FIX: Try opening this file in another app error in Windows 10

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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The built-inWindows Photos app allows you to edit photosas well as play videos of multiple formats apart from viewing images. Sometime, the app may not work as it should and end up showing “try opening this file in another app” error when you try to edit a photo or play a video file. This is a common issue and has been reported multiple times in the Microsoft Community Forums.

I upgraded to windows 10 yesterday and all my videos were appearing normally in the photo app and playing fine, but today they aren’t.It says “try opening this file in another app. We are having trouble reading it” The videos are .mp4, and were all working yesterday.

If you are also troubled by this error, here are a couple of troubleshooting tips to help you resolve this error in Windows 10.

How to Fix Try opening this file in another app

1. Run App Troubleshooter

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2. Reset Photos App

3. Uninstall and Reinstall Photos App

By following the steps in this article you can fix try opening this file in another app error in Windows 10. Do let us know which fix helped you resolve the error.

FIX: Try opening this file in another app error in Windows 10#

How to Fix Try opening this file in another app#

1. Run App Troubleshooter#

2. Reset Photos App#

3. Uninstall and Reinstall Photos App#

FIX: Try opening this file in another app error in Windows 10

How to Fix Try opening this file in another app

1. Run App Troubleshooter

2. Reset Photos App

3. Uninstall and Reinstall Photos App