We’ve seen the “No preview available” situations before, caused by the incorrect or missing preview handler registration for a file type. Here is a similar problem: the preview pane is empty, showing just the white space for all file types except images.
However, the image file types may preview correctly.
The above issue happens due to a missing Preview Handler Surrogate Host registration.
Solution
To resolve the issue, download prevhost.reg and run it.
INFO: Contents of the REG file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{6d2b5079-2f0b-48dd-ab7f-97cec514d30b}]
@="Preview Handler Surrogate Host"
"DllSurrogate"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\
00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
70,00,72,00,65,00,76,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,\
00
Note that the “DllSurrogate” hex code above simply means %SystemRoot%\system32\prevhost.exe.
(The above fix applies to all versions of Windows 10 and 11.)
Also, check out the other articles on Preview handlers and thumbnails in Windows.
- How to Disable Preview for Certain File Types in Explorer Preview Pane
- Fix: No Video Thumbnails and No Preview Available for Video Files
- Thumbnails Not Showing up in File Explorer
- Preview Pane Not Refreshing Preview for Video Files in Windows 10
- Fix: No Video Thumbnails and No Preview Available for Video Files
I hope that helps. Let’s know your comments.
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