Visio Viewer Chrome Extension
Occasionally, I have the need to open a Visio diagram but don't have a need to create or modify them. So, the Visio viewer seemed to be an ideal option. However, after installing the viewer (I tried this with both 32-bit and 64-bit versions), I was still unable to open a Visio file.
The best I could get was Windows asking what I would like to use to open the file and Visio viewer wasn't an option. After drilling down to find the executable file, I found the viewer (VPREVIEW.EXE) would display a message saying 'This program can only run from within another program” when I tried to execute it. I discovered the Visio viewer is designed to use ActiveX controls within Internet Explorer. Since I had disabled IE 11 on my system (using the 'Turn Windows features on or off'), the viewer had nowhere to execute since Edge doesn't support ActiveX.
Visio Viewer Chrome Extension Windows 10
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- Visio Viewer is particularly useful for teams that need to collaborate from different locations. Viewing Visio drawings is as simple as double-clicking the drawing (files with a.vsd,.vss,.vst,.vdx,.vsx, or.vtx extension) in Windows Explorer. Internet Explorer will open, and Visio Viewer will render the drawing in the browser window.
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Free Visio Viewer App
I found a Chrome plug-in in the Chrome web store that will allow me to view Visio files from inside Chrome. However, it requires me to click on a tag in the Chrome header and then drag the Visio file into the Chrome window.
Free Visio Viewer
So, the alternatives appear to be to enable IE 11 or use a Chrome plug-in.