"No application is associated with the specified file for this operation. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070483)" : Unable to open image programmatically using AutomationFactory when Paint is default app.

I am facing an issue while trying to open an image file from a Silverlight app in Windows 10 using WScript.Shell.

The code is as follows.

try
        {
            dynamic shell = AutomationFactory.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
            shell.Run(@"C:\temp\X.jpg");
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(ex.StackTrace);
        }

This piece of code works perfectly fine when the default application is set to 'Photos' / 'Internet Explorer' in Windows 10 'Default Apps' settings.

However, when the default app is set to 'Paint', I get an exception "No application is associated with the specified file for this operation. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070483)"

Please note that when I try to double click on the same image in Windows explorer, it opens up in Paint application without errors.

Why does this happen? Please help.