Windows 10: Thumbnails not showing Windows 11 - Pictures folder

Hi there,So in my Pictures folder, I used to see all the images as thumbnails, as I should.Now, some images are showing as usual, then there's a bunch not showing.All I did was update Windows, sheesh, it's like living in a rocket with Microsoft, one moment you're headed in the right direction, galaxy etc, next you're hurtling into the Sun.BTW, I've tried all the "fixes", open options, open properties, make sure x is unchecked, delete storage cache, temporary that is and and other, sdn scan, I mean what else is there?Wouldn't you think Microsoft would want you to see your images as a thumbnail?

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Photo thumbnail picture

Hi

File Explorer>Pictures>Open Pictures.

If Your Photos come up as just a List and don't show up as Thumbnails, look at the Two Small Icons at the Bottom Right of the Screen and 'Toggle' between them.

The first one gives you a List View and the other one gives you a Thumbnail View.

Or you could Click: View at the Top of the Screen and then you Can not only see your Photos as Thumbnails but you can also choose the Size.

 

Quick Access not searching Pictures folder

Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

• I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.

• Then I tried to remove the Pictures folder with option one at Add or Remove Folders from This PC in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials. Even after rebooting, the Pictures folder remained.
• So I tried using option two. Same thing: reboot >> Pictures folder still there.

• Since there were no troubleshooting steps for this scenario, just for the heck of it, I ran through the restore steps. Copied some pictures into the Pictures folder, ran a Quick Access search and initial problem remains: Searching all of QA doesn't find any files in Pictures folder, running search on just the Pictures folder does. I want to run a global search and find matching files in any/all of the Documents, Music, Videos, and Pictures folders.

That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date. I hope it didn't create potential future problems in my registry.

Bottom line: I'm still looking for a fix.

 

Picture folder not showing thumbnails-tried several fixes but they didn't work.

I am running Windows 10 64 bit. The picture icons just stopped showing thumbnails and I can't get them to turn back on. It is affecting all users on this PC.

Here is what I have tried so far that hasn't worked:

-I already confirmed that in pictures folder-view-options-change folder and search options-view-always show icons never thumbnails is NOT checked. I checked it, waited a while, then unchecked it.

-I used disk cleanup to clear thumbnails.

-Control panel-system-Advanced system settings-advanced-performance settings, show thumbnails is checked. I unchecked it, clicked ok, waited, then went back in an checked it and clicked ok.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks.