Do you keep seeing a message labeled “File system error (-2147219196)” while opening images with the Photos app in Windows 10? Despite sounding like a disk error, it’s an issue that mainly stems from file corruption or broken permissions.
Work your way through the fixes that follow to fix “File system error (-2147219196)” in Windows 10 and start using Photos as usual again.
Run the Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter
Windows 10 includes a built-in troubleshooter that automatically deals with errors related to apps belonging to the Microsoft Store (such as Photos). We strongly recommend running it before diving into the rest of the fixes.
1. ເປີດ ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ ເມນູແລະເລືອກເອົາ ການຕັ້ງຄ່າ.
2. Select the option labeled ປັບປຸງແລະກູ້ຄືນ.
3 ເລືອກເອົາ ແກ້ໄຂບັນຫາ ຢູ່ແຖບຂ້າງ.
4 ເລືອກເອົາ ຜູ້ແກ້ໄຂບັນຫາເພີ່ມເຕີມ.
5 ເລືອກເອົາ Windows Store Apps > ແລ່ນ troubleshooter.
Repair the Microsoft Photos App
If the Microsoft Store troubleshooter fails to fix “File system error (-2147219196)” in Windows 10, the next course of action involves repairing the Photos app.
1. ເປີດ ການຕັ້ງຄ່າ app ແລະເລືອກເອົາ ກິດ.
2. Scroll down the list of apps and select Microsoft Photos > ຕົວເລືອກຂັ້ນສູງ.
3 ເລືອກເອົາ ຢຸດຕິ to shut down all live processes related to the Photos app. Then, select ການສ້ອມແປງ.
Reset the Microsoft Photos App
If repairing Photos also didn’t make a difference, try resetting the app to its defaults. To do that, simply follow the instructions in the section above but select ຢຸດຕິ > ຕັ້ງຄ່າ ແທນທີ່ຈະເປັນ.
Install Microsoft Store Updates
Assuming that the fixes above didn’t make the “File system error (-2147219196)” pop-up go away, it’s best to check for and install any updates related to Photos and other Store-related apps.
1. Open the Microsoft Store.
2 ເລືອກເອົາ ໄອຄອນຫ້ອງສະໝຸດ at the lower left of the window. On older versions of the Microsoft Store, open the Store menu (icon with three dots) and select ດາວໂຫລດແລະອັບເດດ ແທນທີ່ຈະເປັນ.
3 ເລືອກເອົາ ຮັບອັບເດດ to update all Microsoft Store apps in Windows 10.
Re-Register the Photos App
The following fix involves re-registering the Photos app with Windows 10. The procedure consists in executing a command via an elevated Command Prompt console.
1 ປະເພດ cmd ເຂົ້າໄປໃນ ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ ເມນູແລະກົດ Ctrl + ການປ່ຽນແປງ + ກະລຸນາໃສ່ to open Command Prompt with administrative rights.
2. Copy and paste the following command:
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command “& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage *Photos*).InstallLocation + 'AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}”
3 ກົດປຸ່ມ ກະລຸນາໃສ່.
Re-register All Microsoft Store Apps
If re-registering the Photos app didn’t help, try re-registering all Microsoft Store apps on your PC via an elevated Windows PowerShell console.
1 ກົດປຸ່ມ Windows + X (or right-click the ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ button) and select Windows PowerShell (Admin).
2. Copy and paste the following command:
Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml”}
3 ກົດປຸ່ມ ກະລຸນາໃສ່.
Reinstall the Photos App
If file corruption is the cause of the “File system error (-2147219196),” completely removing and reinstalling the Windows Photos app may fix the issue. However, the procedure requires running a command as the SYSTEM user. For that, you need a tool called PsExec.
1. ມຸ່ງ ໜ້າ ໄປທີ່ PsExec page on Windows Sysinternals ແລະເລືອກເອົາ ດາວໂຫລດ PsTools.
2. Right-click the downloaded ZIP file and select ສະກັດໄຟລ໌. Then, set the folder path as C:/PSTools ແລະເລືອກເອົາ ສານສະກັດຈາກ.
3. Open an elevated Windows PowerShell console and execute the following command:
Get-AppxPackage * ຮູບພາບ * | ດຶງອອກຈາກ-AppxPackage
4. Open an elevated Command Prompt console and execute the following command:
C:PSToolsPsExec.exe -sid C:WindowsSystem32cmd.exe
5. Agree to the SysInternals software license terms. A separate Command Prompt console will automatically launch.
6. Execute the following command:
rd /s “C:Program FilesWindowsAppsMicrosoft.Windows.Photos_2021.21090.10008.0_x64__8wekyb38bbwe
ຫມາຍເຫດ: The Photos app’s directory changes with each Windows update. To auto-fill the command with the correct name, press the ແຖບ key right after rd /s “C:Program FilesWindowsAppsMicrosoft.Windows.Photos_. You may have to cycle through matching entries (repeatedly press ແຖບ) until you see x64 included as part of the file name.
