How to see documents icon in a document

Saubhagya Bansal 0 Reputation points
2024-10-19T13:20:10.15+00:00

I cannot see document icon in the traditional blue colour rather the icon is being shown as the contents in the document . Kindly help with the old method I am finding it hard to differentiate between documents and a notepad.

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  1. S.Sengupta 18,781 Reputation points MVP
    2024-10-19T23:44:38.9833333+00:00

    File Explorer > View > Options > View Tab > Look for "Always show icons, never thumbnails" > Enable it > Apply > OK

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