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All Symlink files says: "No preview available" in Win 10 and Win 11
On both Windows 10 and 11, File Explorer doesn't show previews for symlinked files (images, PDFs, Excel, etc.) while previews work fine for the original files. Is there a fix or workaround to enable previews for symlinks in Explorer?
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Windows may not generate or display previews for symlinks because the preview handler isn't resolving the link's target properly.
You might try replacing symlinks with shortcuts, which sometimes generate thumbnails better, but this isn't guaranteed.
