On your windows 11 or 10 computer if you open photos app on your windows computer or select photos to open using windows photos and you are getting an error message “Files Have Properties That Can’t Be Read” then you can repair windows photos app and reset photos app and fix this issue.
Why Files Have Properties That Can’t Be Read on windows photos or video editor app
You will get Files Have Properties That Can’t Be Read error on photos or video app if there are corrupted files or any issue with windows photos or video editor app or also due to file permission issue as well.
Easy Solutions to Fix Windows How to fix Files Have Properties That Can’t Be Read
You need to repair and reset windows photos app or video editor app and fix the issue.
Restart Windows Computer and Check
You need to restart your windows computer when you get Files Have Properties That Can’t Be Read error and after restarting if there are any updates or software glitches or any cache related issues causing the problem will be fixed.
Repair App
Step 1: Click on Windows Search and type in settings
Step 2: Open settings and click on Apps on left side menu
Step 3: Click on Installed Apps
Step 4: Click on Top Search bar -> Search for Photos and filter photo app here.
Step 5: Next to Microsoft Photos -> Select 3 Dots icon and click on Advanced Options.
Step 6: Scroll down and Under Reset -> Select Repair Option and wait for the windows computer to repair it.
Once you repair the app then your issue of Files Have Properties That Can’t Be Read issue will be resolved if not you need to reset app and reinstall it.
Reset App
Step 1: Open settings on windows computer -> Go to Apps
Step 3: Select Microsoft Photos app and click on 3 dots and click on Advanced options
Step 4: Scroll down and Select Reset and wait for windows to Reset app.
Step 5: Once you reset the app then this issue will be resolved.
After resetting the app, then the app data and other files data of the app will be deleted and any issue with the app having issues will be fixed successfully.
Update Windows to Latest Version
If there is any new version of windows is available then you need to update windows to latest version and check and after updating windows then go ahead and check with photos app or videos app.