Tex Thumbnail Provider by Guisai is a tool which allows you to preview tex files in the windows explorer.
Download: /texthumbnailprovider_by_guisai_v2.dll
regsvr32 "C:\TexThumbnailProvider\texthumbnailprovider_by_guisai_v2.dll"Once registered, do not move or rename the .dll file. If you do, the registration will break and thumbnails may stop working.
Create a new folder where you'll permanently store the DLL or simply place it in Ritobin Folder. Example:
C:\TexThumbnailProvider\Move the .dll file into that folder:
C:\TexThumbnailProvider\texthumbnailprovider_by_guisai_v2.dll
Click Start, type cmd.
Right-click Command Prompt and select:
Run as administrator
In the Administrator Command Prompt, type this (adjust path if different):
regsvr32 "C:\TexThumbnailProvider\texthumbnailprovider_by_guisai_v2.dll"Then hit Enter.
You should see a popup:
DllRegisterServer in ... succeeded.
That means it’s now registered, and thumbnail support should work for supported .tex files.
Make sure:
The DLL file path is correct
You ran the Command Prompt as Administrator
Optional: Uninstall the DLL, and try to install again
regsvr32 "C:\TexThumbnailProvider\texthumbnailprovider_by_guisai_v2.dll" /u
regsvr32 "C:\TexThumbnailProvider\texthumbnailprovider_by_guisai_v2.dll"