{"id":3401,"date":"2016-07-04T12:50:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T07:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=3401"},"modified":"2022-07-26T23:11:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T17:41:04","slug":"fix-preview-not-available-thumbnail-media-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/fix-preview-not-available-thumbnail-media-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix: No Video Thumbnails and No Preview Available for Video Files"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you open a folder containing video files, no thumbnails may be displayed for your videos. Also, when you click a video file in File Explorer, the Preview pane may neither show the image preview nor the mini-player control for the chosen file. In some cases, No preview available<\/strong> message is shown in the Preview pane for selected or all media file types.<\/p>\n

\"fix<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> [Fix] Thumbnail Previews Not Showing up in File Explorer<\/a><\/div>\n

Resolution<\/h2>\n

Step 1: Enable Thumbnails and Preview Handlers<\/h3>\n

The first step is to make sure the folder settings are configured correctly.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Click the File menu in File Explorer, and select Change folder and search options.<\/li>\n
  2. In the Folder Options dialog, click the View tab.<\/li>\n
  3. Uncheck Always show icons, never thumbnails<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Enable Show preview handlers in preview pane<\/strong>
    \n\"fix<\/li>\n
  5. Click OK.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This enables the thumbnail previews and also activates the Preview handlers that are registered for each file type.<\/p>\n

    BUG:<\/strong> Preview Pane Not Refreshing Preview Image for Video Files in Windows 10<\/a><\/div>\n

    Step 2: Fix the Thumbnail and Preview handler registry entries<\/h3>\n

    There are situations where the Folder Options settings do not make any difference. Some video file types may still show “No preview available” and without displaying a thumbnail. This happens if the preview and\/or thumbnail handler shell extension registration is missing for that file type.<\/p>\n

    By default, the Windows Media Player’s Rich Preview Handler<\/a> is registered for the following video file types out of the box.<\/p>\n

    3G2, 3GP, ASF, AVI, M2TS, MP4, MPE, MPEG, MPG, TTS, WMV<\/pre>\n
    \"fix<\/p>\n
    The “No preview available” error usually occurs after associating the file type with a different multimedia player but the player didn’t add the preview handler registry entries. The ultimate fix<\/b> is to add the thumbnail hander and the preview handler shell extensions for media files using the registry fix below.<\/p>\n
    After running the fix, image thumbnails, as well as the previews, should work fine for the supported file types, no matter which program you set as the default.<\/p>\n
    Important:<\/strong> Windows Media Player should be installed in order for the Windows Media Player Rich Preview Handler to work. You can install WMP via optional features<\/a> and apply the registry settings below. Note that WMP need not be set as the default media player.<\/em><\/div>\n
    Registry Fix<\/h4>\n
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00\r\n\r\n; Video Thumbnail and Preview Handler Fix (for video file types)\r\n; Created  on: July 04, 2016\r\n; Reviewed on: July 26, 2022\r\n;https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.3gp\\ShellEx\\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]\r\n@=\"{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.3gp\\ShellEx\\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.3gp\\ShellEx\\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.asf\\ShellEx\\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]\r\n@=\"{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.asf\\ShellEx\\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.asf\\ShellEx\\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.avi\\ShellEx\\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]\r\n@=\"{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.avi\\ShellEx\\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.avi\\ShellEx\\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mov\\ShellEx\\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]\r\n@=\"{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mov\\ShellEx\\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mov\\ShellEx\\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mkv\\ShellEx\\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]\r\n@=\"{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mkv\\ShellEx\\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mkv\\ShellEx\\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mp4\\ShellEx\\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]\r\n@=\"{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mp4\\ShellEx\\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mp4\\ShellEx\\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mpe\\ShellEx\\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]\r\n@=\"{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mpe\\ShellEx\\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mpe\\ShellEx\\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mpeg\\ShellEx\\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]\r\n@=\"{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mpeg\\ShellEx\\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mpeg\\ShellEx\\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mpg\\ShellEx\\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]\r\n@=\"{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mpg\\ShellEx\\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mpg\\ShellEx\\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.wmv\\ShellEx\\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]\r\n@=\"{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.wmv\\ShellEx\\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.wmv\\ShellEx\\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]\r\n@=\"{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}\"\r\n<\/pre>\n
    How to use:<\/h4>\n
     Copy the above .reg file<\/a> contents to Notepad, and save the file as fix-video-preview.reg<\/code>. Double-click the file to apply the settings to the registry.<\/p>\n
    \n
    Is K-Lite Codec Pack installed?<\/h3>\n
    If you have K-Lite Codec Pack installed on the computer, configuring it incorrectly would delete the above Windows thumbnail and preview handler registry keys. A good thing is that K-Lite software backs up the registry values in another location so that you can restore them later.<\/p>\n
    To restore the Windows default preview and thumbnail handler registry entries using K-Lite, follow these steps:<\/p>\n
      \n
    1. Open the K-Lite Codec Tweak Tool.<\/li>\n
    2. Click Thumbnails.<\/li>\n
    3. On the Thumbnail Settings page, click Reset.
      \n\"reset<\/li>\n
    4. Click Yes to reset thumbnail settings to Windows default settings. Note that it will replace the Icaros Thumbnail provider module IcarosThumbnailProvider.dll<\/code> (supplied by K-Lite Codec Pack) with Windows default thumbnail and preview handler shell extension(s).
      \n\"reset<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
      \"fix
      \nThis should restore back the video thumbnails as well as previews in Explorer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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