Turn off taskbar thumbnails
- Policy ID
- TaskbarNoThumbnail
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- Windows Vista only
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Start Menu and Taskbar
Description
This policy setting allows you to turn off taskbar thumbnails.
If you enable this policy setting, the taskbar thumbnails are not displayed and the system uses standard text for the tooltips.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the taskbar thumbnails are displayed.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- TaskbarNoThumbnailREG_DWORD