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HEIC Previews aren't working

Posted: 26 May 2025 05:36
by thill2@msn.com
In photo directory preview mode .HEIC photos won't preview or preview in the Floating Preview popup. I tried several of the other post recommendations and none work...what's the fix?

Re: HEIC Previews aren't working

Posted: 26 May 2025 05:42
by highend
Windows Explorer shows the preview? If yes, show a screenshot of the WE window...

Re: HEIC Previews aren't working

Posted: 26 May 2025 05:58
by thill2@msn.com
No... and this is a Windows 11 Pro machine with latest version of XYplorer

Re: HEIC Previews aren't working

Posted: 26 May 2025 06:02
by highend
In that case: Without an installed preview handler that works in WE you won't get a preview in XY either

Re: HEIC Previews aren't working

Posted: 04 Jun 2025 16:36
by Horst
thill2@msn.com wrote: 26 May 2025 05:58 No... and this is a Windows 11 Pro machine with latest version of XYplorer
Windows Store Extensions: Microsoft has an official extension for HEIC support.

Open the Microsoft Store app on your computer.
Search for "HEIF Image Extensions" and install it.

Re: HEIC Previews aren't working

Posted: 04 Jun 2025 23:52
by WirlyWirly
Might also try Icaros, which uses ffmpeg to generate thumbnails. Can even be run portably with admin rights.

https://www.videohelp.com/software/Icaros