How to recreate the thumbnail cache using Command Prompt

When thumbnails for files and folders aren’t showing correctly, here’s how to clear and rebuild the thumbnail cache on Windows 10.

Open Start.
Search for Command Prompt.
Right-click the result and select Run as administrator.
Type the following command to stop File Explorer and press Enter:
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
Type the following command to delete all the thumbnail database files without asking for confirmation and press Enter:
del /f /s /q /a %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_*.db
Type the following command to start File Explorer and press Enter:
start explorer.exe
Close Command Prompt to complete the task.

Now you should be able to browse files and folders on your computer with thumbnail previews showing up correctly.

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