Windows 10: file explorer thumbnails missing

Discus and support file explorer thumbnails missing in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I have asked for help before in this forum and a few responses have temporarily fixed the problem. I would really like a permanent fix. I have tried... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by dre50, Mar 24, 2023.

  1. DRE50
    dre50 Win User

    file explorer thumbnails missing


    I have asked for help before in this forum and a few responses have temporarily fixed the problem. I would really like a permanent fix. I have tried several of the fixes such as... Uncheck the box next to Always show icons, never thumbnails.and... File Explorer can also bug out for no reason and stop functioning correctly. The quickest way to fix that is to restart it using the Task Manager. and... If the thumbnails are still not showing, the chances are you’re dealing with a corrupt thumbnail cache. Deleting it helps File Explorer regenerate previews from scratch.and... How to

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    dre50, Mar 24, 2023
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  2. JSMIN
    jsmin Win User

    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, Mar 24, 2023
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  3. DGO47
    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, Mar 24, 2023
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  4. ROBINSINDEN
    RobinSinden Win User

    file explorer thumbnails missing

    missing thumbnails in File Explorer Windows 10

    Is there a way to find missing thumbnails in File Explorer Windows 10
     
    RobinSinden, Mar 24, 2023
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