Thumbnails for video files - All used to show, now only some?


  1. fredward
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    Thumbnails for video files - All used to show, now only some?


    hi everyone, is there a way to 'force' Windows to show thumbnails for video files?


    I know not all video files can have a thumbnail, but I noticed that files that USED to show one are now not - the only reason I can think of is that my hard drives are filling up, does that make sense?

    Like its less of a priority or something.


    I've tried the standard 'enable thumbnail preview' - that's already turned on as usual.



    Any help very appreciated, thanks!
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  3. wither 2
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    Hi fredward-

    Does this help-

    Thumbnail Cache - Clear and Reset
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  4. fredward
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    hi, yes that solved most of it thankyou, the other part was downloading 'K-Lite Codec Pack' and telling it to do the thumbnails for EVERYTHING, now the remaining files (with less common formats like flv or mkv) display as well. Cheers!



    K-lite guide -


    3 Ways To Display Thumbnail Previews For All Video Files • Raymond.CC
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  6. wither 2
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    I'm glad your problem is resolved.
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