The Windows 11 2022 update brings Thumbnail previews to folders.
Windows 11: Thumbnail previews do not show on folders
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Anonymous
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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Anonymous
2022-10-07T13:46:11+00:00 you could also buy a new computer with windows vista in 2006 doesnt mean it was a finished product. Windows 11 is the 1st of a major change , so windows 12 will be like windows vista to windows 7.
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Anonymous
2022-10-07T18:52:42+00:00 The folder thumbnails are back with the latest windows 11 update 22H2. So far, so good.
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Anonymous
2022-10-07T19:12:37+00:00 Thanks, BruceBertrand!
Yes, thanks, though I’d say they’re “half-back.”
The function, “Show a file on this folder icon,” works with the shown result, but (an this is a BIG BUT, it doesn’t work like ‘10.
It’s been suggested there was OS issues showing the full picture file, and keeping it there.
God knows! Perhaps MSDN will admit that, and we can be done with it.
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Anonymous
2022-10-08T00:11:35+00:00 TGRHJUFHGU7D HUJNGI