Click Terminate to close the app if it’s running in the foreground or background. Select Microsoft Photos and click on the Advanced options link.
I like to use the Windows Key + I shortcut. Click Start, Settings, Apps, Apps & Features. Then follow the directions on the screen.įollowing the steps listed by Microsoft here, I opened Windows 10 Settings. Right-click the program you want to fix and select Repair, or if that’s not available, select Change.Select Programs > Programs and Features.In the search box on the taskbar, type Control Panel and select it from the results.If it isn’t available or doesn’t fix the problem, select Reset.
On the page that opens, select Repair if it’s available. Or just click the shortcut link at the bottom of this article. Note that you won’t see repair, change, or modify options for all apps and programs. You can repair some apps and programs if they’re not running correctly. The reset process is described in the official Microsoft troubleshooting KB found here: Windows 10 Photos Package Could Not Be Opened FixĪs it turns out for me, reseting the Windows 10 Photos app resolved my issue. Let’s see how we can reset the Windows 10 Photos App to resolve the Package could not be opened error. The Windows Photos app is one of the default apps that gets installed with Windows 10 and is now managed via the Windows Store type interface contained in Windows 10 Apps configuration.
