I have a mkv file and I would like to set a thumbnail. I would like this thumbnail to be an image of a random moment of this video, as Windows did for my other videos. If I am not clear enough, I’ll explain again. I don’t want to chose the thumbnail myself, I want Windows to automatically set the thumbnail. At the moment, the icon is the VLC cone.
Windows – How to set a thumbnail to a video file on Windows 10
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This is similar to the meta information used by mp3 sound files to add album art. By default, video editors use the default format you show on the right. But you can either specify the still image in the video editor or with a separate ID3 editor. Basically these editors let you modify a bit more attributes than right clicking the file and picking "properties" to change the title, artist, etc. Search for "MP4 ID3 tag editor" to find lists of available software.
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Best Answer
The reason the icon is displaying as VLC, is because that is the default application to run that file.
To change this navigate to Options -> View -> Uncheck: Display file icon on thumbnails
Next, if the file preview is small it will show the icon so you need to enlarge the file preview by navigating to View -> Layout.
or as a shortcut, use ctrl + mouse scroll
You want to also uncheck: Always show icons never thumbnails.
You might want to clear thumbnail cache: