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I’m not seeing how to do that in settings. How can I do that on Windows 10?

It depends whether you are running an upgrade or a clean install of Windows 10.
If an upgrade, open up Settings and go to System > Default apps. Under “Photo viewer,” you should see your current default photo viewer ( the Photos app). Click this to see a list of options for a new default photo viewer. Assuming you upgraded to Windows 10 from a previous version of Windows, you should see Windows Photo Viewer as an option.

This article will explain how to do it in the other situation:
http://www.howtogeek.com/225844/how-to-make-windows-photo-viewer-your-default-image-viewer-on-windows-10/

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Is it my imagination or is this thread getting hijacked

Not quite yet…

When I upgraded to Windows 10, I tried the Photos app but didn’t like it.

I reverted to the old Windows Photo Viewer, which I find ideal for just viewing images.

I just tested the method described by Paul and it worked for me.

Thanks for the further input and macropod has kindly identified a way of staying with WLM should a reinstall be necessary.
I downloaded and installed Thunderbird without problems, but really do prefer the interface and simplicity of WLM.
It was the security side I was particularly concerned with; I understand the various security options available with WLM, but have insufficient expertise to decide whether it would still be secure once MS cease their support…

I always thought WL Mail was a ‘tool’ for getting & sending mail only, using the servers for whichever email client you use.
I used it with Gmail but now use Thunderbird portable.

Could you elaborate, are you suggesting that WLMail is safe for email only use?

Thanks for the input…when checking the Thunderbird site, there are quite a few “Security Advisories” listed, so email is probably more vulnerable than I had thought.
I’ll give Thunderbird a try.

I received Yahoo’s message, well after the event of course, but I’ve changed my password and will stick with Yahoo, unless things get worse.

I have several friends whose Yahoo accounts have been compromised, and not just recently.

Is it even a particularly good webmail client?

Anyway, if you decide to leave them, this may help.

https://www.the-parallax.com/2016/10/12/dump-yahoo-flickr-tumblr-accounts/

I would consider switching out of Yahoo altogether…
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38324527

Actually, I am really happy w/ the last few builds of Win10 Pro x64, so am not really inclined to mess around w/ Linux any time soon.

I dabbled with Ubuntu and Mint a few months ago and got everything working OK, but I agree with you about Win10 Pro, so didn’t do any more than ensure I could use Linux should the need arise.

I’m a bit late getting in on this thread, but something *I* do is use the public version of the U.S. Air Force TENS (Trusted End-Node Security) which is available to anyone. I’m retired military, and used to work in the AF portion of NSA, so I figure if it’s good enough for the NSA, it’s good enough security for ME! Here’s a link to the Datasheet for TENS: https://www.spi.dod.mil/docs/TENS_DS.pdf. TENS is part of the DoD Software Protection Initiative (SPI) and is approved for DoD-wide use, FWIW. Since TENS runs entirely in memory, without any access to the HD (at least not without permission) it’s also a good system to use at home for on-line banking. If you download the Deluxe version, it also includes LibreOffice and Acrobat Reader, which makes it a handy road warrior system as well.

Cheers,
Phil Heberer

The link you posted comes up as an insecure connection.

Better than nothing but if I had to be secure I would add a VPN. My router should be able to be a VPN server with openVPN, I was hoping to do this today , just because ..

Agreed, the VPN solution is the easiest and most reliable; relying on cellphone providers is unnecessary unless you’re away from a wifi source.

Except he recommends the Pro version without telling us why.

cheers, Paul

Perhaps he thinks software developers should be reimbursed for their efforts?

Interesting, thanks.
Avira and Bitdefender now seem to have been included.
The other issue not addressed is the impact on system resources/performance…which is rather ironic as the first commenter at the bottom accused PCmatic of freezing his computer :o:

I just reread that thread and did not get that out of it. I do not have a rec but if I needed to use a WIFI connection at a Starbucks in this country and I cared about being compromised I would want a VPN. Traveling; well …..

:cheers:

Totally agree…In fact one of the replies on that Thread, from Paul T, stated
“Not every site uses https for login – this site is one example. A VPN guarantees encryption and for business purposes it makes sense.”
In any event there are many different reasons for using a VPN and a Google type search will inform.
I use one regularly, especially when traveling, but it is difficult to recommend unless the OP gives more details of his intended usage.
This site gives some good information and reviews, which may help in that respect.
https://www.bestvpn.com/comparison-tool/