I am looking for an alternative to Windows Photo Viewer that is able to view png, jpg, and gif. Windows Photo Viewer only supports static gif.

Must haves:

• Lightweight; Loads fast. Avoids fancy transitions
• Support: .png, .jpg or .jpeg, and .gif (animated)
• Next and Previous controls to scrub through directory
• Actual Size, Fit to Window and zoom controls
• Nice GUI comparable to Windows Photo Viewer (no Windows 95 style)

Nice to haves:

• View/Edit Meta/Exif Data (Tags, title, comments, date taken). (possible solutions for Linux)
• Slideshow with variable switching time
• Take over thumbnail creation in the File Explorer (to make it faster...)
• Manual thumbnail creation for a directory with a bulk amount of images
• Pause and Frame-by-Frame Gif navigation controls

Here is just a reference image of Windows Photo Viewer: