Windows 10: How to change Image Thumbnail Size in Windows 11/10

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Do you want to change the thumbnail size of images on your Windows 11/10 PC? A thumbnail is basically a small graphical representation of a big-size photo or video. While exploring your photos on a computer, the thumbnail helps you identify the images you are actually looking for. You don’t have to manually search for […]

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In Windows 10, how can I enlarge thumbnail size?

Even after selecting Extra large icons, the thumbnails are too small for me to discern the images. I completed the steps for:

1. Option 1: 'To Turn On Thumbnail Previews in File Explorer'.
   
2. Changing Image Thumbnail Size per this Registry Hack Method.
   

But my thumbnails have not enlarged.

 

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:

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  Right click in the Folder that contains the images.
  
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  Select View.
  
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  Note the current icon size, and change it to another size (ie: "Medium-Icons" to "Large-Icons", then back to "Medium-Icons").
  
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  This causes the icons to be resized and their cache updated.
  

Keep us informed to help you further.

 

Icon+Thumbnails Sizes Are Too Small and Unable to Change in Windows 10

Hi Ash,

It is possible that icons/thumbnails size was unable to change due to corrupted system components or corrupted registry. To efficiently assist you, kindly answer the following questions:

• Could you tell us if you've made any recent changes prior to this issue?
• Are you getting any error messages when you tried to change the icons/thumbnails sizes?
• Which build and version of Windows 10 are you using?
• Have you tried checking for updates?
• Have you tried changing what you have set to its default?

Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For
added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article.
How to back up and restore the registry in Windows.

We're looking forward to your response.