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
2022-06-17T05:53:11+00:00 Does not work
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Anonymous
2022-05-31T16:14:06+00:00 thumbnails on folders will be back in the next major update this fall for now you have to use a 3rd party app , or wait , or sign up for windows insider , as the preview release you can install as a windows insider has the thumbnails on folders working . that's end of discussion on this , this is for information not schooling on how
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Anonymous
2022-05-31T15:15:00+00:00 I have no idea what you're talking about or how this helps me get picture previews on folders in windows 11.
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Anonymous
2022-05-22T18:05:43+00:00 because windows 11 not finished yet, folder thumbnail previews are however back in the insider preview release of windows 11, so you will wait the the fall release update for regular version to get them back