Windows 10: How to show or hide file icon on thumbnails in Windows 11

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Here is how to show or hide the file icon overlay on thumbnails in Windows 11 or Windows 10 computers. You can enable or disable file icons on thumbnails in Windows 11/10 using File Explorer Options and Registry Editor. Windows 11/10 displays a file icon on the thumbnail. This is to indicate which application is […]

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Fix only half of files showing thumbnails & half showing icons

Thanks for your suggestions. I tried these... Clear and Reset Thumbnail Cache in Windows 10 and consider increasing the cache size: Change Icon Cache Size in Windows 11 and 10 but no change. I already has this setting... Uncheck "Display file icon on thumbnails" in explorer view options. No change. Did this... Choose Default Apps in Windows 10 and set default as Viewprint as always but no change - still only half of files showing thumbnails & half showing icons!!! Very frustrating!!! I hate opening a folder & seeing this!! Anymore ideas please??

 

Windows 10 showing device icons instead of thumbnails in folders

Hi me15prg9926,

There's a possibility that some folder settings may have changed. It could be set to show icons and not thumbnails. To verify that, please follow the steps below:

• Open the File Explorer.
• Click the View tab.
• On the upper-right corner, click Options.
• On the Folder Options, click the View tab.
• Under Files and Folders, uncheck Always show icons, never thumbnails.
• Click Apply, then OK.

Once done, try checking if the folder icons are already showing thumbnails.

Update us with the result.

Regards.

 

Icons and thumbnails not showing

Hi,

It is possible that icons and thumbnails are not showing due to corruptions. To assist you better, we'd like to ask if what troubleshooting steps have you done so far.

Meanwhile, we suggest that you follow the steps provided in this article by clicking on this

link. It will let you scan for corruptions and will provide you a remedy.

Let us know if you need further assistance.