[SOLVED] Dolphin won't preview windows executable files

I use to have KDE 4 on my old computer.
I had configured dolphin to show previews in all folders and enabled windows executables under the preview options.
With this configuration I was able to see the icons of the executables both on my desktop and in dolphin.
I have just finished moving over to Plasma and when I went thought and enabled the previewing of the executables in dolphin they don't show up and instead show a green icon.
I just use putty as a test file since it worked in KDE 4.
EDIT: Just realized this should probably go under Applications & Desktop Environments. If a mod could move it there that would be great.
Last edited by Fullmetal5 (2015-05-03 22:02:48)

Nothing special, just "microsoft executables" in the preview configuration. You still have to enable preview in that folder, but I think that's what you meant by "enabled previews on all folders".
edit: putty.exe works
Last edited by Soukyuu (2015-05-02 16:21:56)

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