Photos dark and pixelated?

Every time I open any photo in my photoshop it comes up very dark and pixelated. This happens to every single photo I try and open in photoshop. I know for a fact that the photos are not originally dark or pixelated. Im trying to edit 2 different peoples wedding photos and this Is very frustrating. im not sure if its just a setting in photoshop that would correct this problem or if its my actual photoshop. right now im running Photoshop CC ive never had a single problem with it till just this month. im at a loss. hope some one can help me!!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!

Are these raw files or jpgs? Can we see a screenshot of a side-by-side screenshot pasted into a reply, here, of a photo in PS and one as viewed in an OS viewer like Windows Photo Viewer or Mac OS Preview?

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