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Thishow-to guidewill walk you through the steps to fix thumbnail problems on Windows 11.

As such, the first thing you want to do is to check the file manager controls.

Windows 11 fix thumbnails

Windows 11 fix thumbnails

It’s important to note that File Explorer can only thumbnails for specific file formats.

Folder options

Temporary files

Thumbnails delete cache

Windows Tools

Open Disk Cleanup

Disk Cleanup delete thumbnails

Command Prompt delete thumbnails database

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