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Microsoft.Policies.Thumbnails• User

Turn off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files

Turns off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files. This policy setting allows you to configure File Explorer to cache thumbnails of items residing in network folders in hidden thumbs.db files. If you enable this policy setting, File Explorer does not create, read from, or write to thumbs.db files. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, File Explorer creates, reads from, and writes to thumbs.db files.

Policy Details

Policy Name
DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value Name
DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders
Supported On
products:MicrosoftWindowsVista_SP1
OMA-URI (CSP)
ADMX_Thumbnails/DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders
OS Build Version:10.0.22000, 10.0.19043.1202, 10.0.19042.1202, 10.0.19041.1202
CSP Version:10.0
Conflict Resolution:LastWrite
Allowed Editions:
EnterpriseEnterprise NProfessionalProfessional NEnterprise EvaluationEnterprise N EvaluationEducationEducation NEnterprise SEnterprise S NEnterprise S EvaluationEnterprise S N EvaluationHolographic BusinessPro Single LanguagePro ChinaPro WorkstationPro Workstation NPro For EducationPro For Education NEnterprisegEnterprisegnServerrdshIotenterpriseIotenterprisesCloudeditionnCloudeditionIotenterpriseskIotenterpriseseval
Policy State Values
Enabled: 1
Disabled: 0
Available Languages
en-us