Windows 10: Keeps showing the same image/thumbnail regardless which one I choose.

Hey so I've had this issue for a few weeks where if I choose one image (In either PNG or JPEG format) it ends up as the same image regardless of which file I choose. This happens on two occasions so far, one of them being windows locked screen.

Let's say I pick the file named wallpaper1.png. Instead it shows wallpaper4.png. I then pick wallpaper2.Jpeg and it still shows wallpaper4.png. If I DELETE wallpaper4.png from my computer it will still show the same image regardless, unless I choose another filetype that isn't JPEG or PNG (Like a GIF).

Please help me it's driving me insane. I have tried doing Disk Cleanup, reinstalling certain programs with the same issue, renaming files,deleting files, doing the sfc /scannow, and virus cleaning to no avail.

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Thumbnails won't show images

On Windows 10 my images aren't showing the image in the thumbnail. It's showing a pieces of blank paper. This randomly started happening today. I have checked the "Organize" setting and the "Always show icons, never thumbnails" is unchecked. I'm not sure
what else to do. Any suggestions?

 

Image thumbnails not showing

Hi,

Your concern about the performance of your device when viewing photo thumbnails can be due to its configuration and/or corrupted system files. To better understand your concern, we'd like to know the following:

• The last changes made/activities performed on your device prior to your concern.
• If you've experienced your concern on multiple image file extensions. Examples are JPEG, JFIF, BAT, GIF, and PNG.
• The version and build of Windows 10 that you're using on your device. To check this, you can perform the steps posted on this
  
  link.

Based on the steps that you've already performed, we'd recommend performing the following to recreate the thumbnail cache:

• Open File Explorer.
• On the left pane, click This PC.
• Right-click the C: drive where Windows 10 is installed, and select Properties.
• Click the Disk Cleanup button.
• Check the Thumbnails option, and uncheck all the other options.
• Click OK.
• Click Delete Files to confirm and to complete the task.

In the event that the steps did not suffice, we'd recommend going through the commands posted below to further isolate your concern:

• Open Start.
• Search for Command Prompt.
• Right-click the result and select Run as administrator.
• Type the following command to stop File Explorer and press Enter.
  
  taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
• Type the following command to delete all the thumbnail database files without asking for confirmation and press Enter.:
  
  del /f /s /q /a %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_*.db
• Type the following command to start File Explorer and press Enter.
  
  start explorer.exe
• Close Command Prompt to complete the task.

Note: We understand that you've already performed two of the commands listed. We've detailed the known succession and format of commands that works on many occasions on other users.

Also, if you've only experienced this issue on images with JPEG/JPG/JPE file extensions, we'd recommend

downloading the registry items that we've prepared for you and merge them on your existing registry configuration. To do this, you can perform the following:

• Once download is complete, right-click on one of the registry items.
  
  
  
  
• Select Merge.
  
  
  
  

Note: Changes in the registry may cause issues on your device when done incorrectly. To secure your device, we'd recommend backing it up by performing the steps posted on this

link. The article also includes steps on how you can restore them in case you need to.

We look forward to your response.

 

Image files are not always showing thumbnails. Some are but most aren'


I have a problem with the preview display on image files where some will show an image preview and others will show an icon.
This error does not happen systematically. When I open a folder with images in it some preview the image while others don’t. When I next reopen the same folder the same thing happens but with different files being affected.
Similarly, when I try to refresh the file contents, all of the file previews flicker with the image preview for an instant before reverting to an icon.
I have read many instances of this same issue happening to other people over the last few years but my problems have only been extant for the last few weeks.
Reading about how other sufferers have overcome their problem I have tried the same solutions.

1. I have tried opening a folder that has images in it and gone to options/change folder and search options/view/ and made sure that the check box for “Always show icons, never thumbnails” is unchecked. It was.
2. In the same view I then checked the “Always show icons, never thumbnails” box, click apply and then OK. I was rewarded with nine image previews instead of one but the rest (16) remained as icons. So I then repeated the procedure with the same result. Nine files as previews and sixteen as icons.
3. I then followed the same path and clicked the ‘Restore Defaults’ option and applied with exactly the same result.
4. I then tried all of the previous on a different folder with a similar result; twelve out of eighteen remained as icons and six showed previews.
5. I then tried to reset all folders with the same result.
6. I then tried another method of the same thing by reviewing the visual effects settings in Performance options. I achieved this by pressing the Win+R keys to open Run, typing SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe, and clicking on OK to open Performance Options. Here I made sure that the check box for “Show thumbnails instead of icons” was checked. After completing this step I went back through multiple image folders and as I opened each folder the previews on each file would flash an image preview before reverting to an icon. A small (variable) number of files would have a preview but the rest remained as icons.
7. I have also noticed that for some unknown reason the default program to view and open image files had changed to the “Photos” app. So I changed the default app to “Windows Photo Viewer” and “Photo Viewer” in turn; with no effect.
8. I then went to Control Panel and opened the Ease of Access Centre. Here I firstly checked the option “Turn off all unnecessary animations (when possible)” and clicked Apply; to no effect. So I went back in and unchecked that box, clicked apply and OK. Similarly to no effect. There may have been a moment longer of flickering of file previews when I checked some of the folders.
9. Next I went to Settings/Ease of Access/Other Options and turned off (and on again) the “Play animations in Windows” option. Again, to no effect.
10. Some blogs suggested that the problem may be drive overcrowding all my executables are on an SSD with 150GB used and 73 GB free. I have also cleaned it up with no result. All of the images are saved to a data drive that has 450 GB free. I think that drive overcrowding is not the problem.
11. I also have tried clearing the thumbnail cache by following instructions that I found on the Windows 10 Forums site;
    1. Using the disk cleanup option and selecting ‘Thumbnails”. I then rebooted to find no change.
    2. Rebuild the Icon Cache using a BAT file
    3. Rebuild the Icon Cache in the Command Prompt

All of the above had the same effect; zero. I have tried every suggested solution method that I could find about this and have had no luck so far so I am hoping that someone out there has heard of this weird anomaly before.

If anyone can help I would be VERY grateful.

Thx
Peter