How do I... Add image thumbnails to Microsoft Windows Explorer?

by Mark Kaelin | 05-07-08

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Thumbnails - Vista

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Under Files and Folders, uncheck the checkbox next to the entry: Always show icons, never thumbnails. That will turn on thumbnails for that particular folder. If you want to apply the change to all folders you should click the Apply to Folders button. Click Okay to finish the process.

Just as you did in Windows XP, for Vista you have to take one more step to actually reveal thumbnails in Windows Explorer. On the Explorer menu click the down arrow next to Views and select a view other than List or Details.