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Thumbnail preview not showing in Windows Explorer

When you open any picture folder through Windows Explorer, you are not able to see the preview of the picture file. Let's see how we can resolve this issue.


On the Windows Explorer window, click on "Organize" to open "Folder Option" pop up. Now click on "View" Tab and under "Files and Folder" make sure that "Always show icons, never thumbnails" is unchecked.

Now goto Control Panel and click on "System" icon to open System Properties pop-up box. Click on "Advanced" tab. Under "Performance" click on "Settings" button.

Under "Visual Effect" tab, navigate "Show thumbnails instead of icons" is checked.

Now, you can check if the issue is resolved.

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