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Windows Explorer Preview has quit working
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It works for photos and mp4 but not for txt files.
It works for some pdf files but not others. I seems this last update might have caused it.
19045.2486
It works for photos and mp4 but not for txt files.
It works for some pdf files but not others. I seems this last update might have caused it.
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Push "Restore Defaults"
Windows+ E
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Options(doubleclick)
Hi, first, txt preview works for me (same build).
Second, this small program I have shows what is configured for text preview.
You probably don't have ahk files (Autohotkey).
Here's a link to that tool I managed to find (produced by someone from MS originally I think)
https://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/downlo...e3702a2be3deba
This offers you
PreviewHandlerEditor.zip
Open the zip file, run the program and see if you can fix your problem.
There is another possibility- the wrong type of viewer may be set. Using another small tool:
Note the other options. If the wrong one is set you could have problems.
Now txt should be there by default, but your preview handler will change depending on which program pdfs are associated with. Windows provides a default.
Which program is associated with your pdf files?
Task Manager.
Select the Processes tab.
Scroll down and select Windows Explorer, Right click then select Restart.
Windows+E > View tab
Unselect Preview Pane then restart your computer
Windows+E > View tab
Select Preview Pane then check if the issue persists.
Thanks. Hmm, this is a guess.. it depends exactly what features this covers for each extension in the registry, but it won't do any harm.
Try Option 2 for the missing file types only:
Restore Default File Type Associations in Windows 10
Note this step afterwards:
5 Sign out and sign in, or restart the computer to apply.
Begs the question of what happened to cause this... perhaps a simpler approach would be to use a System Restore point if you have one created recently when you knew all was well...