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Explore the features: Live Icons

Live Icons

This feature is included in the following editions of Windows Vista:

Included in

Home Basic

Included in

Home Premium

Included in

Business

Included in

Ultimate


Live Icons display a thumbnail image of the actual contents of every file to help you select a given item.

Scalable "live" icons show thumbnail previews of the actual content of a file, rather than a simple, generic representation of the application associated with that file. You can see previews of your files—including the first pages of your documents, your photos, or even album art for your songs—without opening them.

Live Icons

Live Icons show actual file contents.

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