Windows 10: Displaying Thumbnails for .jpg files in Windows 10 File Explorer

For some reason I cannot get File Explorer in Windows 10 to display thumbnails of my .jpg files. That makes scanning through hundreds of photos very tedious. I am using a desktop, a standard display monitor, manual keyboard, and mouse -- no touch screen.


I have done everything I have found on-line to no avail. Those efforts include:

• Going to Folder Options and ensuring that "Always show icons, never thumbnails" is unchecked...no change was necessary.
• Making sure "Large Icons" are selected in the picture toolbar View tab
• Clearing thumbnail cache as described on-line
• And everything else which I no longer remember.

Some observations:

• A few of my photos do display as thumbnails, e.g., 1 or 2 in a folder of dozens, but the majority are just the large icon.
• As one would expect, there are different icons for photos and videos.
• Sometimes, but not always, if I open a photo, it will then display as a thumbnail.
• In the folders where I have the photos saved, there is frequently a file labeled thumbs.db.
• Occasionally, as I open a folder holding photos, for the "blink of an eye" thumbnails will display before the photos become icons.

Another curious observation is that when I attempt to change (rename) a file from a name with upper case letters to lower case, the change does not display after hitting enter, e.g., IMG_1234.JPG renamed as img_1234.jpg. The displayed file name below the icon stays in uppercase, but if I select "rename", it displays in lower case, but hitting enter still displays it in uppercase. This appears to be the case for all files, not just photos. Probably has nothing to do with the issue, but is curious nonetheless.


I am seeking any new suggestions as I am at my wit's end.


TIA,

Bill

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