Markdown.md files failing to preview in Windows Explorer

[renfrow]

Microsoft PowerToys version

v0.87.1

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

No

Area(s) with issue?

File Explorer: Preview Pane

Steps to reproduce

Select "Preview pane" from the View tab in a File Explorer window. Select a markdown file ("someFile.md") See that there is nothing in the Preview Pane.

✔️ Expected Behavior

Select "Preview pane" from the View tab in a File Explorer window. Select a markdown file ("someFile.md") See the formatted information from the markdown file in the Preview Pane.

❌ Actual Behavior

Select "Preview pane" from the View tab in a File Explorer window. Select a markdown file ("someFile.md") Nothing in the Preview Pane.

Other Software

No response

[similar-issues-ai[bot]]

We've found some similar issues:

• #30428 , similarity score: 91%
• #16664 , similarity score: 89%
• #22564 , similarity score: 89%
• #31585 , similarity score: 88%
• #29689 , similarity score: 86%
• #36233 , similarity score: 84%
• #17197 , similarity score: 84%
• #30443 , similarity score: 83%

If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

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[renfrow]

Perhaps you should configure the bot to not find issues that are closed? EVERY single one of the issues listed is a closed issue. That's why this issue was created.

On Sun, Dec 22, 2024 at 8:30 PM similar-issues-ai[bot] < @.***> wrote:

We've found some similar issues:

• #30428 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/30428 , similarity score: 91%
• #16664 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/16664 , similarity score: 89%
• #22564 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/22564 , similarity score: 89%
• #31585 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/31585 , similarity score: 88%
• #29689 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/29689 , similarity score: 86%
• #36233 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/36233 , similarity score: 84%
• #17197 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/17197 , similarity score: 84%
• #30443 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/30443 , similarity score: 83%

If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

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[cinnamon-msft]

/dup https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/29644

[microsoft-github-policy-service[bot]]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!