# Cover doesn't work after installing on new computer
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 8, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818 "2026-09-08T13:38:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@MusikBaum](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MusikBaum)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818/1 "2026-09-08T13:38:03Z")
I installed Mp3Tag on a new computer. The covers are not displayed when playing. If I update the album in the old innatallation it works properly. Can anyone help?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818/2 "2026-09-08T13:40:35Z")
> [@MusikBaum](#):
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> The covers are not displayed when playing
So it is a player problem?
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### Author:  [@MusikBaum](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MusikBaum)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818/3 "2026-09-08T13:42:52Z")
id isn't player problem
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818/4 "2026-09-08T13:43:33Z")
As MP3tag does not play files you would have to show us in MP3tag where you are missing pictures.
A check of the options to display the first picture from the current folder would also be informative:
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818/5 "2026-09-08T13:52:44Z")
> [@MusikBaum](#):
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> The covers are not displayed when playing
As far as I know, Mp3tag has no built-in music player.
Do you miss the album covers on your external player, such as the one provided with Microsoft Windows 11?
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### Author:  [@MusikBaum](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MusikBaum)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818/6 "2026-09-08T13:58:54Z")
This attitude hasn't changed anything.
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### Author:  [@MusikBaum](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MusikBaum)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818/7 "2026-09-08T14:00:22Z")
I use HIFI-cast or Bubble Unpn on Android.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818/8 "2026-09-08T14:11:16Z")
> [@MusikBaum](#):
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> This attitude hasn't changed anything.
Do you see the Cover inside Mp3tag on a track?
Please show us a screenshot.
It depends on whether the cover is embedded in the track or is a separate file (PNG, BMP or JPG) in the same location as the track.
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### Author:  [@MusikBaum](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MusikBaum)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818/9 "2026-09-08T14:23:34Z")
> [@LyricsLover](#):
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> It depends on whether the cover is embedded in the track or is a separate file (PNG, BMP or JPG) in the same location as the track.
Yes, I see the cover.
I have the same procedure on both computers. It works as before on the old one, covers are not displayed on player
on the new one.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818/10 "2026-09-08T14:28:43Z")
Please check what kind of files these are and what kind of tags (ID3, FLAC, APE) you have in the files.
A screenshot from the extended tags dialogue of a single file helps.
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### Author:  [@MusikBaum](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MusikBaum)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818/11 "2026-09-08T14:45:05Z")
kind of tags : FLAC.
2 screenshots
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818/12 "2026-09-08T14:57:15Z")
> [@MusikBaum](#):
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> I have the same procedure on both computers. It works as before on the old one, covers are not displayed on player
Can you confirm that you are using the same version of the UPnP server on both computers?
Does a working FLAC file created by your old computer show the cover when you copy the track to your new computer?
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### Author:  [@MusikBaum](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MusikBaum)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818/13 "2026-09-08T14:59:24Z")
I just ran a test with a new file. Maybe the TAG setting changed something. I'm just waiting now.
Thank you for your help so far.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818/14 "2026-09-08T15:02:00Z")
> [@MusikBaum](#):
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> Maybe the TAG setting changed something
AFAIK you cannot set any other tag version or encoding for FLAC tags.
The question would be if any other, older FLAC files displayed ok.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 6:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-doesnt-work-after-installing-on-new-computer/71818/15 "2026-09-11T06:38:43Z")
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