In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the issue wherein Windows is saving JPG/JPEG images as JFIF. The JPG and JPEG are two of the most widely used formats for photos and are universally accepted by a majority of apps across numerous OS. However, for some strange reason, the OS from the Redmond giant is automatically converting these JPG/JPEG images to JFIF [irrespective of its source: aka downloaded from the web or received from any other device].
To rectify this issue, you could opt for workarounds like using MS Paint [or any other image editor app of your choice] to convert JFIF to JPG or try out an online image converter website. But manually doing so for every image time and again will require quite a lot of additional time and effort. To overcome this concern, this guide will show you a nifty method using which you could fix this issue once and for all. So without further ado, let’s get started.
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Fix Windows saving JPG/JPEG images as JFIF
We have listed two methods that will help you get this job done. But before starting with the below steps, please take a registry backup.
Manual Registry Edit
- Launch Run via Windows+R, type in regedit, and hit Enter.
- This will launch Registry. So head over to the below location:
Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\image/jpeg
- Now open the Extension key from the right.
- Its Value Data will be .jfif. Change it to .jpg and hit OK to save it.
Via Script
- Create a new text document [Notepad] and paste the below command:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\image/jpeg] "AutoplayContentTypeHandler"="PicturesContentHandler" "CLSID"="{25336920-03F9-11cf-8FD0-00AA00686F13}" "Extension"=".jpg" "Image Filter CLSID"="{607fd4e8-0a03-11d1-ab1d-00c04fc9b304}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\image/jpeg\Bits] "0"=hex:02,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,d8 - Then go to File > Save As and change Save As to All File Types.
- Now give it any name of your choice but keep the extension .reg.
- Then run this .reg file. You’ll get a prompt, click on Run/YES/OK.
That’s it. These were the two different methods that should help you to fix the issue wherein Windows is saving JPG/JPEG images as JFIF. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
