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The app Paint is having trouble reading pictures taken at high resolution, like 108MP ones.

The app Paint is having trouble reading pictures taken at high resolution, like 108MP ones.

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CykaNuggets_
Member
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04-03-2026, 05:12 AM
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Hi! I have a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra which makes really good 108p photos compared to my old phones. I had never tried opening them on my computer before. But today, I did and Paint won't open them. It says ''Paint cannot read this file. This is not a valid bitmap file or its format is not currently supported''. Then I take the same picture without the 108p resolution and it opens fine. I really want to keep the quality of my photos at the highest possible if that is possible. Is there any fix for this? I tried finding an online solution that sent me to the registry in the Windows Photo Gallery Viewer file but I can't find it in the registry. It's like this was meant for windows 10 and not 11 or something. Then I found a solution that asked me to install some files in the registry but I didn't feel safe doing this at all (messing something up or ending up with a virus or something). Thanks so much everyone!
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CykaNuggets_
04-03-2026, 05:12 AM #1

Hi! I have a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra which makes really good 108p photos compared to my old phones. I had never tried opening them on my computer before. But today, I did and Paint won't open them. It says ''Paint cannot read this file. This is not a valid bitmap file or its format is not currently supported''. Then I take the same picture without the 108p resolution and it opens fine. I really want to keep the quality of my photos at the highest possible if that is possible. Is there any fix for this? I tried finding an online solution that sent me to the registry in the Windows Photo Gallery Viewer file but I can't find it in the registry. It's like this was meant for windows 10 and not 11 or something. Then I found a solution that asked me to install some files in the registry but I didn't feel safe doing this at all (messing something up or ending up with a virus or something). Thanks so much everyone!

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HeyThomas
Junior Member
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04-03-2026, 01:43 PM
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To edit these files, you could try using Paint.NET, since it can open and change them.
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HeyThomas
04-03-2026, 01:43 PM #2

To edit these files, you could try using Paint.NET, since it can open and change them.