How to preview PDFs in Windows Explorer

January 03, 2014

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? I’m going to guess that your older computer--the one that previewed .pdfs--ran the 32-bit version of Windows 7, and that your new one, with its more powerful processor, uses the 64-bit version. In its 32-bit incarnation, Windows 7 supports .pdf previews, but not in the “improved,” 64-bit product. Why? If I could read Microsoft’s corporate mind I’d…well, I’d probably suffer a nervous breakdown. [Email your tech questions to answer@pcworld.com.]To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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