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
    2022-02-07T15:56:33+00:00

    Yeah it's one of the most idiotic and most importantly -Completely Unnecessary- changes. How do they not understand that people essentially use the thumbanail preview as the folder name. I literally have 100's of yellow folders that I have no idea whats inside of them now.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-07T12:10:00+00:00

    This REALLY pisses me off. I NEED preview folders as I am not a mind reader. Whoever thought that getting rid of the preview folder should be fired.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-02-07T11:06:39+00:00

    Since Windows 11 no longer shows thumbnail previews for folder icons by default. Here is alternate solution to bring them back: https://www.folderico.com/how-to-create-folder-preview.html

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-02-06T19:12:21+00:00

    As a visual learner and artist this is definitely the most obnoxious feature of Windows 11 I have seen thus far. Just got a new computer, didn't have much of a choice in the matter choosing Win 11. I'm so used to not even having to read what folder name I am clicking on because I often just click via the preview image--this really isn't the improvement you think it is, Microsoft

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