Thumbnails not showing Windows 11 - Pictures folder

Anonymous
2022-06-17T01:45:21+00:00

Hi there,

So in my Pictures folder, I used to see all the images as thumbnails, as I should.

Now, some images are showing as usual, then there's a bunch not showing.

All I did was update Windows, sheesh, it's like living in a rocket with Microsoft, one moment you're headed in the right direction, galaxy etc, next you're hurtling into the Sun.

BTW, I've tried all the "fixes", open options, open properties, make sure x is unchecked, delete storage cache, temporary that is and and other, sdn scan, I mean what else is there?

Wouldn't you think Microsoft would want you to see your images as a thumbnail? Seems logical to me, anywho, does anyone know (coz Microsoft doesn't) what fix there is to get the annoying issue sorted? Or, better still, what download cleaner rearranger there is to force a user to enjoy their Windows 11 experience. (Rhetorical)

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-02-22T01:24:56+00:00

    working properly now... we will see what tomorrow brings. thank you, Greg!

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-30T19:34:40+00:00

    No matter what I do...and I have done everything multiple times...including, but certainly not limited to:

    "To disable windows thumbnails in general, open file explorer, then go to view, click on options then change folder and search options, go to view again and then click on the box where it says always show icons, never thumbnails."

    AND

    "Open File Explorer. Click on three horizontal dots at the right end of the ribbon tabs and then choose Options from the menu. In the Folder Options window, uncheck the box beside Always show icons, never thumbnails (if it's checked). Click Apply and hit Ok"

    (These are among the most common suggestions that yield literally nothing)

    Pretty simple. THUMBNAILS....NOT ICONS

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-08-13T17:18:38+00:00

    This WORKED for me. I had tried a dozen other things, been without thumbnails for weeks. Very frustrating.

    Removing/uninstalling Onedrive fixed the problem immediately. Why does MS do this to us? It's infuriating.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-08-13T17:19:22+00:00

    I tried this. It didn't work. Only removing Onedrive worked.

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