It starts Windows by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs.Īfter troubleshooting, refer to this section 'How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting' in the above link. This helps eliminate software conflicts that occur when you install a program or an update or when you run a program in Windows. Let us try the methods below and check if it helps. I appreciate your time and patience in trying to fix the issue. It could be due to corrupted system files or software issue. I am sorry to know that File Explorer Preview Pane is not working except for pictures. Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. Is there anyone that can help? I assume it's an issue somewhere in the registry and could look at my other system to compare if I knew where to look. I would rather NOT have to reload my system completely over something so trivial. 'Show preview handlers in preview pane' IS checked. 'Always show icons, never thumbnails' is NOT checked. I have tried resetting ALL of the View settings under Folder Options. I see other people posting similar questions, and have tried all solutions suggested under each. On my other Windows 8.1 system, I can preview MS Office documents, text files, PDFs, movies & music (and get control buttons for playing). no 'No Preview Available' message or anything. I noticed that the Preview Pane in any File Explorer window is not working for anything but pictures. I have a new Windows 8.1 Pro PC and, after installing some software such as Office 2013 on it.

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