Windows 10: Video Files Not Showing Thumbnails in File Explorer

I've ran Disk Cleaner to delete the thumbnails.

I've deleted the thumbnail caches via command prompt (Admin).

I've gone through View/Options/View and made sure "Always show icons, never thumbnails" was not checked.

And still, I cannot get thumbnails for my .mp4 files. All I get is that movie clicker symbol blue icon.

Anything I haven't tried yet?

TIA

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How do I stop video automatic playing in file explorer

Where exactly in File Explorer is this happening?

I have video files in the Videos folder in File Explorer and they are just basic thumbnails.

What is the format of the video file?

Is it the thumbnail that is auto playing or when you launch the file from File Explorer?

 

Thumbnail view setting not saved on burned CD (Windows 10)

Hello,

Video thumbnails let viewers see a quick snapshot of your video. We suggest that you follow the suggestion Ruth Buruga on this
thread for possible solution.

Let us know how it goes.

 

I didn't have much of thumbnails for videos until I installed VLC/Video LAN player. Win10 doesn't come with much for videos.

 

I had thumbnails before my last Windows update. After weeding out several issues, this seems to be the last one I need to deal with.

I already had VLC installed, but went ahead and reinstalled it.

Same issue though. Just an icon. In this case the VLC icon.

 

I don't know why I had thumbnails for .mp4 files prior to the last Windows update since searching for a fix pretty much agrees with Berton's comment that Win10 doesn't really come with much support for it.

After trying a bunch of tips, I decided to install a program called Icaros.

That allowed me to add .mp4 to the list of filetypes and activate thumbnails for it.

Works. All is good now.