Windows 10: PDF file type showing a square icon at the end

Discus and support PDF file type showing a square icon at the end in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Hi can anyone explain why I see the pdf file type with a square characters at the end , this prevents me opening with adobe , appreciate any support... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by MH7804, Dec 17, 2024.

  1. MH7804 Win User

    PDF file type showing a square icon at the end


    Hi can anyone explain why I see the pdf file type with a square characters at the end , this prevents me opening with adobe , appreciate any support

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    MH7804, Dec 17, 2024
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  2. howardg Win User

    PDF icons on desktop turn into black squares

    PDF file type showing a square icon at the end 316434d1611787214t-pdf-icons-desktop-turn-into-black-squares-prefs.png

    PDF file type showing a square icon at the end 316435d1611787214t-pdf-icons-desktop-turn-into-black-squares-default-app.png


    Here are shots of my defaults for file types and the preference for the Adobe Reade app.
     
    howardg, Dec 17, 2024
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  3. howardg Win User
    PDF icons on desktop turn into black squares

    These two pictures show how the icon is supposed to look and what it eventually becomes. It is associated with the Adobe Reader App as indicated by the small Acrobat badge in the bottom right corner. It's supposed to show the first page of the PDF file, as shown on the right, but eventually it always goes black, as shown on the left.

    Thanks.


    PDF file type showing a square icon at the end 316432d1611786657t-pdf-icons-desktop-turn-into-black-squares-incorrect.png

    PDF file type showing a square icon at the end 316433d1611786657t-pdf-icons-desktop-turn-into-black-squares-correct.png
     
    howardg, Dec 17, 2024
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  4. dorcom Win User

    PDF file type showing a square icon at the end

    Non-square images no longer show thumbnails in Small Icons or Details

    Perry Mason in the case of the missing small thumbnail icons...
    Non-square images no longer show thumbnails in Small Icons or Details.

    Although it might appear to you my text here is a copy of the below link to a post at "answers".Microsoft.com by David H, I can assure you it is not but I have the identical problem and I was surprised to find someone else had to deal with the same thing
    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...5-bb8625deacc5
    Unfortunately, in Microsoft's despotic "help" culture, the threat is locked after one post by a "NicknamSam' who commented to the poster that he has the same issue and I cannot contact the author, perhaps because it points out to a newly created bug in Windows, courtesy endless updates.

    In previous versions I was able to see small thumbnails of image files either in the view by "small icon", "details" or "list" view mode. Now only selective files have a thumbnail icon (See screenshots below)

    What puzzles me was that some thumbnail icons would show but most of the others not. Until I stumbled across the aforementioned post by David H. I then realize that indeed it has to do if the actual image is rectangular or square. Checking I realized that the ones that show are indeed only from square images.

    About a year ago this all still worked jpg, png, bmp, pdf, etc., until Microsoft quite apparently in the need of yet another update contributed once again dozens of new bugs.

    Has anyone come across this issue and perhaps found where that bug is buried?

    Medium icon view: (all okay)

    PDF file type showing a square icon at the end 299d1620184694t-non-square-images-no-longer-show-thumbnails-small-icons-details-medium-icon-view.jpg


    Small icon view:

    PDF file type showing a square icon at the end 1300d1620184749t-non-square-images-no-longer-show-thumbnails-small-icons-details-small-icon-view.jpg


    Details view:

    PDF file type showing a square icon at the end 331301d1620184788t-non-square-images-no-longer-show-thumbnails-small-icons-details-details-view.jpg


    List view:

    PDF file type showing a square icon at the end 331302d1620184854t-non-square-images-no-longer-show-thumbnails-small-icons-details-list-view.jpg
     
    dorcom, Dec 17, 2024
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