The official Microsoft GitHub account has a repository for Microsoft PowerToys “a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows 10 experience for greater productivity”. Preview SVGs (and Markdown files) using Microsoft PowerToys Luckily, another support thread brought up the fact that Microsoft does have a way to do this now, using an official set of open source utilities available on GitHub. It’s better to avoid downloading something potentially dangerous or slow, or that might not be maintained in the future. I try to avoid installing anything that messes with the core system, and would rather stick to something official. Some of the top articles mentioned a 3rd party extension, which I was wary of and not interested in installing. So naturally I looked around to see if there was a way to fix this lack of functionality.

Opening them one by one was going to be tedious. When you log back in, the changes will take effect.After recently unzipping a folder filled with dozens of SVGs, I noticed that the current version of Windows 10 (as of January 2021) does not let you preview SVG files in File Explorer. When you’re done, close “PowerToys Settings” and restart your machine. When “PowerToys Settings” reloads (you might find it minimized in your system tray), click “File Explorer” in the sidebar, and you’ll see options related to enabling or disabling SVG thumbnails. SVG thumbnails are enabled by default after you install PowerToys, there’s nothing else you have to do.īut, if you’d like to disable SVG thumbnails later (without uninstalling PowerToys) or you’ve previously disabled and want to enable them, launch “PowerToys Settings.” Click “General” in the sidebar, then click “Restart as administrator.” You’ll see them on the desktop, in File Explorer windows, and in the File Explorer preview pane.

Next, install “PowerToys,” and you’ll be able to see SVG thumbnails by default.

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