{"id":71065,"date":"2021-02-02T12:53:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T12:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/?p=71065"},"modified":"2025-09-30T12:27:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:27:56","slug":"thumbnail-previews-not-showing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/thumbnail-previews-not-showing\/","title":{"rendered":"Picture Thumbnails Not Showing on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><blockquote class=\"note_alert\">\n<p>&lsquo;I upgraded to Windows 10, and now half of my JPEGS will not show thumbnails. But if I right- click and open them with Windows Picture Viewer, I can see all of my images there. How can I fix this?&rsquo;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><p>A thumbnail is a smaller or miniature version of your image file. It is usually preferred to have a quick look at large-sized pictures stored in the folder that may otherwise take a long time to open.<\/p><p>But sometimes, you may not see thumbnails of your photos in the folders. Although the image file icons with names and file extensions appear, preview of the image would be missing. The problem is mostly reported in Windows 10.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-you&rsquo;re-unable-to-preview-some-thumbnails-in-windows-10?\"><strong>Why you&rsquo;re unable to preview some thumbnails in Windows 10?<\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/win10-image-thumbnails-not-showing-1024x610-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo thumbnails not showing in Windows 10\" class=\"wp-image-137981 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/win10-image-thumbnails-not-showing-1024x610-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/win10-image-thumbnails-not-showing-1024x610-1-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/win10-image-thumbnails-not-showing-1024x610-1-150x89.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: Photo thumbnails not showing in Windows 10<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><p>Wrong thumbnails or no thumbnails could be a Windows OS bug or file systems error caused due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/photo-corruptions-reasons-and-preventions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">corruption in image files<\/a> or drive.<\/p><p>Windows File Explorer settings to show thumbnails can get disabled and show image file icons without picture preview. Other than these, if thumbnail cache files get corrupt, then too, you won&rsquo;t be able to preview pictures in File Explorer folders. It is also possible that your photos are corrupt due to which thumbnails are not visible in the folder.<\/p><p>However, Windows allows you to troubleshoot the problem. Here we bring the various methods to try in Windows 10 and fix the &lsquo;picture thumbnails not showing&rsquo; issue.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"methods-to-fix-picture-thumbnails-not-showing\"><strong>Methods to fix picture thumbnails not showing<\/strong><\/h2><ol style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Change File Explorer settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restore File Explorer options to default<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change Visual Effect Settings in Windows 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use Disk Cleanup to delete thumbnail cache<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use Command Prompt to remove thumbnail cache<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Run SFC scan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Run the DISM Tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use Stellar Repair for Photo<\/li>\n<\/ol><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-1-change-file-explorer-settings\"><strong>Method 1: Change File Explorer settings<\/strong><\/h3><p>If the Windows 10 File Explorer settings is somehow changed to show only file icons and not thumbnails, you won&rsquo;t be able to preview pictures in folders.<\/p><p>Follow the below steps to disable this setting in File Explorer:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the search box, type <em>File Explorer Options.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>File Explorer Options<\/strong> from the menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>File Explorer Options<\/strong> window, click on the <strong>View<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uncheck <strong>Always show icons, never thumbnails<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"382\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/thumbnail-previews-not-showing-file-explorer-2.jpg\" alt=\"File Explorer Options\" class=\"wp-image-137982 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/thumbnail-previews-not-showing-file-explorer-2.jpg 382w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/thumbnail-previews-not-showing-file-explorer-2-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/thumbnail-previews-not-showing-file-explorer-2-150x187.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: File Explorer Options<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>OK.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Check if this enabled thumbnails for pictures in Windows 10.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-2-restore-file-explorer-options-to-default\"><strong>Method 2: Restore File Explorer options to default<\/strong><\/h3><p>Set the File Explorer Options to Default, so that the thumbnails again appear on your Windows 10 PC. To do so, follow the below steps:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the search box, type <em>File Explorer Options.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>File Explorer Options<\/strong> from the menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <strong>View<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Restore Defaults<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/File-explorer-restore-defaults-option.jpg\" alt=\"Restore Defaults in File Explorer\" class=\"wp-image-137984 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/File-explorer-restore-defaults-option.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/File-explorer-restore-defaults-option-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/File-explorer-restore-defaults-option-150x187.