Windows 10: PDF not showing thumbnails

hi I am running windows 11 and cannot see PDF thumbnails - any suggestions please

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File Explorer - Some PDF's show thumbnail image, some don’t

In Windows 10 File Explorer, I see thumbnails for a few of my pdf files but still see the generic Adobe pdf icon for most of them.

• In Windows 10 folder options, the checkbox for “Always show icons, never thumbnails” is unchecked.
• On the Adobe Reader preferences general tab, “Enable PDF thumbnails previews in Windows Explorer” is checked.
• Adobe Acrobat is set as my default PDF viewer.
• I have used Disk Cleanup to delete all my thumbnails to clear and rebuild the cache, yet the problem persists.

Any suggestions on how I can see all the pdf icons as thumbnails?
Windows 10 Pro, Version 1903, Build 18362.657
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (20.006.20034)

I asked over in the Adobe Acrobat Reader forum a few days ago but have received no replies.





Ron

 

PDF thumbnail view

Setting Adobe Viewer as the default viewer for PDFs fixes this issue. OTOH, if you want to retain Edge as the default PDF viewer, you need to use Adobe's thumbnail module. Run the registry fix pdf_thumbnail_adobe.reg in this article. That should do the trick.

Once done, do the following if required.

• Log off and log back into your account, or restart the Explorer shell via Task Manager.
  
• Clear the thumbnail cache using Disk Cleanup.
  

 

PDF'S no thumbnails tried regeadit and preferences, need helpies

Hi Zak. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, here to help you.

Try these fixes for PDF thumbnails:

https://windowsreport.com/pdf-thumbnails-file-e...

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https://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/pdf-...

https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/enable-or-di...

https://www.getdroidtips.com/pdf-thumbnails-are...

https://www.techgenesis.net/how-to-fix-pdf-thum...



Report back results for each step so I know what else to suggest.

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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