

Make sure to clear the check mark for the Always show icons, never thumbnails option. In the case, thumbnails are still not showing at all on Windows 10, chances are that someone or something messed up with your folder settings. Now you should be able to browse files and folders on your computer with thumbnail previews showing up correctly. Type the following command to start File Explorer and press Enter:Ĭlose Command Prompt to complete the task. Type the following command to delete all the thumbnail database files without asking for confirmation and press Enter:ĭel /f /s /q /a %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_*.db Type the following command to stop File Explorer and press Enter: Right-click the result and select Run as administrator.

In the case, the previous steps didn't work, or you prefer to use command lines, you can use Command Prompt to delete and clear the thumbnail cache on Windows 10. How to recreate the thumbnail cache using Command Prompt

In this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through the process to recreate the thumbnail database using the Disk Cleanup tool and Command Prompt to solve this problem.
