Reinstall Windows 10 Photos App for All Users using PowerShell (DISM offline package)

How to reinstall Windows 10 Photos App for All Users using PowerShell DISM Add-ProvisionedAppxPackage and an offline package .AppxBundle 

Windows Photos App missing

Windows Photos App is missing, leaving you without a default image viewer, only Paint…

Installing Windows Apps using PowerShell Add-AppxPackage

Get App packages using DISM

Run DISM.EXE Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages to list .appx packages that are available in the Windows image

DISM.EXE /Online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages

The output shows the Windows Photos app is not installed

Reinstall Windows Photos App for All Users

Download offline App package from Microsoft store

Login to the Microsoft Store for Business and download the offline .appx package for the Photos app

Microsoft Store for Business
https://businessstore.microsoft.com

Enable offline apps

Manage - Settings
Show offline apps: On

Download offline package for Photos app

Search for photos, then select Microsoft Photos

Platform: Windows 10
Minimum version: 17763
Architecture: X64
Language: English (UK)

Download the package for offline use - Download

The Photos app AppxBundle will download

Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2022.30120.12007.0_neutral___8wekyb3d8bbwe.AppxBundle

Download link for Photos Appx package

If you dont have access to the Store for Business you can download the Photos appx package using this link

Windows 10 Photos App

Install Photos app for All Users using DISM Add-ProvisionedAppxPackage

Run this PowerShell command to reinstall the Photos app for All Users

DISM.EXE /Online /Add-ProvisionedAppxPackage /PackagePath:"C:\Temp\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2022.30120.12007.0_neutral___8wekyb3d8bbwe.AppxBundle" /SkipLicense 

Running DISM.EXE /Online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages again shows the Photos app is now available in the Windows image

Reference:

DISM App Package (.appx or .appxbundle) Servicing Command-Line Options
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/dism-app-package--appx-or-appxbundle--servicing-command-line-options

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