Windows saving JPG/JPEG images as JFIF: How to Fix

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.

  • Fix Windows saving JPG/JPEG images as JFIF Manual Registry Edit Via Script

Fix Windows saving JPG/JPEG images as JFIF

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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

  1. Launch Run via Windows+R, type in regedit, and hit Enter.
  2. This will launch Registry. So head over to the below location: Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\image/jpeg
  3. Now open the Extension key from the right.
  4. Its Value Data will be .jfif. Change it to .jpg and hit OK to save it.

Via Script

  1. 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
  2. Then go to File > Save As and change Save As to All File Types.
  3. Now give it any name of your choice but keep the extension .reg.
  4. Then run this .reg file. You’ll get a prompt, click on Run/YES/OK.
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