).

Step 3. Go to the Advanced section and select “ Agfa: Swop Standard ” from the drop-down list of Device Profiles .

Step 4. Finally, close the color management window. Then try to view your picture using Windows Photo Viewer to check if the error has been eliminated.

Method 3: Use Drawing 3D to resave the image

According to user experiments, resaving the image using Drawing 3D can successfully eliminate error messages. You can follow these steps to complete the necessary actions:

Step 1. Right-click the image that reported the error and select " Use Drawing 3D Edit ".

Step 2. In Drawing 3D, click Menu > Save As > Image . After that, select the appropriate location to store the image.

Now you can go to the location you selected to view the picture and check if the error still exists.

Method 4: Change the image format

If the image format is not supported by Windows Photo Viewer, you may receive an error saying "Windows Photo Viewer cannot display this image". In this case, you can change the image format of the image to resolve this issue.

Use Drawing 3D to open the target image and click Menu > Save As > Image . In the Save Type box, select another image format supported by Windows Photo Viewer, such as PNG. Finally, click OK .

Method 5: Change the photo viewer

If all of the above methods do not work, you may need to change the photo viewer, such as Microsoft Photos, 123 Photo Viewer, etc.

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Conclusion

This article explains how to handle the "Windows Photo Viewer cannot display this picture" error. Hope these solutions help you.

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