DIY Tech Support: A Cautionary Tale
Late in the evening of March 1st I noticed that my default photo viewer, Microsoft Photos, had stopped working. When trying to open a screenshot taken from ESO, the application would launch and then simply close immediately. As I went to shut down my PC I noticed that a Windows 10 update was installing and attributed the problem to this. I erroneously assumed that the matter would be resolved when I restarted my computer the following day. Needless to say, it did not. Now for those who are not especially IT savvy, or more to the point interested in problem solving, the easiest solution was to either assign another program or app as the default picture viewer or install a new one and move on. Sadly, I’m not wired that way.
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