Turn off the display of thumbnails and only display icons.
- Policy ID
- DisableThumbnails
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Vista
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › File Explorer
Description
This policy setting allows you to configure how File Explorer displays thumbnail images or icons on the local computer.
File Explorer displays thumbnail images by default.
If you enable this policy setting, File Explorer displays only icons and never displays thumbnail images.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, File Explorer displays only thumbnail images.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- DisableThumbnailsREG_DWORD