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windows 11file explorerPDF previews on additional monitor is too small not taking up full preview pane

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Windows Explorer Preview Pane on External Monitor for PDF preview

Hi

I have a Surface book that has stopped displaying the PDF preview in explorer on my external monitor since the last Windows Update (Build 17134.112) in May 2018.

This is really bothering me as I use it all the time and I even run workshops demonstrating the preview pane via a Data projector so I need to fix this ASAP please.

When I preview a PDF from Windows explorer on my Surface main display the preview fills up the whole left pane but when it is on an external monitor it looks like this: (Screenshot below) - See it only fills up the top left quarter of the preview pane.





I have tried:

• re-installing Adobe reader DC,
• clearing my File explorer history,
• ticking/unticking "Show preview handlers in preview pane",
• changing display resolutions in Windows Display settings,
• have even done SFC /Scannow & repair,
• manually updated the driver for Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
• deleted/reset the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Modules\GlobalSettings\Sizer

All to no solution!!

If I switch my external monitor to be my my Main Display in Windows Display settings it fixes the problem on my External monitor but then it is a problem on my Surface display.

Please can someone help me!! I have lost days trying to fix this.

***Moved from: (Surface / Surface Book / Display and screen)***

 

Preview in File Explorer with Edge

Hello, Babak38.

To do this follow the steps below.

• Press WINDOWS + i on your keyboard
  
• Click on "APPS" then click on Default apps
  
• Click on Microsoft Edge browser
  
• Then in the "PDF" option you choose which default browser you want to open files in PDF format.
  

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Preview in File Explorer with Edge

Hi.

I'm using Windows 11.

In File Explorer, i want to preview my PDF files with Edge. But File Explorer displays "No preview available''.

How can I see PDF file in Explorer with Edge Please.

Thank you in advance