Windows Explorer displayed .pdf files as preview thumbnails on Zill Niazi’s old Windows 7 laptop. But on a new laptop, also running Windows 7, it displays them only as icons. Can this be fixed ...

The Preview Pane add-on offers a way to view more types of files without having to open them. Learn how to use this helpful tool.

If you want to preview files in Windows 11/10 without opening them, then you can use QuickLook, File Viewer Plus, One Commander, or Seer app.

Download Preview Handler Association Editor to enable Windows Explorer preview pane in Windows 11/10. The tool lets you preview EML and other file types files in Windows File Explorer.

Given how limited the preview pane already feels in Windows 10, even adding just two more file types feels like a huge improvement.

A new update to PowerToys adds the ability to preview SVG images when searching File Explorer. Several fixes and a small handful of other new features are in the build as well.

The new preview is also removing several power-user-oriented settings away from the File Explorer's Folder Options menu, most of which have been around for decades.

Master file management with these tips to organize and search files effectively in Windows Explorer.