User pictures in MySIte are not updating from Active directory

Very common problem where picture of users in MySites  doesnt update from Active directory. If you come across this issue, follow the steps shown below to fix it –

1) Login in to SharePoint Central Adminsitration site. Edit the User Profile Picture property by navigating to Manage Service Applications > User Profile Service Application > Manage User Properties > Picture. Make sure your Active Directory profile connection is selected, and then choose the thumbnailPhoto attribute and Import direction. Click OK.

2) Perform the full profile synchronization by navigation to Manage Service Applications > User Profile Service Application > Start Profile Synchronization. The synchronization may take approx. 15-20 minutes.

3) Update SharePoint UserProfile Photostore by running the powershell command shown below with elevated privileges –  

                      Update-SPProfilePhotoStore -CreateThumbnailsForImportedPhotos 1 -MySiteHostLocation https://mysite.blah.com
This should fix the issue.

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