{"id":20839,"date":"2025-05-31T03:39:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T03:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=20839"},"modified":"2025-05-31T03:39:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T03:39:25","slug":"fix-image-preview-not-showing-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/fix-image-preview-not-showing-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix: Image Preview not Showing in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

The image previews in File Explorer for all my images are not visible\/present? Pictures’ thumbnails not showing? When you’re working with a bunch of photos or pictures, it’s quite necessary to have a quick preview of each image without having to open them with a image editor. To fix the issue of image preview not showing, follow this step-by-step tutorial to configure Windows 11 to show thumbnail pictures instead of icon.<\/p>\n

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How to Show Thumbnail Pictures Instead of Icon in Windows 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Press the Windows<\/strong> key + R<\/strong> together to launch the Run box, type SystemPropertiesPerformance<\/code> and hit Enter.\n

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  2. The Performance Options dialog will open to the Visual Effects tab. Make sure to put a check on “Show thumbnails instead of icons<\/strong>“, click Apply<\/strong> and then OK<\/strong>.\n

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  3. Next, open File Explorer<\/a> and click on the three-dots icon on the toolbar, and then select Options<\/strong> from the pop-up menu.\n

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  4. Switch to the View<\/strong> tab at the top, and uncheck the “Always show icons, never thumbnails<\/strong>” setting. Click Apply<\/strong> and then OK<\/strong>.\n

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  5. Now, all your image files should display their previews rather than generic icons.\n

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    That’s it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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