Windows 10: desktop icons change to picture thumbnail .

Discus and support desktop icons change to picture thumbnail . in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I have tried everything i know how to, but unable to change desktop icon to picture thumbnail. Need help. Is there a software to download to help?... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Loyd live.com, Mar 25, 2021.

  1. desktop icons change to picture thumbnail .


    I have tried everything i know how to, but unable to change desktop icon to picture thumbnail. Need help. Is there a software to download to help?

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    Loyd live.com, Mar 25, 2021
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    mck Win User

    Cannot change desktop icon

    Sometimes a desktop icon changes from what it was to a plain white folder. Might be something I did but not sure what.

    To change it to the icon I want, I go:
    1. Rt-click icon > Properties > Change icon
    2. I select the icon I want from the thumbnails of icons.
    3. Click OK
    4. Click Apply
    But the icon does not change. It just stays looking like a white folder.
    HOWEVER, if I pin the icon to the taskbar, the icon on the taskbar does look like the icon I selected in step-2. So the change is registered with Win10 but the icon on the desktop just doesn't change.

    Any ideas on how to fix this?
     
  3. Windows 10 Picture Files not updating thumbnails

    Hi,

    I realize that the picture files are not updating thumbnails. I will try to help you with this issue.

    Suggest you to perform “Disk Cleanup”, cleaning up the temporary internet files, thumbnail, cookies and temp files, so as to check the thumbnail view of the photo is updated by cleaning up your temporary data.

    Further, if the issue persists then you can also follow these steps:


    • Right click in the Folder that contains the images.

    • Select View.

    • Note the current icon size, and change it to another size (ie: "Medium-Icons" to "Large-Icons", then back to "Medium-Icons").

    • This causes the icons to be resized and their cache updated.

    Keep us informed to help you further.
     
    Srimadhwa B, Mar 25, 2021
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  4. desktop icons change to picture thumbnail .

    Picture ICONS instead of thumbnail pics

    Suddenly all of my picture thumbnails are ICONS, instead of thumbnail pics. I have gone through the steps of Unchecking a box that says "always show ICONS instead of thumbnails" and that did NOT help.

    I don't like Microsoft Edge or the Cloud, I think those are the culprits that keep doing this to my thumbnails.
     
    tonigisone, Mar 25, 2021
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