microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

PNG from ShareX do not always render previews

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Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-File Explorer
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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.98.1

### Installation method

GitHub

### Area(s) with issue?

File Explorer: Thumbnail preview

### Steps to reproduce

View filepicker from some website (like a new GH bug report)

Image

This one above also failed to render a preview

### Example Screenshots that don't render previews (3 inside zip in case GH "optimises" them):

Image

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[Screenshots.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/26844864/Screenshots.zip)

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

All my files thumbnails that are images in known formats show the image thumbnail

### ❌ Actual Behavior

Failed to display thumbnail

### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file

[PowerToysReport_2026-04-18-00-43-38.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/26844906/PowerToysReport_2026-04-18-00-43-38.zip)

### Additional Information

_No response_

### Other Software

[ShareX](https://getsharex.com/) - not running at the time.

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Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the thumbnail failure in Windows File Explorer using the attached Screenshots.zip files and the reported file-picker scenario. Compare the affected PNGs with PNGs that do render and inspect the attached PowerToys bug report for relevant diagnostics. Done means the affected image thumbnails render reliably in the reported scenario.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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