I'm suddenly getting .psd thumbnails on Windows 10 Creator

[JeffreyAlanScott]

I just re-imaged my computer with Windows 10 Creator and the two .psd files I had on my desktop now have thumbnails! None of my other .psd files, in other folders, have thumbnails. And if I save a new file to the desktop it has the usual PSD icon. I'm using CS5. Does anyone have any idea what's going on???

[gener7]

Windows does not support psd thumbnails natively. You need a third party codec installed to display them. If you had already purchased or installed one,check for updates. Ardfry, FPV, or free Sagethumbs should work.

[JeffreyAlanScott]

I know Windows does not support psd thumbnails. And I don't have a third-party codec. THAT'S WHY I POSTED THIS QUESTION. I have two psd thumbnails on my desktop and have no clue why. Does anyone have an answer?

[gener7]

If you look at the File Info in Bridge, does it tell you what version of Photoshop created this PSD? Up until CS2, Photoshop shipped with a .dll that rendered thumbnails...psicon.dll it was, located in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Shell.

It was removed by Adobe due to "file locking" issues.

Irfanview has been known to generate PSD thumbnails.

"I have found that I can generate thumbnails for PSDs that show up in Explorer (I'm using Windows 10 64-bit) by using the free image utility Irfanview.

I just open Irfanview, go to File > Open, and navigate to a folder containing PSDs. You will see thumbnails appear for each PSD as Irfanview generates them. Once this is finished (which usually only takes a few seconds, depending on the number of PSDs), refresh the folder in Windows Explorer to get the thumbnails to show there as well."

[JeffreyAlanScott]

I'm using CS5.

I am not using any thumbnail software nor do I care to.

I am actually seeing even more .psd thumbnails in file explorer now, thought the two on my desktop turned back into blue Ps icons. I can't figure out why some have thumbnails and some don't.

I'm surprised no one has encountered this nor seems to know what's happening. I assume if it's a change due to Windows 10 Creators, as the thumbnails showed up after I upgraded.

My hope is that if I can determine what's causing this perhaps I will be able to see all thumbnails.