Windows 11 Photos only works with uncompressed Files

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I have attempted to use Photos on Windows 11 on numerous occasions. It has always told me that none of my Folders contain any images. This is untrue as I have about 100,000 images. I have now discovered that if I UNCOMPRESS the image folders Photos can find and view the images.I have used many image Apps in the past and they are all capable of dealing with compressed folders. Since compression is part of the standard Windows operating system, shouldn't Microsoft Apps be able to deal with compressed folders?Is this a bug or just poor coding?Can it be fixed?

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