Thumbnail Generator for Windows 11


The-Hive said:
Didn't work for me, what should I have put in the dialogue box at the top next to Browse?
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Click on 'Browse' to select the folder to be converted.

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Then Click Start.

Note: Seems like it's an irreversible change - emptying the folder does not revert to standard icon.

PS: Restarted after emptying the folder and it now has this icon inside the Test folder

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PPS: Removing that icon from the folder now reverts the folder to standard icon (after refreshing Desktop)
 
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Superfly said:
Click on 'Browse' to select the folder to be converted.

View attachment 7180

Then Click Start.

Note: Seems like it's an irreversible change - emptying the folder does not revert to standard icon.

PS: Restarted after emptying the folder and it now has this icon inside the Test folder

View attachment 7182
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Thanks for info, thats what I did still not working. I assume it is a portable app so I extracted GUI.zip into a folder I created call FTGenerator and ran the .exe file (not as an administrator)
 

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The-Hive said:
Thanks for info, thats what I did still not working. I assume it is a portable app so I extracted GUI.zip into a folder I created call FTGenerator and ran the .exe file (not as an administrator)
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Yeah, it's a bit flaky - didn't work on some other folders I tried as well.
 

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Superfly said:
Yeah, it's a bit flaky - didn't work on some other folders I tried as well.
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Ok Thanks, I did try it on folders I created not MS created ones, I will keep at it... Thanks Superfly
 

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I have thumbnail generator tested for long time on the 22000.51, it is a embellishment for me
 

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catweazel said:
I have thumbnail generator tested for long time on the 22000.51, it is a embellishment for me
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I sort of gave up with it, as it seemed to put a picture in the folder not the contents, there are a few of these programs about and maybe I am using a different one, I am on 22000.176 so maybe MS have stopped it.
 

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here on 22000.176
thumbnailgenerator.png
there are 3 pictures per folder, i have config this:
tngen.pngand its working fine !

And the Video Folders:

tbn videos.png
 
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Tried this tool, it's hit or miss like Superfly said, it couldn't create thumbnails for all folders.
 

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I have tried several of these tools, mostly from the GitHub and none of them have performed well
 

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I tried on Build 22518 but it did not work on the folder:(

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The thumbnail is seen on the pane, though.

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As I said in a previous post, none of these programs work well. Even if they did, they wouldn't be the same as 10 was which I liked as it was a quick way for me to see folder contents. Now I just use a custom folder.
 

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    Nvidia HD / Realtek ALC3254
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    18" QHD+
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    25660 X 1600
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I want to return to default settings. What should I do?
Even if you reinstall Windows, the folder where the thumbnail generator is applied remains the same.
 

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