Windows 11: Thumbnail previews do not show on folders

Anonymous
2021-11-28T18:05:14+00:00

My folders are appearing as blank folder icons, where in Win 10 they showed thumbnail previews of the contents.

I've searched online for answers, and most appear to apply to earlier versions, and tell me to uncheck the 'icon only, no thumbnail' choice in View|Options, but that is already unchecked, so that is not the answer.

Does anyone have an actual working answer? Thanks if you do!

.....ph

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage

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Sumit 44,316 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2022-02-17T07:04:33+00:00

The Windows 11 2022 update brings Thumbnail previews to folders.

Windows 11 2022 update now available - Microsoft Community

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-09-22T01:59:37+00:00

    If you download win 11 iso from Microsoft today it has the update already installed and new oobe, that is the solution ,clean install of the latest build ,https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows11

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-09-20T21:44:15+00:00

    Ya the disabeled changes to the folder icon in 11 temporarily for measuring performance impacts and they are also redesigning it, the option is there but not yet connected to anything,

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-09-20T21:38:32+00:00

    How do I get rid of thumbnail previews? I just installed the new update and I'm seeing thumbnails on all of my folders. I can change them individually through properties>customize, but I'd like to change them all back to how I had them before the update. Thanks!

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-09-20T19:11:30+00:00

    they now look like this in the insider build , we wont know till the release if they use this exact one

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