{"id":470,"date":"2020-09-03T19:46:21","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T19:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/?p=470"},"modified":"2020-09-03T19:46:21","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T19:46:21","slug":"fix-thumbnail-previews-are-not-showing-in-windows-10-8-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/?p=470","title":{"rendered":"Fix: Thumbnail Previews Are Not Showing In Windows 10\/8\/7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">As a graphic artist in my \u201cother\u201d life, I have been asked what to do when photographers and artists no longer see thumbnail images, but only generic icons. People working with images often prefer to be more organized by viewing small images of what a file contains rather than details or icons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Enabling and disabling the thumbnail display feature can be accomplished several ways.<\/p>\n<p>The following are the two easiest ways to configure this without having to use the Group Policy Editor or edit the Windows Registry.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Use <strong>File Explorer Options<\/strong> to enable or disable thumbnail previews.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To<strong> Enable<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Open File Explorer and click on the <strong>File<\/strong> that you wish to open.<\/li>\n<li>In the File Menu options, click on <em>Change folder and Search options.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>When the <strong>Folder Options dialog box<\/strong> opens, click the <strong>View<\/strong> tab. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture.jpg 562w, https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture-300x45.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture-500x75.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Make sure the <em>Always show icons, never thumbnails<\/em> option appearing under <strong>Advanced Settings<\/strong> is <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">UN<\/span>checked.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture2.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture2-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture2-411x500.jpg 411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>5. Finally, click Ok and Apply the settings.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, to <strong>Disable thumbnails <\/strong>follow these steps:<\/p>\n<p>1. Go the <strong>File Explorer<\/strong> and click on the <strong>File<\/strong> to open.<br \/>2. In the<strong> File Menu options<\/strong>, click on <em>Change folder and Search options<\/em><br \/>3. This will open the <strong>Folder Options dialog box<\/strong>. Click the <strong>View<\/strong> tab.<br \/>4. Under <strong>Advanced Settings<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">check<\/span> the <em>Always show icons, never thumbnails<\/em> option.<br \/>5.Click <strong>Ok<\/strong> and <strong>Apply<\/strong> settings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Use <strong>Control Panel<\/strong> to enable or disable Thumbnails or Icons.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To <strong>Enable thumbnails<\/strong>, fr<\/span>om the <strong>Start Menu<\/strong> or via <strong>Search,<\/strong> access the <strong>Control Panel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on <strong>System and Security<\/strong> and click <strong>System<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Advance System Settings<\/strong> (on the left-side panel).<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>System Properties<\/strong> window, click <strong>Settings<\/strong> under the <strong>Performance<\/strong> heading. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capturecp1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capturecp1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capturecp1.jpg 622w, https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capturecp1-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capturecp1-439x500.jpg 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Performance Options<\/strong> dialog, click the <strong>Visual Effects<\/strong> tab.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capturecp2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capturecp2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capturecp2.jpg 589w, https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capturecp2-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.bugbatter.donhoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capturecp2-303x500.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Check the <em>Show thumbnails instead of icons<\/em> under the <strong>Custom <\/strong>heading.<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>OK<\/strong> and <strong>Apply<\/strong>\u00a0to save changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To <strong>Disable <\/strong>thumbnail previews via Control Panel, uncheck the <em>Show thumbnails instead of icons<\/em> under the <strong>Custom<\/strong> heading.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, this will have your file viewing options set as you prefer.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a graphic artist in my \u201cother\u201d life, I have been asked what to do when photographers and artists no longer see thumbnail images, but only generic icons. 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