16 Bit tif doesn't open in 2.10.10
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.