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Uninstall the antivirus and reboot a couple times.

Little update: now MC 28 does run (antivirus enabled), but 32.0.44 keeps crashing on boot. So I bet it's not the antivirus (Avira).

When I try to run MC, it doesn't open and instantly gives me a problem report.

What is the antivirus?

Is MC freezing (no response) or crashing (disappears)?

I have tried running it with antivirus disabled and checked that it wasn't my Firewall. Still not running. And I wouldn't know what bad files could be the culprit, I just installed the MC 32 app anew.

Crashes are usually from antivirus software or drivers.  Occasionally from bad files.

The same thing happened with MC 28, which is why I just upgraded to the latest version of MC.

I attached the full problem report as txt file. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

It occurs to me that maybe you are referring to the thumbnail image displayed in the Modern tag window by default? If so, I removed that a long time ago, as I don't want to waste space in the tag window showing the image. The display I want is what is accomplished via the Legacy tag window, which I only use to activate the Image at the bottom of the tree.  It just won't stick between sessions.

This is why I previously suggested another approach might be to add File Image to the action window menu options. As you can see in the picture, it already is just another expandable/collapsible mini-window like all other action window menu items.  It's just not currently an action window menu item that can be chosen. Why not make it one? Instead, you have to go through the laborious steps to activate it via the Legacy Tag Window.

Over the years, I have seen requests by other members for MC to remember the expand/collapse state of the action window between sessions. This would coincide with that request to some degree.

But maybe this is just too difficult and time-consuming to program. But as stated previously, I would be thrilled if just the image would stick between sessions.

When I LMB on the little image in the legacy tag window it does not show a menu.

Instead, it immediately closes the legacy tag window and shows the image below the tree. MC just needs to remember that when I close it, and then show the image automatically the next time I open MC.

If you are not seeing that same behavior, that would explain why we are talking past each other.  Is there some setting difference that could cause that?

I mean clicking the little image in the tag window.  Right now it shows the menu.  Another choice would be to add zoom to the menu.

Sorry if I'm being obtuse Matt, but I don't follow what you mean. Left click on what image zoom? You mean the image zoom icon for images for media type = images?

MC already does exactly what I want right now, it's just that it doesn't remember that I activated the large thumbnail/file image at the bottom of the tree between sessions. It currently takes 7(!) steps to reactivate the image the every time I start new MC session:

- open modern tag window
- open modern tag window settings menu and switch to legacy tag window
- click on the small album art thumbnail at the top of the legacy tag window
- this instantly closes the legacy tag window and shows the larger image at the bottom of the tree as desired
- open the legacy tag window again
- open the legacy tag window settings menu and switch back to the modern tag window
- close the tag window to return to the tree

If MC would simply remember that the image at the bottom of the tree was active the next time I opened MC, I would be thrilled.  But I perhaps misunderstood altogether what you meant in your post. Please advise.