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: Restore Defaults in File Explorer<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Apply<\/strong> and <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Windows 10 image thumbnails not showing problem should resolve now.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-3-change-visual-effect-settings-of-windows-10\"><strong>Method 3: Change Visual Effect Settings of Windows 10<\/strong><\/h3><p>Check and change the visual effects settings of your Windows to show pictures thumbnails by following the below steps:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the search bar, type <strong><em>View advanced system settings<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>View advanced system settings.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>System Properties<\/strong> dialog box, click on the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <strong>Performance<\/strong> section, click <strong>Settings.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Performance Options<\/strong> box, click on the <strong>Visual Effects<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the <strong>Custom<\/strong> section, select the <strong>Save taskbar thumbnail previews<\/strong> and <strong>Show thumbnails instead of icons options<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Performance-Options-visual-effects-tab.jpg\" alt=\"Visual Effects tab in Performance Options\" class=\"wp-image-137986 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Performance-Options-visual-effects-tab.jpg 418w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Performance-Options-visual-effects-tab-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Performance-Options-visual-effects-tab-150x215.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: Visual Effects tab in Performance Options<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to save the changes. Check the folders, if the photo thumbnails are showing or not.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-4-use-disk-cleanup-to-delete-thumbnail-cache\"><strong>Method 4: Use Disk Cleanup to delete thumbnail cache<\/strong><\/h3><p>For every photo on your computer, Windows 10 creates a cache file. Over time, the thumbnail cache piles up and sometimes get corrupt too. As a result, you are not able to view thumbnails or see wrong thumbnails of the photos in File Explorer folders. However, Windows 10 allows you to delete thumbnail cache and rebuild the thumbnail cache database. You can remove thumbnails cache by using Disk Cleanup tool and fix the &lsquo;picture thumbnails not showing&rsquo; issue.<\/p><p>Follow the below steps to delete thumbnails cache using Disk Cleanup:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open <strong>File Explorer<\/strong> &gt; <strong>This PC<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right-click on the <strong>C:<\/strong> drive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/File-explorer-C-drive-properties-1.jpg\" alt=\"Properties in C: drive\" class=\"wp-image-137987 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/File-explorer-C-drive-properties-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/File-explorer-C-drive-properties-1-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/File-explorer-C-drive-properties-1-150x45.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: Properties in C: drive<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on <strong>Disk Cleanup<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Disk-cleanup.jpg\" alt=\"Disk Cleanup button\" class=\"wp-image-137988 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Disk-cleanup.jpg 361w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Disk-cleanup-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Disk-cleanup-150x207.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: Disk Cleanup button<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the Disk Cleanup box, check <strong>Thumbnails<\/strong> option. Uncheck the rest of the options.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/disk-cleanup-thumbnails.jpg\" alt=\"Check thumbnails in Disk Cleanup\" class=\"wp-image-137989 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/disk-cleanup-thumbnails.jpg 389w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/disk-cleanup-thumbnails-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/disk-cleanup-thumbnails-150x157.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: Check thumbnails in Disk Cleanup<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Delete Files<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-5-use-command-prompt-to-delete-thumbnail-cache\"><strong>Method 5: Use Command Prompt to delete thumbnail cache<\/strong><\/h3><p>Alternatively, you can try command prompt to delete thumbnail cache on Windows 10 system by following the below steps:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the search box, type <strong><em>Command Prompt<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right-click on<strong> Command Prompt. Choose Run as administrator<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Command Prompt, type the following three commands and hit <strong>Enter <\/strong>after each:<\/li>\n<\/ul><pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">taskkill \/f \/im explorer.exe\ndel \/f \/s \/q \/a %LocalAppData%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Explorer\\thumbcache_*.db\nstart explorer.exe<\/pre><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Command-prompt-delete-thumbnail-cache-win10.jpg\" alt=\"Command Prompt window\" class=\"wp-image-137990 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Command-prompt-delete-thumbnail-cache-win10.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Command-prompt-delete-thumbnail-cache-win10-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Command-prompt-delete-thumbnail-cache-win10-150x78.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: Command Prompt window<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Press <strong>Enter<\/strong> and close the Command Prompt window.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The thumbnail previews of JPEG, PG, TIFF, and other image files should be visible now in Windows 10.