Distinguish mono-folio and multi-folio PDF on Windows Explorer

Hi everyone,
is there a way to distinguish mono-folio and multi-folio PDF files on Windows' Explorer ? I mean without opening them, simply when you look at the thumbnail ?
Thanks.

In that case, no. The icon for a PDF file is always the same, and the page count is not one of the properties displayed in the hover menus in Explorer.

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Hey Eric,
I’d suggest you to uninstall Adobe Reader XI using this cleaning tool Download Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool - Adobe Labs and re-install Adobe Reader using this link Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Install for all versions to fix the issue.
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