Windows 10: blank thumbnail on my desktop

i downloaded a game file and sometimes it shows a blank white thumbnail for the picture, i have screenshot it and moved my mouse pointer to it to highlight it, how do i fix this?


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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?

 

Default program on thumbnail suddeny Blank?

I don't know what happened but the little picture in the bottom right that as always showing the photoshop thing is blank?*Shock It opens correct in Photoshop so there seems nothing wrong with the assignment of the default file association i suspect? I want that blanco thing gone and my Photoshop's icon back*Mad!!! Any suggestions??

 

Default program on thumbnail suddeny Blank?

I have occasionally had that happen to desktop icons and would love to know what is going on and how to stop it from happening. But it's pretty easy to fix for application icons.

You can just right click on the shortcut, select "Change Icon" and choose the appropriate one. But you have to know where that appropriate icon live. I find it easier to just recreate the shortcut.( I apologize for the details. You probably already know how to create a desktop icon, but just in case, ...)

1. Right click on the icon, look in the "Shortcut" tab (which should automatically open), and copy the contents of the "Start in" field. (This isn't really necessary, but it will make step 3 easier.)
2. Delete the desktop icon.
3. In File Explorer, find the executable. It will be in the folder whose location you copied in step 1.
   Right click-and-hold the .exe file, drag to the desktop, release the mouse button, and click on "Create shortcuts here".

This should build a shortcut with the correct icon, but there may be times when it doesn't.