Windows 10: How to get PDF preview working in Windows 10 File Explorer

Since the last Windows 10 update Jan 16 PDF file Previews don't show in File Explorer Preview Pane

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File explorer in windows 10 does not preview pdf documents

I have Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. I followed all the instructions listed at Redirecting bd1c-6811b6dc9b58 and yet there is no pdf
preview in the file explorer. In the past I had a preview of pdf files in the file explorer. So I ask, is it because of the latest windows updates, I do not have a preview of pdf files now?

 

PDF Previews Not Showing In Windows 10 File Explorer

I wanted my Window 10 File Explorer to display .pdf file previews like my Windows 7 so I started researching and came up with several different solutions, none of which worked for me.



Prime among the solutions was Option 1:



1. Open file explorer

2. Click view on the top of the file explorer.

3. Select preview pane option and see if it helps.



And Option 2:

• Open the reader,
• Go to Edit
• Then Preferences
• Go to General Tab
• And check "enable PDF thumbnail previews"

Even after using Option 2, it still didn’t work but then after going to Help > Repair Installation in Acrobat Reader DC it works just fine.

 

File explorer in windows 10 does not preview pdf documents

Yes. More than that, I have Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. I followed all the instructions listed at Redirecting bd1c-6811b6dc9b58 and
yet there is no pdf preview in the file explorer. In the past I had a preview of pdf files in the file explorer. So I ask, is it because of the latest windows updates, I do not have a preview of pdf files now?