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Windows 10 Explorer preview pane will not show jpg files

Anonymous
2019-01-19T13:51:33+00:00

My Windows 10 Explorer preview pane will show other formats such as PDF and XLSX, but not JPG.

In File Explorer Options:

     Display file icon on thumbnails

     Show preview handlers in preview pane, are both checked.

Further,

     Always show icons, never thumbnails

     Always show menu, are both unchecked.

I appreciate any help on this.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-02-24T00:56:49+00:00

    The following worked for me:

    Press Windows key + R

    Type: ie4uinit.exe -show

    Hit Enter 

    Cheers, Adrian

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-01-19T14:38:09+00:00

    Hi Edward

    Click Start > Settings > Storage > Free up space now

    Wait while files are scanned

    Check Thumbnails

    Click Remove files

    Restart then check if your thumbnails are restored for thumbnail files.

    In the folder containing your thumbnail files, click the View tab

    Click Large icons in the Layout tab

    Also try using your scroll wheel to increase the size. Hold down the control key then use the scroll wheel.

    You can just run the following command to clear the icon cache:

    Press Windows key + R

    Type: ie4uinit.exe -show

    Hit Enter

    or

    Open command console with admin privileges

taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F

CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local

DEL IconCache.db /a

start explorer.exe via Task Manager

    Rebuild the icon cache.

    Press Windows key + X

    Click Task Manager

    Click the Processes tab

    Select Windows Explorer

    Click End task

    Open Start, type: CMD

    Right click CMD

    Click Run as administrator

    Type in at the prompt OR Copy and Paste these one at a time : (Hit enter after each)

    DEL /F /S /Q /A %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_*.db

    Exit then restart.

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  3. Vijay A. Verma 104.9K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2019-01-19T14:05:22+00:00

    Hi EdwardJNowak,

    I am Vijay, an Independent Advisor. I am here to work with you on this problem.

    Are these files located on Onedrive? Many folks have reported this issue in recent past.

    Do let me know if you require any further help on this. Will be glad to help you.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-01-20T07:37:48+00:00

    Hello,

    I'm Independent Advisor and Microsoft MVP, here to help you with your question.

    Try resetting thumbnail cache:

    https://www.kapilarya.com/how-to-reset-thumbnai...

    Let us know if this helps!

    Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

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  5. Virginia M 41,105 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2019-01-19T14:41:33+00:00

    Hello, I’m Virginia an independent advisor here.

    Try these:

    Reset thumbnail cache:

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5655-clear-...

    Or: Rebuild icon cache:

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5645-rebuil...

    Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

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