Explorer not showing thumbnails on network drive.

Question

_{Tuesday, February 11, 2020 2:06 AM}

Hello,

the explorer only shows thumbnails on the local drives. On the network drives it just shows a empty square.

I already created those reg entries 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisableThumbnails Value 0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisableThumbnailsOnNetworkFolders Value 0

But it didn't help.

Any idea how to fix this? I 

Thanks

All replies (2)

_{Tuesday, February 11, 2020 6:51 AM}

Hi,

Make sure that your Windows 10 PC is up to date. Now, if your computer has the latest Windows Update installed, and the thumbnails on the network drive is not working

On the network share, right click on the folder that contains the images. Then select Properties>Customize Tab> Select Pictures for the option where it asks "What type of folder do you want?"

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_{Tuesday, February 11, 2020 7:25 AM}

Hello,

See if these steps helps you:

1. Click Start, type gpedit.msc and press Enter key.

2. Go to the following location:

User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Explorer

3. Double-click the "Turn off the display of thumbnails and only display icons on network folders" setting to Not configured.

4. Click OK and reboot.

Hope this helps!

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