Windows 10: Cannot view Office 365 program documents in File explorer preview pane

My office 356 documents such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint will not display in the file explorer preview pane.


I have checked the setting and tried various fixes touted online and on youtube, but I still cannot get these files to preview in file explorer.


I can preview pdf files, pictures and graphics but anything to do with my Office 365 work programs will not preview.


Literally, nothing appears but if I highlight the file for some time then a message appears saying "This file can't be previewed". This has been going on for a few weeks and I am now able to take time to look into the issue.


This is a feature that I rely on and it is currently driving me nuts not having a solution.


Please, if anyone has a solution or resolution I would be most grateful.

:)

 

preview/details pane in explorer

Hi,

Setting the Preview pane to show or hide in File Explorer will apply to all folders. If you wish to hide the Preview pane in File Explorer, we suggest that you follow the steps below:

• Open File Explorer.
• Tap on View tab.
• Click Preview Pane to view/hide it.

We would appreciate it if you could get back to us and provide us your feedback.

 

Preview pane not functional / causing system issues

Hi,

We can see here that you're having an issue with using the preview pane for File Explorer. Since using the preview pane affects the CPU usage when trying to view Office files, we could suggest that you changed your File Explorer View setting into the Navigation
pane by performing the following steps:

• Open File Explorer.
• Click on the View tab.
• Select Preview pane to remove it from being highlighted.

Once done, try to open files using Office apps and check if this helps your Surface Pro 4 works fine.

We look forward to your reply.

 

Office 2016 - no preview of Excel documents in File Explorer

This worked for some:

Update...

Also check this entry in registry, if it's the same




Another thing to check.. if it wasn't before..
in Explorer, Check >Options>View in Advanced Settings check if "Show preview handlers in preview pane" is enabled

(but this probably is, since you can view Word files