It can be alarming to try opening your perfectly fine image files, on a Windows Computer with only to be greeted with the error message below.

You groan and wonder what to do next. I would like to show how you can quickly fix this in a minute or less.

What does this error mean ?

Simply, it means that the computer does not recognize your file as an image, specifically a JPEG file. It is looking at the file extension, especially. Someway it may have been messed up. We only need to resolve this confusion.

The solution

What you need

• An image editor (I used Paint editor )
• The Windows Photos application

The steps

Now that you have the tools to save the situation, we are ready to begin;

• You first start with navigating to your image.
• Open the image with the Windows Photos application.
• Right-click on the image and select Copy.
• Open your image editor (remember I use the Windows Paint application).
• Paste the image. You can do this using the shortcut Control + V.
• The image should now show up within Paint.
• Save the image as a new name. Remember to choose the appropriate format (i.e. PNG, JPEG or others) you need.
• And voila, our problem is now solved.

Conclusion

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