XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, rec.photo.digital   
   From: Hank@nospam.invalid   
      
   Maria Sophia wrote on 2/14/2026 1:50 PM:   
   > Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   >> Maria Sophia wrote:   
   >>> PSA how to fix Windows explorer being blind to iPad sidecar .mov   
   >>> thumbnails   
   >>>   
   >>> This is about iOS <-> Windows cross platform image/video compatibility.   
   >>   
   >>   No, it isn't, but don't worry, later you get it sort of 'right'.   
   >>   
   >> [...]   
   >>   
   >>>> The problem is there are no thumbnails in Windows 10, by default,   
   >>>> for the   
   >>>> MOV files, so I looked up how to add thumbnails to Win10 for MOV files.   
   >>   
   >>   Here you go! It's not a Windows 'problem', but a Windows *10*   
   >> 'problem'. Figure *that*, a 10+ year old out-of-active-support OS lacks   
   >> some minor feature! Shame on you, Microsoft!   
   >>   
   >> [...]   
   >>   
   >>> The "official" fix from Microsoft is apparently to buy Microsoft's HEVC   
   >>> Video Extensions (yeah, right), where the moment you pay even a   
   >>> single cent   
   >>> for anything, you lose your privacy, so that's a dead end out of the   
   >>> box.   
   >>   
   >>   You *do* realize that you can use a 'throw-away' Microsoft Account,   
   >> just for the Microsoft Store, don't you!? No need for a Sign-in   
   >> Microsoft Account. But yes, it will cost you 99 cents. A disaster!   
   >>   
   >> [...]   
   >   
   > Hi Frank,   
   >   
   > While it's obvious you're not correcting facts but attempting to reframe   
   > the purposefully helpful PSA so that you can slide in veiled insults, I   
   > will not respond directly to your incessant never-ending personal attacks   
   > other than to analyze your presumptive "attack strategy" as follows.   
   >   
   > 1. You pretend I said something that I clearly & obviously never said   
   > 2. You shift the topic from my technical explanation to a personal jab   
   > 3. You desperately try to force me into defending claims I never made   
   > 4. Where you use mock surprise to imply that it is I who is confused   
   > 5. In your attempt to drag me into a defense for your own amusement   
   >   
   > The original post is a heart-felt kind and helpful PSA regarding the   
   > issues that I ran into and resolved between the iPad & Windows 10.   
   >   
   > I posted to the Windows 10 newsgroup, and not to the Windows 11 ng.   
   >   
   > My post clearly described a Windows 10 Explorer limitation with HEVC   
   > based .mov thumbnails from iOS devices. I never mentioned Windows 11   
   > and, in fact, I repeatedly mentioned my tests were only on Windows 10.   
   > The point was simple. Windows 10 Explorer cannot generate HEVC   
   > thumbnails without either Microsoft's paid extension or a third-party   
   > thumbnail provider. Installing Icaros from the K-Lite package solves   
   > that specific problem without requiring a Microsoft Store account.   
   >   
   > If you have a better solution that preserves privacy & dollars, then   
   > please strive to add value in your response to this reply.   
   >   
   > You suggested using a throwaway Microsoft Account. That is a valid   
   > option for people who want it but even then, as far as I know, the product   
   > is not needed and it costs money (but I didn't delve further).   
   >   
   > My post explained why I prefer not to use the Microsoft Windows Store when   
   > Icaros itself is freeware distributed at no cost with K-Lite packs.   
   >   
   > It was clear from my directory commands that I have a long history of using   
   > K-Lite codec packs, as do most people on these newsgroups, so it was   
   > natural for me to suggest that freeware solution for others to benefit.   
   >   
   > Even though your "mock surprise" and desperate attempt at chastisement was   
   > to your own strawman argument, if you truly believe any technical detail in   
   > my explanation are incorrect, feel free to point to the specific part.   
   > I am always willing to correct factual errors. But I will advise you   
   > that personal remarks do not help the discussion.   
      
   Damn!  They are all against you Mary!   
      
   Does it ever feel like the world is closing in while you are attempting   
   to provide valuable adult content, yet remain a top secret operative?   
      
   Your next incarnation should be as "Maria Sophie .007", Shaken AND   
   stirred.  LOL   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)