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Windows icons missing and all files pictures are showing as thumbnails

Anonymous
2020-04-18T13:08:36+00:00

please excuse me from any errors im no computer wizard ! 

i noticed today that all my files  pictures documents are all showing as thumbnails until selected then they open up as the picture or doc in a separate window. 

whilst searcing around the internet for solutions iv also noticed that when i click my windows tab in bottom left corner the blue screen pops up but all the icons that were usually to teh right of this screen have also disapeared.

i have checked the boxs in the veiw section on the documents etc and it makes no difference 

my son was using my laptop recently and im beginning to wonder if he has deleted something can anyone help please

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-04-18T14:01:45+00:00

    Hi there,

    My name is Jocelyn, an independent advisor and a fellow Windows 10 user happy to help.

    Please try the following steps for your Files, Pictures, and Documents:

    Open Windows Explorer, click on View, then click on Options and Change folder and search options.

    Click on the View tab and check the box that says Always show icons, never thumbnails and uncheck the box that says Display file icon on Thumbnails.

    Now you should see all the icons your pictures, files, and documents.

    For your Windows icons that are missing:

    Please follow the suggestions on the below-mentioned article:

    https://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/...

    https://www.guidingtech.com/fix-windows-10-apps...

    If none of these work, you can perform a system restore back to the state where everything was working.

    Please refer to this link for the steps. Select Restore from a system restore point.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/help/12415/...

    I hope this would help. Let me know if you need anything else.

    Best,

    Jocelyn

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-04-18T15:17:32+00:00

    Please try this method:

    Go to Control Panel>System and Securtiy>System>Advance System Settings>

    Click the Settings button under Performance. Make sure to uncheck Show thumbnails instead of icon.

    For your windows icons that are missing, please check the links I gave you for resolution.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-04-18T14:37:18+00:00

    i have already tried the this 

    Click on the View tab and check the box that says Always show icons, never thumbnails and uncheck the box that says Display file icon on Thumbnails.

    and it does nothing they all stay the same ?

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-04-18T14:54:19+00:00

    yes several times and applyed and re started etc it changes nothing plus all the icons from the windows tab have disapeered as per my original post ?

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-04-18T14:45:59+00:00

    Did you try to uncheck Always show icons, never thumbnails and check the box that says Display file icon on Thumbnails to see if it will make any difference?

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