
The workaround for this entails opening the Disk Cleanup utility and reset the thumbnail cache.Īnother common issue with the tool can occur for directories with special characters especially after manual writing. In the eventuality that the thumbnails are not updated after following the aforementioned steps, then there is a good chance that the cache is not properly updated. It is worth mentioning that the application can generate recursive thumbnails, meaning that the icons can be created for the sub-folders as well. The tool generates an INI file directly on the desktop that users can set as the thumbnail. The utility was created via the open source ImageMagick and can composite the media in a folder. Windows Thumbnail Generator is a small, dedicated tool that can recreate the missing feature and allow users to easily see the type of files inside a folder.Īfter the utility starts up, users need to select a folder.


With the hype generated by the launch of Windows 11, most users did not even notice that the new OS was missing a major feature, namely the content thumbnail preview.
