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Today’s Canary-channel flight is intentionally small but telling: Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27943 to the Canary Channel, a maintenance-focused update that fixes a handful of user-facing bugs and surfaces two high‑impact known issues — including install rollbacks...

Microsoft’s advisory for CVE-2025-55224 describes a concurrency flaw in the Windows kernel graphics component (Win32K — GRFX) that can be manipulated by an authorized local actor to gain code execution or elevate privileges on an affected system; the bug is a race condition (improper...

File Explorer is fine for most people — and with six focused PowerToys add‑ons it can be quietly transformed into a faster, smarter, and more forgiving file manager without leaving the familiar Windows shell. Overview Windows File Explorer has improved over the years, but it still leaves gaps...

Windows 11 users have grown accustomed to a steady cadence of updates, but the inclusion of JPEG XL support in the 24H2 update stands out as more than just another box checked on a technical roadmap. This move signals Microsoft’s recognition of the evolving demands in image technology—demands...

If you’ve ever found yourself clicking open, close, open, close on a parade of files just to find that one table, picture, or snippet of text, let’s all agree: there must be a better way. Welcome to modern Windows 11, where file previewing in File Explorer isn’t just possible, it’s smart, slick...

Windows 11 is brimming with customization options, allowing users to personalize their experience to a great extent. One such aspect is the visibility of file icons on thumbnails. This feature can either enhance your workflow or clutter your aesthetic—depending on your personal preference...

It is hard to explain so a picture is worth a thousand words. Here is this grey box with a bar in all my photo thumbnail icons, so what is it and how to I get rid of them?

W10 ver 22H2 If I go to a Windows 10 folder - all of the jpeg files with have a thumbnail (as do png, tiff etc) Very few DNG files will have a thumbnail (usually none) As folders may have hundreds of files - the thumbnail view is essential to quickly find files without having to open...

Is it possible to force Winexplorer to have the files in the same place when I reopen the same window when I put them in my own order before? I tried it according to this tutorial - How To Disable Auto Arrange In Folders On Windows 10, but it only works 50% - after reopening the same folder, the...

Suddenly I have no thumbnails, only icons throughout the system (Win 11). I went to YouTube and tried many different suggested solutions without success. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

I am 58 and have been using Windows probably since Windows 95 started. And yes, there have been problems (XP) But Windows 11 has to be, by far, the worst! It's pretty fast and doesn't have many errors...BUT, you took away ALL user controls!!!! I am a graphic designer and my work is based on...

I am sure at one time I could see the picture in both the navigation pane and the preview pane of windows explorer. Now all I get with jpgs, pngs etc is an icon with a pair of blue mountains on a blue background with a moon in the sky? Is there any way of getting the pictures back?

* Thumbnails only partially display on internal data drive (G drive). This does not affect thumbnails on OS drive (C drive), where OS was recently reinstalled. Thumbnails display properly on C drive. * Both C and G drive are mounted internally in Windows 10 desktop. Problem is only on G drive...

After some re-configurations/installations files for some file extensions do not show the file icons of their corresponding programs any more in Windows Explorer. E.g. *.html file icons show not the Firefox thumbnails. How can I "refresh" the icon look again? Peter

A while back, I updated my computer to the most recent windows version and for a while the pictures of the videos that I have on my computer used to show up, but now it just shows the picture of the program I use to play them.

Hello! Windows contains live folders which at least indicate that there are stored files. These files in folders representing 3D file icon/thumbnails: I want to customize Windows to have these icons/thumbnails flat. I'm using also IconPackager from Stardock. Is itpossible? Thank you for each...

I have a very old Compaq laptop - 2011 - I am not going to use it online - just using for creative stuff - I would like to speed it up a bit - I have a jpeg snipped image which shows some stuff I think I can remove but not sure. Can you tell me if any of these can be removed? Thanks. I am...

Last year I obtained a free Windows 8 laptop from my neighbor (can't complain about that!). It has worked very well for me until recent months. For whatever reason, the file explorer will randomly stop showing all folders in the side bar and (often) the main window. All I can see is little...

Since my computer is prone to Bluescreens (separate article), My Video thumbnails and some dektop folder thumbnails are not showing. I don't think if this is related to the bluescreen I'm saying. It is very annoying and especially I cannot find my videos easily. (note that the attached photo...

hi. i could not resolve this issue,after many searches and test many tricks,like disabling maintenance tasks and change folder permissions, problem still exists. is there any way to fix this windows 8.1 bug?? thanks.