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-6-run-sfc-scan\"><strong>Method 6: Run SFC scan<\/strong><\/h3><p>SFC scan is a system file checker that can fix any system file issues. If the picture thumbnails are not showing in Windows 10 due to system file error, runing SFC scan can resolve the issue.<\/p><p>Follow the below steps to run SFC on Windows 10:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the search box, type <strong><em>Command Prompt<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right-click on<strong> Command Prompt. Choose Run as administrator<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Command Prompt, type <em>sfc \/scannow<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hit <strong>Enter<\/strong>. Wait until the scan process is complete.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Once the scan is completed, check if the &lsquo;thumbnails not showing&rsquo; issue is fixed in Windows 10.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-7-run-the-dism-tool\"><strong>Method 7: Run the DISM Tool<\/strong><\/h3><p>If you continue to face image thumbnails issue after running the SFC scan, run the DISM Tool. DSIM can repair, if required, as well as update the system files fixing the Windows problem.<\/p><p>Follow the below steps to run DSIM Tool:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the search box, type<strong><em> <strong>Command Prompt<\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right-click on<strong> Command Prompt. Choose Run as administrator<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Command Prompt window, type the following two commands and hit <strong>Enter<\/strong> after each command:<\/li>\n<\/ul><pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">DISM.exe \/Online \/Cleanup-image \/Scanhealth&nbsp; <br>DISM.exe \/Online \/Cleanup-image \/Restorehealth<\/pre><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Type <strong><em>Exit<\/em><\/strong> and hit <strong>Enter<\/strong>. It may take a few minutes to finish the process. Don&rsquo;t stop the process in between.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-8-use-stellar-repair-for-photo\"><strong>Method 8: Use Stellar Repair for Photo<\/strong><\/h3><p>Thumbnails are the smaller sized version of the original pictures. If image thumbnails are not showing up and you are not able to open the photos also, chances are, the image files have turned corrupt.<\/p><p>You can always repair your photos by repairing them with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/photo-repair-software.php\">Stellar Repair for Photo software<\/a>. Once the photos are repaired, their thumbnails would also show up in Windows 10.<\/p><p>Further, the software can also extract thumbnails of your images. You can repair and obtain thumbnails of JPEG\/ JPG, TIFF, DNG, RAW, ARF, SR2, NEF, MxPEG, and SRF and other image file formats.<\/p><p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.stellarinfo.com\/StellarRepairforPhoto-Blog.exe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/images\/free-download-windows.png\" alt=\"Free Download for Windows\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/images\/free-download-windows.png\" width=\"220\" height=\"63\"><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.stellarinfo.com\/StellarRepairforPhoto-B.dmg.zip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/images\/free-download-Mac.png\" alt=\"Free Download for Mac\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/images\/free-download-Mac.png\" width=\"220\" height=\"63\"><\/a><\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-steps-to-repair-corrupt-pictures-using-stellar-repair-for-photo\"><strong>Steps to repair corrupt pictures using Stellar Repair for Photo<\/strong><\/h4><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download and launch Stellar Repair for Photo on PC or Mac.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Stellar-Photo-Repair-Add-files.jpg\" alt=\"Stellar Repair for Photo\" class=\"wp-image-137991 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Stellar-Photo-Repair-Add-files.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Stellar-Photo-Repair-Add-files-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Stellar-Photo-Repair-Add-files-150x106.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: Main interface of Stellar Repair for Photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Add File<\/strong> to add corrupt photos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Repair.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preview the repaired photos and their thumbnails. Click <strong>Save Repaired Files.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Save-Repaired-photos-Stellar-Photo-Repair.jpg\" alt=\"Stellar Repair for Photo - Preview and save repaired photos\" class=\"wp-image-137992 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Save-Repaired-photos-Stellar-Photo-Repair.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Save-Repaired-photos-Stellar-Photo-Repair-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Save-Repaired-photos-Stellar-Photo-Repair-150x106.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: Preview and save repaired photos<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wrapping-up\"><strong>Wrapping Up<\/strong><\/h2><p>This post shares 8 methods to resolve thumbnails issue on your Windows 10 PC. As you may not be aware of the cause of the problem, it&rsquo;s better to try each, and one should fix picture thumbnail not showing on your system.<\/p><p>Do share with our readers, which method worked in your case, in the comments box below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lsquo;I upgraded to Windows 10, and now half of my JPEGS will&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/thumbnail-previews-not-showing\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Picture Thumbnails Not Showing on Windows 10<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":71075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[617],"tags":[1577,1777,1775],"class_list":["post-71065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photo-repair","tag-photo-repair","tag-photo-thumbnails","tag-thumnails-not-showing","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fix Picture Thumbnails Not Showing in Windows 10<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Can\u2019t see picture thumbnails in Windows 10 File Explorer? 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