Desktop and Folder pictures showing as icons in windows 7

kala85 · 21-11-2015 04:15PM #1

Can anybody help me out with this problem.

I have a windows 7 computer and the pictures on my desktop and in my folders are showing as icons instead of showing as pictures.

I am finding this to be very annoying and I am just wondering if anybody can help me out.

I have googled the problem and unticked the box in system settings - that says
always show file icons, never thumbnails.

I remember trying to speed up my computer a few weeks ago and I must have changed a setting somewhere.

Can anyone please help me out?

DopeTech · 21-11-2015 05:07PM

kala85 wrote: »

Can anybody help me out with this problem.

I have a windows 7 computer and the pictures on my desktop and in my folders are showing as icons instead of showing as pictures.

I am finding this to be very annoying and I am just wondering if anybody can help me out.

I have googled the problem and unticked the box in system settings - that says
always show file icons, never thumbnails.

I remember trying to speed up my computer a few weeks ago and I must have changed a setting somewhere.

Can anyone please help me out?

My settings are

Maybe you need to apply to all folders?

kala85 · 21-11-2015 05:17PM

Hello Jim, I tried all this already numerous times but it still wont work.

me_irl · 21-11-2015 05:21PM

I think in "Performance Settings" you adjusted windows for best performance.

To hopefully resolve this, click start. Right click on Computer, click properties.

There should be an option at the top left to "adjust performance settings".

In the next window that pops up, there may be a button for Performance.

Then there's a radio button... I think there's an option to "Let Windows Choose". Click that, click OK and Windows will 'refresh'.

yoyo · 21-11-2015 06:47PM

I'd try rebuilding the icon cache, may help! Instructions here

Nick

kala85 · 21-11-2015 08:34PM

I tried all that and it still doesnt work.

About two weeks ago, I was trying to speed up the computer so I disabled some items in the start up menu so that the computer would boot up quicker.
Is there anything there in the boot up that needs to be or available to boot up.

Also, I went into the "system" menu and clicked on improve my performance - maximise my performance. This could have initially disabled the thumbnails and displayed icons instead. The other icons are working - eg excel and word icons are working but the picture icon is not.

But now I cant get them back.

If anyone can help me I would be very grateful.

kala85 · 22-11-2015 10:32PM

Anyone have any ideas on how to rectify this by any chance?

kala85 · 03-12-2015 01:02PM

Anyone have any other ideas on this?? Really trying to get the pictures back.

Desktop and Folder pictures showing as icons in windows 7

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