[Gimp-user] 16 Bit tif doesn't open in 2.10.10

[Matt878909 <forums gimpusers com>]

some details. 

installed Gimp 2.10.10 on windows OS running WIN 10 Pro on a 64-bit operating
system.

my workflow for photo editing is .NEF edited in Capture NX-D, then exported to
16 Bit TIF for advanced editing in GIMP.

i've been able to open TIF in Gimp already with this version; about 10 images so
far.

no issues, all good. able to advance edit and save as jpg file for export out of
GIMP.

all worked fine. then all of a sudden, as if overnight, GIMP stopped recognising
.tif file formats

No idea what could have caused it. thought it may be a plugin missing, but nope,
it was there, so i uninstalled the program and reinstalled.

still didn't work. 

thought latent files might be left behind. so i uninstalled and removed any
latent files. reinstalled, still doesn't work.

is there something i'm missing? i've scoured the forum and can't find anything
with this so far.

Help much appreciated. 

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