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DanielRobinson
Apr 22, 2025Iron Contributor
Thumbnails in File Explorer only for images/videos
Over the weekend I set up my father's new PC, with Windows 11. I'm getting some unwanted behavior, that differs from my own devices. It concerns thumbnails versus file icons in file explorer. O...
JacquelineSom
Dec 24, 2025Iron Contributor
Windows uses thumbnail providers to generate previews for files. Some applications or codecs (like K-Lite Mega Codec Pack with Icaros) install additional providers, which can override or extend Windows' default behavior.