Classic Shell: Forum

Using Windows 7 64 bit, and I really miss the Windows XP thumbnail view in Explorer. I know there are some workarounds that enable thumbnails using the preview pane for one file at a time, but having the icon as the thumbnail was really convenient for folders with photos and videos. Haven't seen any way to reactivate that, and would love to have it back.

Thanks for a great program that has saved my sanity after upgrading from XP to 7.

By 'thumbnail view', do you mean 'filmstrip view' or do you mean the flat folder thumbnails used by XP Explorer? MS made folder thumbnail style icons non-customizable in Vista/7/8, so they can't be changed. They only show in the 3D/angled style.

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I am a Windows enthusiast and helped a little with Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.

Don't know filmstrip view. XP Explorer offers Thumbnails, Tiles, Icons, List, and Details in the View menu. In Win 7, Thumbnails is gone. See photos. Thumbnails is very handy for quickly scanning folders with lots of photos or videos without having to open a photo editing program.

What you see as "Large Icons", "Extra Large Icons" etc and other views are all thumbnails in Windows 7 Explorer. Check in Tool menu -> Folder Options or Control Panel -> Folder Options if the option "Always show icons, never thumbnails" is checked. It should be unchecked. Also, another possibility is that your thumbnail cache got corrupted. Start Disk Cleanup from Start search and delete the Thumbnail Cache so Windows will re-create thumbnails in Explorer.

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Links to some general topics:

● Compare Start Menus

● Read the Search box usage guide.

I am a Windows enthusiast and helped a little with Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.

Thanks. Unchecking "Always show icons" did the trick.