Microsoft has detailed the reason why File Explorer doesn't show you previews for downloaded files on your PCs.

Microsoft told Windows Latest that it disabled the File Explorer Preview pane in Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 for internet files.

File Explorer will now automatically disable the preview feature for files downloaded form the internet. Read complete ...

Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from ...

To help plug up a hash leakage vulnerability, Windows is making it a little harder to peek at files you just grabbed from the ...