how to display picture thumbnails windows 11

Anonymous
2022-09-04T17:38:50+00:00

How do I display thumbnails in pictures; tried selecting pictures, all folders, large icons, apply, didn't work, tried selecting default settings, didn't work, help!

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

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-22T16:48:01+00:00

    This must be for phones only. When I search for File Explorer I get a picture of what's on my desktop. I went to control panel, I clicked on the File Explorer Options, I made sure that icons were not to be shown but there was NO "show thumbnails, never icons" listed. Only "Display file icons on thumbnails" or "Always show icons, never thumbnails". It made no difference whether I had that checked or unchecked the Display icons on thumbnails. Nothing works. Those icons are ugly and disturbing lol.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-10-27T14:06:17+00:00

    Hello Dave

    I don't see "View Tab"

    I see New Tab at the top of the list.

    I see some of the thumbnails in my picture file but not all.

    Mike

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-17T21:11:04+00:00

    Is there any way to enable thumbnails only for pictures and videos? Like it has been on Windows XP (max zoom)!

    I hate when folders, sometimes even exe files are with thumbnails! Technically it is unsafe! So "Always show icons, never thumbnails" is ON on my PC. But when I need to find a picture in picture folder...

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-18T14:42:46+00:00

    I have the same issue, tried file folder, options, view and unchecked "always show file folder never thumbnails" and still can't see preview of thumbnails.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-11-23T12:01:38+00:00

    Did not work. I have spent hours trying to fix this problem with no success.

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