Can't preview jpg files in the preview pane -- Windows 10 Fall Update (1709)

I notice my pictures was only showing an icon for  them then I looked at the options in file explorer and the Display file icon on thumbnails was checked and I unchecked it and my pictures showed again. I pray this helps.

Yes!!! Yes!!! That finally worked. You are awesome.  THANKS!!!

I went to my control panel.

then I opened "system" and chose "advanced system settings" on the left hand side

I then clicked on the "advanced" tab and then under "performance" I clicked on "settings"

The video I watched said to make sure that the "show thumbnails instead of icons" block was ticked.

That didn't help me since my little block was already ticked.  (I was also a little ticked off at that stage...)

I then saw that there were four options starting with  "Let windows choose....."  and then "custom".

Mine was ticked as "let windows choose".  I thought I didn't trust Windows anymore and elected to take all its choices away.

So I changed the option to "Custom".

However, since I didn't have the slighest idea on which options to choose, I just left all the same boxes ticked (including the 'show thumbnails instead of icons"

Since I didn't make any changes, the page wouldn't allow me to save or apply my changes.  So I unticked one of the boxes and ticked it again.  I could then apply my changes.

I went back to my windows explorer.  Closed it.  Opened it.

HELP!! ANYBODY!! PLEASE!! IS ANYBODY OUT THERE WHO KNOWS HOW TO FIX THIS??!!!!

I'm not an expert at all but I can tell you what worked for me.  I tried all the other advice offered on this thread.

Finally I followed an obscure youtube link and managed to adapt the advice there for me.

I went to my control panel.

then I opened "system" and chose "advanced system settings" on the left hand side

I then clicked on the "advanced" tab and then under "performance" I clicked on "settings"

The video I watched said to make sure that the "show thumbnails instead of icons" block was ticked.

That didn't help me since my little block was already ticked.  (I was also a little ticked off at that stage...)

I then saw that there were four options starting with  "Let windows choose....."  and then "custom".

Mine was ticked as "let windows choose".  I thought I didn't trust Windows anymore and elected to take all its choices away.

So I changed the option to "Custom".

However, since I didn't have the slighest idea on which options to choose, I just left all the same boxes ticked (including the 'show thumbnails instead of icons"

Since I didn't make any changes, the page wouldn't allow me to save or apply my changes.  So I unticked one of the boxes and ticked it again.  I could then apply my changes.

I went back to my windows explorer.  Closed it.  Opened it.

Voila!  My preview was back.

I don't know if this is a real fix.

For all I know, some extra stellar space beams from URANUS hit my PC at just the correct frequency  to fix the problem at exactly the precise second that I opened my windows explorer again.

With Windows,   anything is possible.

But whatever.  It's fixed.

Good luck and may Uranus hit your PC too.

I went to my control panel.

then I opened "system" and chose "advanced system settings" on the left hand side

I then clicked on the "advanced" tab and then under "performance" I clicked on "settings"

The video I watched said to make sure that the "show thumbnails instead of icons" block was ticked.

That didn't help me since my little block was already ticked.  (I was also a little ticked off at that stage...)

I then saw that there were four options starting with  "Let windows choose....."  and then "custom".

Mine was ticked as "let windows choose".  I thought I didn't trust Windows anymore and elected to take all its choices away.

So I changed the option to "Custom".

However, since I didn't have the slighest idea on which options to choose, I just left all the same boxes ticked (including the 'show thumbnails instead of icons"

Since I didn't make any changes, the page wouldn't allow me to save or apply my changes.  So I unticked one of the boxes and ticked it again.  I could then apply my changes.

I went back to my windows explorer.  Closed it.  Opened it.

Voila!  My preview was back.

I don't know if this is a real fix.

This seems to be the solution for me.

Thank you so much Tara_620. I had this problem for months. I am able to fix it after reading your message. 

Do not understand why all files should be in sync.?

It should work if the files I am previewing are in sync. Rest of the files need not be in sync.

Hope OneDrive should look into this. Right now I am wasting space on my computer hard disk.

SOLUTION

1.      Copy all directories and files under Pictures

2.      Paste into the Temp directory under Pictures.

3.      Check if Preview Pane works.

4.      Delete all directories and files under Pictures EXCEPT the Temp directory which contains the copy of the pictures.

5.      Move all the directories and files inside Temp to Pictures.

6.      Check Preview.