7. Exit all Command Prompt windows and reinstall Photos via the Microsoft Store.
Change Photos App Ownership to TrustedInstaller
If the issue persists, change ownership of the Photos app to ໄວ້ໃຈໄດ້ໃນອິນເຕີເນັດ (a special user account in Windows 10) and see if that helps.
1. Open an elevated Windows PowerShell console and execute the following command:
takeown /F “%ProgramFiles%WindowsApps” /r /dy
2. Open File Explorer and select ເບິ່ງ > ລາຍການທີ່ເຊື່ອງໄວ້ ຢູ່ແຖບເມນູ.
3. Head over to the following location:
ທ້ອງຖິ່ນ C > ໂປລແກລມໄຟລ໌ > ແອັບ Windows
4. Right-click on the folder labeled Microsoft.Windows.Photos_[ໝາຍເລກລຸ້ນ] ແລະເລືອກເອົາ ອະສັງຫາ.
ຫມາຍເຫດ: If you see multiple similar-looking folders, pick the directory that contains x64 as part of its file name.
5. ປ່ຽນໄປທີ່ ຄວາມປອດໄພ ແຖບແລະເລືອກເອົາ ແບບພິເສດ.
6 ເລືອກເອົາ ການປ່ຽນແປງ ຕໍ່ໄປ ເຈົ້າຂອງ.
7 ປະເພດ ບໍລິການ NT ການຕິດຕັ້ງໄວ້ວາງໃຈ into the vacant box and select ຕົກລົງ.
8. ໝາຍ ໃສ່ຫ້ອງທີ່ຢູ່ຖັດຈາກ ປ່ຽນແທນເຈົ້າຂອງສິນຄ້າຍ່ອຍແລະວັດຖຸຕ່າງໆ.
9 ເລືອກເອົາ ສະຫມັກຂໍເອົາ, ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ OK. Follow that by exiting the folder’s Properties window.
10. Re-register the Windows Photos app (instructions above).
Install Pending Windows 10 Updates
Windows 10 updates can improve the stability of apps and the operating system. If you still keep seeing the “File system error (-2147219196)” message, it’s time to use Windows Update.
1. ເປີດ ການຕັ້ງຄ່າ app ແລະເລືອກເອົາ ປັບປຸງແລະຄວາມປອດໄພ or Windows Update.
2 ເລືອກເອົາ ກວດສອບການອັບເດດ.
3 ເລືອກເອົາ ດາວນ໌ໂຫລດແລະຕິດຕັ້ງ to apply any pending updates.
Uninstall the Most Recent Windows Update
Rarely, Windows 10 updates can end up breaking things. If the issue with the Photos app occurred right after installing an operating system update, you might want to consider uninstalling it.
1. ເປີດ ການຕັ້ງຄ່າ app ແລະເລືອກເອົາ ປັບປຸງແລະຄວາມປອດໄພ or Windows Update.
2 ເລືອກເອົາ ເບິ່ງປະຫວັດການປັບປຸງ.
3 ເລືອກເອົາ ຖອນການຕິດຕັ້ງອັບເດດ.
4. Select the most recent update (skip any security or servicing stack updates).
5 ເລືອກເອົາ ຖອນການຕິດຕັ້ງ.
Run an SFC and DISM Scan
If none of the fixes above helped, it’s time to run the ຕົວກວດສອບໄຟລ໌ລະບົບ (SFC) and the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool. That resolves corruption issues with the operating system.
ຕົວກວດສອບໄຟລ໌ລະບົບ (SFC)
Open an elevated Windows PowerShell console and run the following command:
sfc / scannow
Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) Tool
After the System File Checker finishes scanning Windows 10 for issues, restart your computer and execute the following command:
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth
Fully Fix File System Error (-2147219196) in Windows
The fixes above should’ve helped you resolve the “File System Error (-2147219196)” issue with the Photos app in Windows 10. If not, try using an alternative Windows photo viewing app until Microsoft fixes the problem in a subsequent update. If you can’t wait, your remaining options involve ປະຕິບັດການຟື້ນຟູລະບົບ ແລະ reverting Windows 10 to factory defaults.