Windows 10: File Explorer thumbnail spacing issue

Discus and support File Explorer thumbnail spacing issue in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Since I've done a clean install of Windows, files in any folder in Windows Explorer uses too much space at the top and bottom of the file. If it's a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/tiaan_e, Jul 9, 2020.

  1. File Explorer thumbnail spacing issue


    Since I've done a clean install of Windows, files in any folder in Windows Explorer uses too much space at the top and bottom of the file. If it's a 16:9 video for instance, it uses a square box to preview that file instead of a 16:9 box like it was before I did a clean install.

    I can hold control and scroll up and down to fix this, but as soon as I refresh or go out and back in, it resets back to using all of that unnecessary space.

    GIF of issue: https://gyazo.com/d83f3a0043cdd36519f067e0b9832dc3

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    /u/tiaan_e, Jul 9, 2020
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  2. Dgo47 Win User

    File Explorer not showing thumbnails

    Brink,

    Many thanks for you reply. I have done all the steps you suggested, but no change,

    When I open a folder containing photos, some open correctly but the vast majority open with thumbnails, but they very quickly get overwritten and you can not longer see the thumbnails.

    Are there any more suggestions?
     
    Dgo47, Jul 9, 2020
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  3. starkline Win User
    File Explorer Thumbnail Preview Spacing

    Greetings,
    I've recently switched from Windows 7 to 10 and I've noticed a behavior that I was curious about. If possible, I'd like to remedy it, but Google searching doesn't really yield any meaningful results.

    Here's the issue I'm seeing.

    If I set Windows to show thumbnail previews and use (as an example) extra large size icons, I see this:


    File Explorer thumbnail spacing issue [​IMG]


    However, in Windows 7 things looked like this:


    File Explorer thumbnail spacing issue [​IMG]


    Interestingly, when the "dead space" between the previews is not truncated as in pic 1, if I scroll down and then back up, the thumbnail previews will "delete" the dead space and look nice and compact. However, it will only delete the dead space for the previews that were "off screen." Like this:


    File Explorer thumbnail spacing issue [​IMG]


    I'd like to get Windows 10 to behave like Windows 7 and show thumbnail previews as in pic 2. I've tried deleting and rebuilding the icon cache, but this has no effect. I've also got a dual boot (Win10 and Win10). My second Win10 boot is a completely fresh install, and the same exact behavior is exhibited.

    Windows 10 Pro 1909 18363.535

    All that said, in Windows 7 there were definitely issues with what I'm describing. In Windows 7's case, if the "dead space" wasn't truncated, then an icon cache rebuild solved the issue.

    Does anyone know how to get Windows 10 to show previews with the "dead space" truncated like in pic 2, or is this the new normal for Windows 10?
     
    starkline, Jul 9, 2020
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  4. jsmin Win User

    File Explorer thumbnail spacing issue

    Windows Explorer crashes and thumbnails problem

    Hi, I hope you can help me.
    Windows Explorer is no longer showing thumbnails on files played by Windows Media Player. I've run cmd and regsvr32 shmedia.dll and regsvr32 shimgvw.dll. That seemed to solve the problem...but it created a different one. Now when I try to open a folder on an external hard drive it crashes. I read in an old 2008 post it was an avi file causing the problem and suggested the run cmd regsvr32 /u shmedia.dll. That solved the opening problem but recreated the thumbnail problem. Any help to achieve both functions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
     
    jsmin, Jul 9, 2020
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